Our shoulders can be an afterthought, with the chest and arms often taking centre stage. You may be throwing in the odd lateral raise or overhead press, but including exercises that improve shoulder health, and not just strength, are crucial. Personal Training duo, Milad and Ryan, founders of Tailored Fit PT, have shared three simple exercises that will help improve shoulder stability and mobility, and all you’ll need is a pair of dumbbells.
As a ball and socket joint, the shoulder is one of the most mobile joints in the body, and it helps us move our arm in a variety of directions, including flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal and external rotation. We therefore rely on our shoulders a lot, but if the muscles surrounding the joint are weak (predominantly the rotator cuff muscles) its a one-way ticket to injury, pain, poor posture and subpar lifts in the gym – which none of us want.
