Many of us spend substantial time sitting in front of a computer or at a desk. Standing windmill will strengthen your upper back and shoulders, lateral hip musculature, obliques, and abs to assist with postural imbalances and unequal weight distribution.
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This exercise will offset and begin to correct the following postural imbalances:
- Rotation and twisting in the torso
- Thoracic offset (when a person leans to one side)
- Slumped shoulders and back
- Unequal weight distribution (this can be felt when a person bears more weight on one foot or one hip versus the other)
- Hip elevation
Try this exercise if you:
- Spend long hours at a computer, and experience back, shoulder and neck pain and tightness as a result
- Experience chronic tightness in one or both hip flexors
- Have minor hip pain
