If, like me, you like to have a bit of definition in your arms and shoulders, I've listed a few arm toning exercises you can do at home without equipment. They’ll also help with excess skin on your triceps (also known as bingo wings). As you get stronger you can always do more reps or incorporate light weights if you wish to.
Before you begin there are 5 things to remember before exercising ...
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Start this exercise in a press up position. Walk your feet towards your hands so your shoulders are above your hands, you’re using your body as a weight. Straighten your legs and keep your back straight with your bottom up high. If your hamstrings are tight, bend your knees slightly. Keep your elbows close to your sides as you lower your forehead toward the floor. Aim to lightly touch the floor with the top of your forehead before pushing back up. Keep looking at the floor throughout the movement so your neck is in line with your spine.
Where you'll feel it: Shoulders, chest, core.
How many should you do:
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Start in a press-up position and make sure your hands are directly under your shoulders and your feet are in line with your hips. Keeping your hips as still as possible, lift one hand and tap it on the opposite shoulder. Then repeat on the other side. Keep repeating this while still keeping your body as still as possible and squeezing your core tight. This will work your muscles and will also help to improve your balance and coordination.
Where you'll feel it: Arms and core.
How many should you do:
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Find yourself a stable surface like a chair, grab it with both hands shoulder-width, legs bent in front of you with feet flat on the floor (to make this movement harder extend your feet straight out in front so your heels are on the floor. Slowly lower your body by flexing at the elbows until your arm and forearm create a 90-degree angle. Using your triceps to lift yourself back to the starting position
Where you'll feel it: Triceps (upper back part of your arm)
How many should you do:
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Face a wall, feet together, hands flat on the wall either side of your chest but close to your body, walk your legs back so you’re putting weight on your arms. Start with your face close to the wall and elbows bent and push away from the wall straightening your arms, this is one rep, return to the starting position.
When you’ve mastered these, take them to the floor. The same position on the floor, start on your knees and as you improve keep moving your knees away from your hands, the goal is to be in a plank position (on your toes).
Where you'll feel it: Triceps
How many wall tricep press ups should you do:
For a normal press up do the same movement above (Tricep press ups) but position slightly wider so that they are shoulder-width apart with your arms straight so your shoulders, elbows and wrists line up
Where you'll feel it: Arms, chest
How many wall press ups should you do:
