Port de bras strengthener
It takes strength from the deltoid and other muscles for a good port de bras. This is a simple, easy to do anywhere exercise to check the endurance of the deltoid muscle.
Make sure your shoulder is in neutral to begin and work your way up to 2 sets of 40 repetitions forward and 40 repetitions backwards before moving to other shoulder exercises. I was surprised when I felt fatigue with my initial 2 sets of 20 reps! Obviously haven’t been using my arms in the same way that I used to:)
Note when fatigue sets in. It won’t take long to get to 2 sets of 40 circles forward and backwards!
To your success,
Deborah
Thank you Deborah for this wonderful, quick and easy exercise! I used to do this exercise in my youth and had forgotten it. I will be sharing with my senior adults who have been mentioning their lack of muscle tone in their arms.
It’s amazing how such simple movements can have big dividends. Thanks, Gail!