Whats a good workout to burn fat in your arms and tone them?

Question

I'm pregnant so I can't lift a ton of weight or anything. Ive been using a toning band but was wondering if this is effective..I haven't been doing it too long--couple of weeks and at about 10-20 minutes a day (schedule permitting) 5 days a week. So I was wondering what other workouts are great for the upper arms in burning the fat. Thanks.

Answer 1

If you can correctly (with good form) lift weight up to 15 repetitions with your arms, you can safely continue that regimen until the 3rd trimester and even until late in your 8th month.

Toning bands can be just as effective as other modes of exercise provided that the resistance is there. But if it's too easy, you won't get much of a workout from them. Bands use more of an dynamic variable resistance (isotonic) which typcially do not provide the same results in the long-term as dynamic constant resistance such as free weights. However, they're the perfect device for a home workout if you use them properly and ensure that 15th rep is not too easy.

The back of the arms are an area that many women easily deposit fat. So it then becomes a issue of lowering body fat levels as well. Since you are pregnant, body fat levels also rise above your normal levels along with increases in water retention, so you really are working an uphill battle since your body has other concerns at the moment.

The best suggestions I can give you are as follows:
- Don't be too concerned about toning your arms until you have delivered. The shape and tone will come in time.
- Stick with basic exercises for the biceps, triceps and shoulders (links below).
- Maintain a healthy diet for you and your baby and reduce all saturated fats, processed foods and simple sugars
- Increase your cardiovascular levels (low impact such as walking or elliptical) to maintain your target heart rate for a minimum of 15 minutes and no more than 30 minutes (due to your pregnancy)
- Select free weight exercises that are performed with dumbells, cables or machines only (stay away from barbell exercises)
- Seek the guidance of a certified personal trainer to assist you in designing a program that meets your needs.

Biceps Strengthening Exercises
http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_biceps.html

Triceps Strengthening Exercises
http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_triceps.html

Shoulder Strengthening Exercises
http://www.preventdisease.com/fitness/Strength_Exercises_shoulders.html

Answer 2

yes, a toning band is good for you. you don't have to lift a lot of weight because your not going for strength. a lot of people mistake the different workouts for strength and toning. if you were wanting to build strength, you would do more weight with less reps ( the number of times you do it ). for toning an area or the whole body you want less weight but you will do more reps. almost to a burnout. ( this is where it feels you cant do any more) i would not recommend this since you are pregnant. for the arm fat, the only 2 muscles to work to reduce that is your biceps and triceps. I'm sure your workout is fine, but being pregnant I'm sure your having all kinds of emotional breakdowns on how you look now and how you were before. just remember everything takes time. your not going to see results over night, maybe in a month. you also say 10-20 min. a day. how about trying 5-10 min 2 to 3 times a day. i know your schedule might be tight but if you can find a way to workout a couple times a day for fewer minutes. you will get results faster. if these suggestions don't help you out. log on to www.bodybuilding.com and I'm sure you can run across the answer you looking for. good luck

Answer 3

Get a couple of 5 or 10 lbs dumbells at Target.

1) Stand with your arms at your sides with the weights at your sides. One and then the other, curl the weight up towards your shoulder performing a slight twist with your wrist. Keep the back of you arm perpendicular to the floor! Do 12 reps on each arm.

2) One arm at a time, raise it over your head to the ceiling. Keep the back of your arms perpendicular to the floor. Lower your forearm back towards your shoulder. Do 12 reps.

3) Hold both weights in front of you with arms at your side with the backs of your arms perpendicular to the floor. Pretend like you are holding two pitchers of water.

At the same time, pour both pitchers out on the floor in front of you by raising your elbows away from your body until they are straight out sideways. Do not bend any more or less at your elbows. Do 12 reps.

If you do this once or twice a day you will see results!

Answer 4

Here is what you need to do, if you are serious about losing weight and keeping it off. Eat 6 small meals a day about every 4 hours. Here what that will do for you, your metabolism will increase (i.e. loose weight) and you will have more energy. If you go on a diet and eat less, your metabolism will slow down and store to fat. That is why diets don’t work. Only the size of your fist, carbs (examples: baked potato, pasta, oatmeal, beans, corn, melon, apples, fat free yogurt, whole wheat breads) in one and protein (examples: chicken breast, swordfish, shrimp, turkey breast) in the other. You can also eat vegetables and salads with any meal; they don’t have none or little fat). 30min cardio exercise every day. Any of these(examples: walking, jogging, swimming, running, biking, ect), Monday cardio, Tues. upper body (arms: curls, tricep extensions, pull ups, front press)(abdominals: leg pull crunch, leg raises), (chest: bench press, butterfly, pullover)(shoulders: front press, arm pullover, cross county skier machine)(back: seated row, lat pull downs, back extension)(YOU DONT HAVE TO DO IN ONE DAY, mix it up) wed cardio, thurs. lower body (legs: leg pull, leg press, squats, lounges) Fri. cardio, sat upper. Sunday eat anything you want and dont exercising; you do this on Sunday so your body doesn’t go into starvation mode. YOU NEED TO TAKE SUNDAY OFF. If you stick with this you will have a great body. Also drink at least 8oz of water daily! Stay away from McDonalds, Wendy’s, ect. Because there is nothing good for you on the menu's even the salads are bad (becon bits, cheese, dressing, ect.) Good Luck :)

Answer 5

Any arm exercise will help tone the muscles in your arms. You can tone a specific area through exercise... but there is NO SUCH THING as losing fat in one area without losing it in others. When your body burns calories it burns them throughout your entire body... not in just one area.

For example: I can do situps, crunches, and every ab exercise known to mankind. My ab muslces will be ripped but if I am overweight they will still be UNDER a layer of fat that I have to burn off. I hope that makes sense.

Answer 6

Use Chunky soup cans, or light hand weights, point elbow toward your back & swing your hand back and forth from shoulder on back as to extend [straighten] arm. 10 minutes, at least twice a day when your walking around your home; simple. You don't want "Cafeteria Arms"!!! Congratulations & good luck with "motherhood", I hope you have a happy & healthy baby!

Answer 7

still pregnant.... dont do workouts maybe some basic excercises would do, do push ups after 1 month of giving births, do it regularly its for your biceps and triceps