How to Do the Wrist Circles

Beginner · Body Only · Targets Forearms

Wrist Circles demonstration
💪 Forearms🏋️ Body Only📊 Beginner🏷️ Stretching

How to perform it

  1. Start by standing straight with your feet being shoulder width apart from each other. Elevate your arms to the side of you until they are fully extended and parallel to the floor at a height that is evenly aligned with your shoulders. Tip: Your torso and arms should form the letter "T: Your palms should be facing down. This is the starting position.
  2. Keeping your entire body stationary except for the wrists, begin to rotate both wrists forward in a circular motion. Tip: Pretend that you are trying to draw circles by using your hands as the brush. Breathe normally as you perform this exercise.
  3. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

The Wrist Circles primarily targets your Forearms. You'll need body only.

Make it count toward your goal

Random sets rarely move the needle. In NYUS, the Wrist 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.

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