Toned arms can help you feel confident in swimsuits, workout wear, tanks or halter tops. Flabby arms are often the result of weak tricep muscles, causing the back part of the arm to hang loosely. Simple toning exercises using light hand weights can reduce arm flab and improve your muscle tone.
Workouts Without Weights
You can do some toning exercises with nothing but your natural body weight and resistance. Classic calisthenic exercises, like push-ups or standing push-ups, can tone shoulders and arms. Stand with feet hip-width apart for arm rotations. Extend your arms out to your sides with your palms facing down. Rotate your palms so they face up. Do 30 rotations to tone your biceps, triceps and shoulders.
Easy Toning
Tone your arms using light weights -- under 5 lbs. If you do not have weights available, use soup cans or water bottles. Hold one weight in each hand with your arms extended to your sides. Make small circles with your arms, doing 20 circles in a forward motion and 20 in a backward motion to tone biceps, triceps and shoulders. Work your shoulders and triceps with shoulder presses. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your elbows bent and the weights sitting at shoulder level. Extend your arms above your head and then lower them back to the starting position with control. Complete three sets of 12 to 15 repetitions.
Work Your Triceps
For many women, flabby arms are the result of underdeveloped tricep muscles. Specific targeted exercises can eliminate the jiggle on the back of your arms. With your knees slightly bent, hold a weight in each hand with your palms facing back. Lift the weights, extending your arms out and up approximately 2 feet. You can also work your triceps with a tricep kickback. Stand with your legs apart and lean forward. Hold a weight in one hand, bending the elbow forward so that your weight-holding hand is just in front of your hip. Straighten your arm until it is parallel with your back and then bring it back to the starting position. Repeat 12 to 15 times per set for a total of three sets.
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