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Tone your arms from flab to fab

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No one likes saggy arms. They make your arms look bigger than they actually are. So if your goal is to start feeling confident about yourself, especially when dressed in those short-sleeved or sleeveless clothes then it is never too late to begin your arm workout.

This routine will not just reduce the fat around the area, but it will also give you toned arms. You'll also be toning some other important muscles (like abs...read pot belly). And the best part about it is you need only a table or chair to tone them. You don't need to buy extra pairs of clothes for exercising. You can do this in your comfort, at home.

Now, the back parts of the arms are called triceps and these are the most affected areas on the arms. They are fat guzzlers, they can get really annoying. To get them into shape, here is what you will need to do:

Lifting weights - Select an item from your home to use as a weight. You can use a 2-litre cold drink bottle or a water bottle for this exercise. If you have a pair of dumbbells at home, those will work just fine. The aim is to reach out for something which weighs around one kilo. Avoid using something breakable or valuable. It may fall down and break, so be very careful with your choice. Then sit down on the chair, holding the weight with both hands and taking it over your head trying as hard as possible to reach your lower back. Do this is a set of repetitions.

Triceps dip on chair - Sit on the edge of a chair. Place your palms on the front edge of the chair on either side of your bum. Lift your bum and move it forward off the chair while bending your knees in a 90-degree angle. Breathe in and slowly bend your elbows back as you lower your bum toward the floor as far as you can go. Exhale and press back up.

Plank – Start with the pushup/press up position. Instead of supporting yourself with your palms, lie on your elbows with your palms flat on the ground. Curl your toes under, ball up your fists and align then with your shoulders tightening your stomach muscles (imagine trying to push your belly button as close to your spine as possible) then support yourself like that (straight like a plank of wood, avoid raising your buttocks) for 25 seconds or until it burns.

Push up rotation – Do one push up then twist on your right toes and lift your right arm up above your head. Repeat with your left side. Imagine you are on the floor doing a push-up and you suddenly need to change a lightbulb with one hand without getting up.

Side plank – Get onto your right side on the floor. Raise your upper body and support yourself you're your right elbow and palm flat on the ground. Make sure your thighs, knees and feet are together. Raise yourself off the ground with your left arm in the air. Keep yourself in that position with your body straight like a plank for 25 seconds or until it burns.

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