Reduce Your Batwings – Arm Exercises For Women
Are you one of the many women embarrassed by batwings? If you don’t already know, batwings is a term used to describe excess skin that forms under the arms either from age or perhaps excessive weight loss. And you’ll be happy to know that there are some arm exercises for women that can help significantly with this problem.
Depending on your condition, you need to realize that these exercises will not eliminate the problem in all cases. If, for example, you have lost a lot of weight, you will reduce the problem but not get rid of it completely. And if surgery is not an option for you, these will certainly help. You’ll be increasing your muscle size, not only giving you less loose skin but increasing your strength as well. And there’s a way to use these same exercises to reduce you stomach fat as well.
All you need to do is add a stabilization ball to the routine. You may know of it as a Pilates ball. It’s simply a large rubber ball filled with air. If you do this workout on the ball, you’ll have to stabilize yourself. And that means using muscles all over your body. The arm exercises will be more difficult, but the benefits are well worth it.
The stabilization ball is optional, but you will need a couple of inexpensive free weights. These dumbbells should be between 3 and 5 pounds depending on your strength. Hold one dumbbell in each hand.
Get yourself balanced while sitting on the stool or ball while holding one weight in each hand. Once you feel comfortable, complete these steps:
While keeping your upper arms running parallel with the floor, bend your elbow up so that your lower arm and hand are pointing to the sky and at a 90 degree angle with your upper arm. You should be sitting up straight and may feel your back stretching also.
You’ll begin this exercise by lifting your upper arms to the sky and straightening your elbows. You’ll look a little like a referee signaling a touchdown in football. Be sure your palms are facing each other. If you are on a Pilates ball, you’ll probably feel your stomach tighten since you will be working to keep your balance.
From this position you will slowly lower the weights down below your head in the back so that your elbows are pointing up. Make sure you do this slowly for two reasons. First you don’t want the weights to just drop back or you won’t be using your muscles. You’ll simply be letting gravity do the work. Second, by moving slowly you reduce the risk of injury.
Now go the other way, lifting the dumbbells back over your head, and again making sure to do this slowly. Repeat this simple motion 10 to 12 times, take a small rest, then do it all again. Then do it a third time if you can so you’ll end up doing 3 sets of 10 to 12 reps. You should feel a small burning sensation in your biceps and triceps. This is good and tells you you’re doing doing the exercise properly and working out your muscles.
Once doing three sets becomes easy, it’s time to increase the amount of weight you use.
Do this every day and your flabby skin will soon start to be filled with muscle. But if these exercises are difficult for you, don’t be afraid to start out easier. Use less weight and work your way up. Do fewer reps or sets and again, gradually increase them. Get rid of the Pilates ball and add it later when you become stronger. If you start out too hard you may get frustrated and give up. Then obviously you won’t see any results. Just be aware that by not using the ball and lowering the amount of weight, the exercise will be easier but the results will come slowly. You will however, still get results.
These arm exercises for women are great, whether you are looking to reduce batwings or simply get stronger and look more toned. Do them and you’ll soon be looking and feeling better.
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