Arm Stretching exercise for Taiji Warm-up Exercises

6) Arm Stretching exercise
Stand upright with your feet shoulder width apart and arms at your side. Raise the left hand up keeping the arm straight and the palm facing forward. Your right hand should be hanging by the right side of your body, palm facing back. Move both arms backward and forward four times simultaneously, (Fig 2-12) feeling your chest opening and expanding, and then swap the position of the arms, repeating the exercise for another four times. (Fig 2-13) Do two or three sets of this movement.