Get ready for some SERIOUS RESULTS! Looking to build upper body strength, tone your arms and back? Add this BUILD UPPER BODY STRENGTH WORKOUT to your workout routine for 30 days to start seeing great results!
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Total-Body Benefits of Build Upper Body Strength Workout
Staying Motivated : Only change one thing at a time. Becoming fit requires adopting several new habits. However, for the greatest success it's highly recommended that you only adopt one new habit at a time. New habits involve a lot of focus and energy. Pick one thing to fix and when that has become a habit, pick another.
Make exercise a priority. Do you put off exercising because there are too many other things going on in your life? The truth is if you're going to be successful in this area of your life, it has to be a top priority. The less enjoyable something is, the more it will have to be prioritized to get it done successfully. If you don't have the time, you'll have to create the space in your life to make it happen.
Find a way to enjoy it. Obviously, keeping up with your fitness routine is going to be a lot easier if you enjoy the activity. So find something you enjoy. Take the first step. The most important thing is to just get started. Avoid the temptation to have everything perfectly in place before you take a single step. Just throw on your shoes and go for a walk. Decide to skip the donut and have an apple instead. All fitness requires is simple decisions like these.
10 Ways to Boost Your Exercise Motivation...
- Lighten Up Your Goals. Your fitness goal may be too big for you right now, especially if you're new to exercise!
- Track Your Progress
- Focus Only On Yourself
- Get a Cheering Squad
- Find the Fun in It
- Break It Up into small manageable chunks of time
- Make It Convenient
Being a Part of our Amazing BTES Community : Make fitness more social. It can be tough to stick with your exercise if you try to do it alone. Find an exercise partner or join a team sport. When you can share the time with others, you have something else to focus on besides how tired, sweaty and bored you are. If you don't like team sports and don't have anyone else to exercise with, there are other options.
You don't need to plan your exercise routine for the next 6 months. You're not trying to launch the space shuttle; you're just trying to move around more than you have been in the recent past. Getting in shape is the result of taking the proper actions repeatedly over an extended period of time. Fitness doesn't improve very much in a day, so making a habit of the behaviors that improve fitness has to be a priority. Focus on making a single change at a time and attempt to make that change as enjoyable as possible. You can do it!
The BTES Community Group is a brilliant social network related to fitness...
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Build Upper Body Strength Workout - What are we doing in today's workout?!
Static V Sit with Flys : Sit on your butt in a static V Sit position. Bring your arms in and out, keeping your arms straight as you do this exercise. Ensure your legs are bent in a V Sit and move your arms in a steady and regular motion. Stay steady and stay strong! Keep your legs lifted and lift your arms out to the side and then back in again. You are never stuck unless you have stopped, so keep on going! Do the things that make you feel good and exercise definitely helps!
Down Dog Shoulder Tap : Move onto your front in a Downward Dog position. Do shoulder taps from side to side and pull your core in tight. Keep your legs straight and your fingertips right down pressing into your mat. Make sure your hands are strong and down to the side. Tap alternate shoulders and stay steady. Keep your body still and remain on your tip toes. If you need a break or want to modify this exercise then come down onto your knees.
Half Bear Plank with Tricep Ext L & R : Shake out those arms and take a deep breath. Come into opposite arm to opposite leg position. Bring your left knee in and then do the same with your right knee. Do a tricep extension, get a good balance position and pull your core in tight. Make your fingertips nice and wide. Extend your back all the way through. Bring your knee in and tap your shoulder with your arm. Use your same same arm to your same shoulder. add weights if you want to challenge and push yourself a bit more. This will really extend your Capacity!
Lateral Raises : Hold your arms out in front of you. Come down onto your knees on your mat. Bring and extend your arms up and pulse, extend out and pulse. Take your arms up and down and pull your belly button in. Squeeze your back in and use your shoulders to get that strength and tone in your body. Lift up your arms and make sure the rest of your body is still and controlled.
Lateral Raises with Pulses : To finish off this workout sit on your butt and keep pulsing. Keep your arms lifted and squeeze your back together. Drop your shoulders down and count back from 10 to cool down in a gentle and calm way!
Gently release and if you decide to do another workout then go for it!
Give this 10 minute workout routine or get the full 30 minute workout on the BTES App!
Want more then try the Tone Your Body Workout! This quick 10-minute burn workout includes some very slow movements and you’ll be feeling every part of your body. As it’s only 10 minutes, we can’t make any excuses about not having time to work out! Let’s do this together.
Remember... if you want to level up your wellness journey, it’s 80% nutrition, 20% fitness and 100% mindset.
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Rebecca
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