Shoulder Exercise

If shoulders aren’t high on your list of areas to sculpt, they should be. Strong, shapely shoulders make you look slimmer and younger by improving your posture and balancing out your hips and thighs. Since women store less fat above the waist, you’ll see results from these moves in just two weeks. Hello, sleeveless!


Begin in Push-up Position, with arms extended and hands directly beneath shoulders. Keep body in line from head to heels. Walk left hand forward one step and follow with right. Walk back with left, then right for 1 repetition.

Plank Walk

Begin In Push-Up Position.

Firm up your hands

With arms extended and hands directly beneath shoulders. Keep body in line from head to heels. Walk left hand forward one step and follow with right. Walk back with left, then right for 1 repetition

Make it Easier

Get down on your knees

Walk hands all the way back toward feet, rolling up to a standing position. Then walk hands forward into plank position.


Hold a Dumbbell in Each Hand and stand with left foot about 2 feet in front of right, left leg bent slightly. Hinge forward slightly from hips, arms hanging beneath shoulders, palms facing back. Without bending elbow, raise right arm out to side to shoulder height, thumb pointing down. Pause, and slowly lower. Do all reps then switch sides?

Split side raise

Make it Easier


In starting position, bend right elbow slightly. Keep arm bent as you lift and lower. Repeat with left arm.

Make it Harder

After you raise arm to side, press dumbbell behind you so arm is extended straight back. Reverse the motion, returning to starting position.



Stand with Feet Hip-Width Apart and arms at sides with a dumbbell in each hand, palms forward. Without bending elbow, raise left arm on a slight diagonal in front of you, from right hip to middle of chest. Lower to start and repeat with right arm. Alternate arms throughout set.

Diagonal front lift

Make it Easier

Hold a single dumbbell in front of thighs, one hand on each end. Slowly lift dumbbell to shoulder height. Lower and repeat. Raise both arms Make it Harder Raise both arms simultaneously, bringing dumbbells toward each other. At chest height, bend elbows to 90 degrees with palms facing you, and then straighten elbows, pushing dumbbells up overhead, palms still facing behind. Reverse the motion, returning to starting position.