The Banded Shoulder Exercise
This shoulder exercise helps activate the rotator cuff muscle group and is a great warm-up for many summer sports including volleyball, throwing sports or the tennis serve. I love this because it is a simple way to warm up the shoulder without going from rest to a max effort movement, which could result in an injury. I love playing tennis and the serve always gets my shoulder after a winter off without doing this first!
How-To:
Step 1: Sit or stand with a resistance band tied above shoulder height behind you.
Step 2: Start with arm raised and the elbow bent at 90 degrees
Step 3: Keeping the elbow at the same height, pull on the band, rotating the arm down towards the floor.
*Never do an exercise that causes you pain*
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