Shoulder shrugs

Muscles worked

You need

How to do it

1. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your arms relaxed at your sides.
2. Lift both shoulders straight up toward your ears as high as they will go, hold for a moment at the top, then let them drop back down and settle fully before the next rep.
3. Keep your arms loose and heavy throughout - they're along for the ride, not doing the lifting.
4. It's a small movement, but done deliberately it releases tension you didn't know you were carrying.