Backward circles with dumbbells

How to perform backward circles with dumbbells?

The movement is performed by:

• back muscles

Additionally works:

• glutes, back of thighs, arms, and shoulders

Starting position:

Grab dumbbells and stand with your feet hip-width apart. Bend your knees slightly and lean your straight torso forward, placing it at about a 45-degree angle to the floor. Hang your arms and dumbbells vertically down. Pull in and tighten your abs. Straighten your back.

Movement:

Keeping your torso stationary, alternately move your arms backward in large circles – as you raise your arm forward, extend your shoulder, and as you pull your bent arm back, also retract your shoulder.

Tips

Knees slightly bent, back straight. Feet hip-width apart. Abdomen pulled in.