Targeted toning (spot toning) is often confused with spot reduction. Targeted toning is only done after successfully losing the weight. If you want to lose arm fat, you have to go the long way of adopting a healthy diet, and this will help you to lose weight.
After successfully losing weight, you can later do targeted toning to tone the arms and avoid flabbiness. Targeted toning exercises do not help you to lose weight or fat. They only do the toning work. Here are some of the toning exercises for arms:
Tricep Dips
Tricep dips are easy to do from the comfort of your home — all you need to a chair for support. You do not have to go to the gym for this exercise technique. Stand in front of a chair and go to a squatting position. Place your arms on the chair behind you. Apply your body weight on the arms while moving up and down. You will feel your arm muscles straining, and this is good for toning the muscles.
Tricep Kickbacks with Dumbells
For these exercises, you will need a flat bench and a dumbbell. When doing arm toning exercises, the trick is to make sure that you feel the strain on your arms. That is the only way you can know that you can know that you are doing the right thing.
Stand on one knee on the bench and put one arm straight on one the bench. Make sure that you are facing straight when in this position. Using your free arm, take the dumbbell and do some lifting exercising. Once done, switch position and use the next arm.
Bicep Curls with Dumbells
For these exercises, you will need to have a pair of dumbbells. Stand in an upright position with the dumbbells in your hand. The next step is to breathe in, tighten your biceps and curl the dumbbells. This is the simplest way to exercise using dumbells.
Few calories
You have probably heard that abs are made in the kitchen. The statement cannot be further from the truth. Going to the gym and doing exercises is fine but it starts from the kind of food that you take. Focus on eating foods that are rich in nutrients and low in calories. The calorie intake will depend on age, occupation and other aspects. You can always consult a professional to help you with your right calorie requirement.
Cardio and weight training
You need to make sure that you do cardio training. These are some of the training exercises that will help you to lose fat overall. At this point, do not concentrate on any part of your body. You can later tone your body once you have achieved your ideal body weight. Cardio training keeps your heart pumping, and this is good for burning overall body fat. Weight training is also good for the strength that you need when working out.
Manage stress and sleep enough
Never underestimate the importance of good sleep. It is advisable to sleep enough to allow your body to recover. When you sleep enough, you automatically boost your metabolism, and this is important when trying to lose weight. Apart from sleeping enough, make sure that
