It’s still winter, and yet spring, summer and the challenge of the sleeveless dress is looming right on the horizon. There are plenty of long sleeved and three quarter sleeved options out there, but how much more enjoyable to be able to bare it all and show off toned arms.
The problem is that you need to get going right now. If you leave it until a few weeks before the sun comes right out you’re not allowing enough time to get great results. Toning up your arms is easy and doesn’t have to take a lot of time, however you need to take a run at it.
I spotted the words ‘move more – eat less’ on Twitter recently and yes that will work from the point of view of losing weight, but it won’t necessarily succeed on those areas that you specifically want to improve, be they arms, waist, core, bum or thighs. To succeed with those as well you need targeted exercises. Don’t listen to anyone who says they don’t work, they do.
I go to a gym when I travel, and work out at home when I’m in the UK. It’s worth building up a small amount of kit to use at home, there are no excuses, you don’t have to go out and you can use any spare moments you have. This is a great Pilates DVD with 10 minute segments and a very good section for arms at the beginning. It works, I promise you.
You’ll need the following to start with;
A decent sized mat – make sure that the one you get is long enough
A set of hand weights - start off light and build up the weight.
And if possible a gym ball, which you can use for core training, pull-overs and in many other ways.
Here is a very good set of exercises to start with published by Fitness Magazine, particularly the first six, including dumbell curls, chair dips and pull-overs.
And if you need any more motivation – think of yourself going sleeveless in just a few months, and that great feeling when you know you don’t need a cardigan, shrug or wrap to cover anything up………,
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