Wall Angels
Back flat against a wall, slide the arms from a goalpost up into a wide Y overhead and back, keeping the forearms and the lower back on the wall.
How to do it
Setup
Back, head and hips against a wall, feet close to it, elbows bent at shoulder height, backs of the hands on the wall.
Steps
- Slide the arms up the wall until they form a wide Y.
- Keep the lower back, elbows and wrists touching the wall.
- Slide back down to the goalpost, drawing the shoulder blades down.
Common mistakes
Lower back arching off the wall to reach higher: stop where the contact stops. Wrists peeling away as the arms rise: go only as high as they stay on the wall. Shoulders shrugging up with the arms: draw the blades down on every slide.
Breathing
Exhale sliding up, inhale coming down.
