How to tone your arms

After the age of 40 women can experience muscle loss in their upper arms. Chris has several exercises for toning up flabby arms.

Exercise 1

1. Take an 8” diameter ball, get on the floor and down on your knees into a plank position, keeping abdominals tight.
2. Press and lean down into the ball, and then push back up, inhaling on the way down and exhaling on the way up. Repeat 15 times.

Exercise 2

1. Take one hand weight in your right hand; get on the floor on all fours. Make sure your shoulders are over your wrists.
2. Now hinge from the elbow and extend your arm back, squeeze your triceps muscle. Hinge arm back down toward your chest and repeat 12-15 times.
3. Switch to the other arm and reverse legs; repeat steps above.

Exercise 3

1. Sit on a stable chair, with your bottom on the edge of the seat. Place your palms on the front of the seat, with fingertips facing toward the heels.
2. Lift your bottom off of the chair and dip down, keeping your shoulders away from your ears.
3. Slide down an imaginary wall and bend at the elbows, then slide back up. Repeat 12-15 times.

8” Diameter Exercise Ball

Arm Weight

Chair