Arm circling around Elbow exercise for Taiji Warm-up Exercises

3) Arm circling around Elbow exercise
Stand upright with your feet shoulder width apart. Hang both arms by your side at waist level. (Fig 2-5) Move the arms in a circle (the movement should use the elbow as the pivot for your forearm movements as much as possible). Your palms move inward, backward and then move out to both sides of the body and finally reach the front of your body to form a complete circular movement. (Fig 2-6) Repeat this movement many times (doing sets of eight is preferable) and then do the same exercise in the reverse direction.