The arm-swinging exercise really took off after many people falsely believed it could cure cancer following a Taiwanese surgeon's experience with doing the exercise regularly while he had colorectal cancer. — Filepic
If you are a frequent park-goer, you would have noticed that older exercisers tend to exaggerate their arm movements.
Whether they’re walking or standing still, they swing their arms a lot.
Start by raising your arms up to shoulder level and pulling your belly in. — Photos: REVATHI MURUGAPPAN/The Star
Start by raising your arms up to shoulder level and pulling your belly in. — REVATHI MURUGAPPAN/The Star
Just swing your arms back with minimal effort, allowing gravity and momentum to help you out.
Just swing your arms back with minimal effort, allowing gravity and momentum to help you out. — REVATHI MURUGAPPAN/The Star
If you feel like mixing it up a little, gently double bounce your knees during the fifth swing.
If you feel like mixing it up a little, gently double bounce your knees during the fifth swing. — REVATHI MURUGAPPAN/The Star
If standing for long is too hard, you can sit on a chair to do the arm swings.
If standing for long is too hard, you can sit on a chair to do the arm swings. — REVATHI MURUGAPPAN/The Star
