personal trainer exercises, Resistance band exercises - October 07, 2011

Resistance Band Lateral Raises Shoulder Exercise

This exercise is ideal for advanced users, using your balance whilst completing the movement is difficult, make sure you are in an open area.

Side view

Muscles; Shoulders, deltoids, gluts, quads & calves

1.Start in a standing position with your feet shoulder width apart and your knees relaxed. One foot on resistance cord.

2.Take the handles, palms facing down, elbows stay slightly bent.

3.Whilst Stepping back into Lunge and extend arm laterally away from centre body.

4.Arms keeping position, so that they do not come up any higher than shoulder level. Pause momentarily at this top position.

5.Slowly lower back to the starting position as you lower step into lunge. Change legs and repeat on the other side.