5 exercises for strong, toned arms

Owing to the pandemic, a lot of people feel that staying confined to the walls of the home has wrecked their quest for fitness. If you too have been missing your rigorous gym sessions and working up some serious sweat that helped stay in shape, we have a piece of good news for you. While traditionally training your body has been associated with weights, there are certain exercises that you can do from the comfort of your home without needing any equipment.

01/ Workout routine to tone and firm your arms at home

Today we will focus on 5 exercises which will help in strengthening and toning your arms while getting rid of the flab. We are listing down five efficient and effective bodyweight arm exercises which do not require any weights and can be done from the comfort of your home. Let’s get started!

02/ ​Tricep Dip

1.Sit on a yoga mat placed on the floor and place your hands behind you

2. Keep your hands shoulder-width apart on a table or bench You can also place your palms simply on the floor if you don’t want to use any chair

3. Make sure your knees are bent and your feet are flat on the floor

4. Using your arms, lift yourself from the floor and then go down towards the floor

5. Make sure that your back is close to the chair, and elbows make a 90-degree angle when you go down

6. Your hips should not touch the floor

7. Repeat by doing 3 sets of 15 dips

03/ ​Plank shoulder tap

1.Get in a high plank position, keep your hands directly under your shoulders and your body in a nice straight line

2. Your palms should be flat on the floor and your hips should be stable

3. Use your right hand and tap on your left shoulder and come back to high plank position and then repeat on the other side

4.Repeat alternate tapping while keeping your body as stable as possible

04/ ​Up up down down (Elbow push-ups)

1.Start with your body in a straight line and place your elbows on the ground

2. Your feet should touch the floor but your knees should not touch the ground

3.Begin with a high plank position and then lift your right palm from the floor and place your right forearm instead

4. Do the same with your left hand

5 Then lift your right forearm from the floor and again place your right palm and do the same with your left hand

6 Once you reach the plank position, it completes one reputation.

05/ ​Tricep push-ups

1 Get in a high plank position and keep your hands directly under the shoulders

2 Keep your elbows pinned to the sides so that the insides (of the elbows) are in front of you

3. Keep your body in one straight line as you lower yourself and come back up

4. Do three sets of at least 15 repetitions

06/ ​Superwoman

1.Lie face down on your stomach and extend your arms and legs as much as you can

2. Your neck should be in a neutral position

3. Lift your arms, legs, chest and shoulders off the ground and hold for two to five seconds

4. Come back down to complete one repetition

from LifeStyle