You’ve got the dress. You’ve experimented with makeup.
You’re breaking in your heels. The only thing left to do? Give your body a li’l
tune-up to turn winter arm flab into incredibly toned fab. Give it ten minutes
a day and within a week or two, you’ll notice a stronger you staring back in
the mirror.
Reverse dips
Grab a…chair
Sit on the edge of a chair with your hands next to your butt,
feet hip-width apart. Slide your butt off the char and lower yourself down. You
arms should form a right angle. Push yourself back up and repeat 10 times. And
keep that tummy tucked in!
Lateral and front raises
Grab…two three-pound weights
Stand with your feet hip’s width apart, holding your 3-pound
weights at your sides. Keep your arms straight and raise them out to the side,
stopping at shoulder height with the weights parallel to the floor. Return
slowly to start. Raise the weights straight in front of you, stopping again at
shoulder height, and returning slowly to your starting position. Do 12 to 15
reps.
Say your ABCs
Settle down on the ground and get into a pushup position on
the floor. Keeping abs pulled in, pick up your left hand and touch your right
shoulder. Repeat on the opposite side, alternating arms, while saying the ABC’s
the entire time, until you reach the letter Z.
Want some more ideas? Try…
- Swimming
laps at an indoor pool
- Popping
in a yoga tape and focusing on floor-based movement
- Playing
tennis
- Taking
a kickboxing class
Photo credit: Kicka Witte
BY GL ON 3/20/2013 12:00:00 AM
POSTED IN health, fitness