It’s no longer about the latest viral bag, shoe or dress.
The ultimate status symbol this summer is sculpted arms, and they look great on a tank top, too.
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There was a time when muscular arms marked a woman as a fishmonger due to years of hard manual labor. But today, they are the height of Fashion.
cool tennis Serena Williams Announced his retirement in Vogue this week, wearing a blue gown that covers most of her figure but celebrates those Grand Slam-winning limbs.
Meanwhile, royals like the Duchess of Cambridge Y Queen Letizia of Spain have been showing off their muscular biceps, while the actress Natalie Portman was praised for hers in Thor: Love And Thunder.
But for many women, the upper arms remain one of the areas they are most aware of. If yours is more bingo than buff, and the gym fills you with dread, fear not.
It’s possible to tone them up without breaking a sweat, according to fitness expert Jenny Francis-Townson.
personal trainer for ResultsWellnessLifestyle.com says, “The good news is that unlike our legs, which have huge muscles that take a lot of work to tone, arms are easier to tone using simple training.”
Here are his simple tips to get them in shape.
WEIGHTS FOR WATER BOTTLES
YOU don’t need to use heavy weights to tone your arms. Simply use full water bottles or even wine bottles that you have around the house.
Grasp half of the bottles, and then turn your hands palms up, elbows close to your body.
From here, curl up by bending your elbows, then slowly release back down.
Do 20 repetitions, rest, and then repeat two more times.
REST TRICEPS DIPS AD
USING TV commercial breaks is the perfect way to pass the time and tone those triceps in your arms.
Plant your hands on the edge of the sofa with your back to the sofa, keep your arms straight and walk your legs out.
From here, keep your elbows tight against your body and bend them to lower your body.
As your butt grazes the ground, push off with your hands and straighten your arms to return to the start. Do as many as you can during commercials.
DESK-SIDE PUSH-UPS
WHETHER you’re working from home or at the office, if you’re sitting at a desk, you can take a few minutes each day to help tone your arms.
Place your feet flat on the floor, sit up straight, and place your hands, palms down, on the chair’s armrests.
Push all your weight into your hands and straighten your arms using the strength of your arms, not your legs.
This works the triceps and shoulder muscles.
Slowly return your butt to the chair and repeat 20 times.
Do this several times a day.
TONE IN TRAFFIC
BEING stuck in traffic or sitting waiting in a car is the perfect time to tone up.
Stretch your arms out in front of you and very gently grasp both hands on top of the steering wheel.
From here, keeping tension in your arms by keeping them very straight, reach your hands in opposite directions around and down the steering wheel, then back up.
Do this for 40 seconds, rest for 20, then repeat two more times.
This will work your biceps and shoulder muscles.
AIR BOX FOR BIG BICEPS
DO YOU HAVE a few free minutes at home? Boxing is the ideal way to tone your arms without any equipment.
Stand with your left foot forward and your right foot slightly back.
Clench your fists and hold them at chin level.
From here, swing one arm forward by straightening your arm and then bringing it quickly to the face, then do it again on the other side.
Repeat this as fast as you can for 30 seconds, rest for 30, then do the same two more times.
RAISE YOUR LITTLE
TARGET the front of your shoulders as well as your biceps and triceps when engaging your kids.
Reach down and pick up your baby or toddler and stretch your arms out straight in front of you.
Hold here while you make faces or lift your child up and down in front of you, keeping your arms straight.
If you don’t have kids, do the same move using a can of beans in each hand.
PUT THE TEAPOT ON THE FIRE
We waste an average of 12 minutes a day doing nothing while we wait for the kettle to boil.
The next time you’re making a cup, stand as tall as you can and extend both arms out to the sides.
Hold them there at shoulder height and then push them up and down for as long as the kettle boils.
This is a great exercise for the shoulders and the triceps and biceps.
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