Forearms · Body weight · Beginner
How to do Wrist Circles
Wrist circles are a bodyweight exercise focused on improving mobility and flexibility in the wrists and forearms. This movement is commonly used as a warm-up or rehabilitation exercise to increase blood flow and prepare the wrists for more strenuous activities.
- Primary muscle
- Forearms
- Also works
- Hands and Wrists
- Equipment
- Body weight
- Level
- Beginner
- Category
- Forearms
How to do Wrist Circles, step by step
- Extend your arms straight out in front of you.
- Make a fist with both hands.
- Rotate your wrists in a circular motion, keeping your arms still.
- Continue the wrist circles for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles worked
Wrist Circles works your forearms as the main mover, with help from your hands and wrists.
Track Wrist Circles in SPLYT
Wrist Circles is already in SPLYT’s exercise library. Log your sets, reps and weight on iPhone or Apple Watch, with last time’s weights already filled in.
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