Hips Circling exercise for Taiji Warm-up Exercises

9) Hips Circling exercise
Stand upright with your feet shoulder width apart. Place both hands on the sides of your waist with the thumbs pointing forward and the fingers pointing back. (Fig 2-18) Using the hips as a pivot, move them left, back, right and then forward in a circular motion, eight times. (Fig 2-19, 2-20) Change the direction of the movement and do another eight circles.