ak82

Take 2-5lb dumbells and hold them at your sides, then slowly lean side to side, working your obliques. It seems like such a simple exercise, but wow does it work! I did this yesterday just for a few minutes, and today my side are killing me! Goodbye lovehandles

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Tas

Did you drink plenty of water. Drinking lots of water before/during/after exercise stops the lactic acid from pooling in the muscles and causing the pain you get for the next couple of days.

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KlassicalKat

Hi, ak82!

This is an interesting post to me because I just bought some little 2 pound handweights. I want to use them effectively, but safely. I walk every weekday, so my legs are shaping up, but I need to tone my arms, especially the "old lady underarm wattles"...you know, that part of your upper arm, that, after you wave to someone keeps waving! UGH!

I intend to get a book from the library or look up on the net how to do arm exercises safely. I don't want to hyperextend or cause damage to my muscles. That's another reason why I only bought 2 pound weights. I like to start slow.

Anyone else around here use weights to tone their arms? Does it really work? How often do you use them?

And Tas I appreciated your tip about the water. I didn't know about that!

KKat

ak82

Oh I do drink tons of water! I think I'd become waterlogged if i drank anymore! I never do weights, so I'm just not used to that feeling. It's a good feeling though

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Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king
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ak82

Yup, it really works! I used to do bicep curls and a few other exercises and it really helps to tone. Generally "they" say you should do weights 3 times a week.

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Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king
— J.R.R. Tolkien

KlassicalKat

Three times a week sounds good. And bicep curls would be a good thing to do! I am so glad to hear of your good results. It is really encouraging. I am going to get started with my weights very soon!

Kathryn

Maddy

Kat! As you are a walker like me, I found something that is small, but has made a real difference to my arms.

Swinging them when I walk (Okay, sounds funny I know ) I do arm exercises and they do help to build the muscle up but I can't believe the difference in them since I added that little bit to my walking.

I think the exercises build the muscle up but adding the extra movement to walking gets rid of some of the fat. So both together make a difference really fast. I haven't been doing either for long but a couple of people have asked if I have been using weights. And that was while I was only doing the swinging bit, lol!

Okay, so I now have the habit of sucking my stomach in when I walk and swinging my arms. But at least where I walk (along fields and canal towpaths) mostly the only other people I see are dogwalkers, and we are a strange bunch anyway!!!!!

I have two arm exercises I like, dumbell curls for your biceps, with concentrated curls for definition and there is one that is really helpful for your triceps. I'll try to find a link to the exercise and come back and edit! I started with 8lbs and 10 reps but I used to work out in a men's gym when I was younger (as I used to date someone who ran it) and I still tend to follow more of a men's exercise programme!!!

I found them; these three exercises are a total arm weights workout.

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Biceps/DBCurl.html

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...ationCurl.html

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/...ArmTriExt.html

I would recommend that for the final exercise you sit in a straight backed chair (like a dining chair) with your bottom pushed back in the seat and your back straight up against the back of the chair. This just ensures you don't swing or twist your back. Your body should be still it should just be your arm that moves. If you find it a bit trickly to begin with as you do the exercise with your right arm, use your left arm to just hold your right arm steady by putting the palm of your left hand flat against your right tricep etc.

Good luck with your exercises!

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