Readers of my articles may notice a trend: carefully tailored exercises designed to accomplish a specific purpose. In the exercise world, we refer to these as routines, and in the clinic, we call them protocols. Many different protocols are available to me in the clinic. Still, I favor one above most others—the Macarena protocol—a curated series of exercises designed to target the shoulders for strength and flexibility.
Sage observers (and dancers) will note that the following exercises don’t precisely follow the popular dance moves from the song, but they do derive from it and integrate the active movements of the shoulder and arm. For extra fun, you can perform these movements to music—including the “Macarena.”
