How to do Side Wrist Pull

Muscles worked

Main: Shoulders. Also: Forearms, Lats.

Step by step

1. This stretch works best standing. Cross your left arm over the midline of your body and hold the left wrist in your right hand down at the level of your hips. Start the stretch with a bent left arm.
2. Slowly straighten, pull, and lift it up to shoulder height, as pictured. Feel this stretch originate in your back, not your shoulders, and don't pull too hard on the shoulders joint. Switch sides.

Similar exercises

• Arm Circles
• Chair Upper Body Stretch
• Elbow Circles
• Round The World Shoulder Stretch
• Seated Front Deltoid
• Shoulder Circles

Instructions from Free Exercise DB, in the public domain. General guidance, not medical advice. Stop if anything hurts.