How to do it
Plant both feet firmly and brace your core as your arms travel inward.
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Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms extended out to the sides at shoulder height.
- 2
Slowly bring your arms together in front of you, keeping them straight, as if wrapping them around a large object.
- 3
Squeeze your chest muscles as your arms come together.
- 4
Slowly return to the starting position, keeping tension in the chest muscles.
- 5
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Imagine you are hugging a large tree, which will help you maintain the correct form and engage the chest muscles throughout the exercise.
Common mistakes
- ✕Bending the elbows as the arms come together
- ✕Dropping the arms below shoulder height
- ✕Snapping the arms together with momentum