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Lean with your hands flat on a stable surface; countertop, desk, table, or even the floor so you can control how much weight you put on your shoulders. Gently rock side to side, slowly shifting your upper body weight from palm to palm.

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Come on, baby. Just do the twist.

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This can be done standing up or laying down on your stomach. Bend your knee ninety degrees, using your hamstring muscles to lift your foot behind you. Repeat with the other leg.

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While standing with your feet together, imagine that you're using your left foot to draw a large numeral 4 on the ground. Stretch your leg behind you and touch the floor with a pointed toe. Next, with the same leg, extend it in front of you, again touching the floor with your toe. Lastly, "draw" a line with your toe outward until your leg is extended to your left side before returning your foot back to the center. Use the other leg to draw a mirror image.

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This is a relaxing exercise to loosen your joints, improve range of motion, and activate your pectoral muscles. Raise your arms in front of you then let them drop to your sides

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Start with your arms in front of you, elbows bent at ninety degrees. With your palms up, bring your hands outward, then return to the center. You can use something stretchy to add resistance. I made mine out of a bag of rubber bands.

The bodybuilder pictured has his shoulders way rotated, but I'm more interested in activation than exertion. You should stop as soon as you feel the limit of your range of movement, and never work into pain.

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You're Vincent Vega. You're at Jackrabbit Slim's with Mia Wallace, and she wants to dance. Make a V with those fingers and draw them mysteriously across your eyes, working your trapezius and your rhomboids.

Image posted by Comicvine editor in 2011, artist unknown.