How to Do the Shoulder Circles
💪 Shoulders, Traps🏋️ Bodyweight📊 Beginner🏷️ Stretching
How to perform it
- With shoulders relaxed and arms resting loosely at your sides (or in your lap if you're seated), gently roll your shoulders forward, up, back, and down.
- Reverse direction. You can do this exercise alternating shoulders or both at the same time.
Muscles worked
The Shoulder Circles primarily targets your Shoulders, with support from your Traps. No equipment needed — train it anywhere.
Make it count toward your goal
Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Shoulder Circles slots into a plan built for your goal — sets, reps and progression auto-suggested, logged in two taps, and folded into a weekly review that adapts what comes next.