If hours of raking leaves [1] or strength training have given you sore outer shoulders, here's a simple stretch you should try. It's a variation of this basic deltoid stretch [2].

To learn how to do this .

• Begin with your feet hips-width distance apart. Bend your right arm and hold onto it with your left hand just above your right elbow.
• Now use your left hand to pull your right elbow down and toward the left, twisting your upper torso as much as you can without moving your feet.
• Hold for thirty seconds and then switch sides.

If this wasn't enough for you, here are some more shoulder stretches [3] to try out.