Halo

The Halo provides a great amount of shoulder mobility and strength. It takes your shoulder through a wide range of motions while forcing you to keep tense. Halos performed correctly will provide shoulder strength for swimmers as well as fighters. When performed with light enough weights, halos provide a great warmup. Halos are often overlooked because of their simplicity, but don't let that fool you. Grab a heavy kettlebell and try out some very slow halos. They will definitely earn some respect in your training regimen.

Purpose/Focus:	Strength, Flexibility, Mobility
Body Parts Used:	Shoulders, Arms, Core
Difficulty:	Easy

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Exercise Steps

	Grab a kettlebell with two hands wrapping your index finger and thumb around the "horns" of the kettlebell and the rest of your hand around the bell portion.
	Bring the kettlebell to upper chest level to start the exercise
	Slowly, bring the kettlebell to your left ear, behind your head, to your right ear and then back to your upper chest.
	Repeat in the other direction.
	Maintain core tension during the entire exercise. Do not move your head around the kettlebell, move the kettlebell around your head. When starting out with Halos, move slowly. Be deliberate about where you place the kettlebell around your head. Once you progress you can move a little smoother rather than stopping at different points around your head.

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