Now that summer is here, we’re all ready to show off our arms and enjoy some sunshine. However, there’s one thing that’s keeping us from showing off our arms comfortably: sagging skin . Sagging skin affects men and women alike. Aging and/or inactivity during the winter months can make our skin especially prone to sagging.
Flabby arms can be easily toned by working out your triceps. Fortunately, this can be done precisely and effectively. Here are five exercises that will make sagging arm skin disappear.
1. Push-ups
This classic exercise will do wonders for your triceps. Here’s how to do it: Place your body parallel to the ground, with your feet together and arms propped up. Keep your body in line with your head and hands under your shoulders. It’s all about staying close to the ground by bending your elbows. At the lowest point, you should have your elbows at a 90-degree angle.
Make sure your body stays straight when you push up. In the highest position (picture A), your arms are fully extended.
2. Triceps exercises
For this exercise, you will need an exercise bench. Extend your legs and face outward with your body straight and your backside facing the seat. Keep your arms straight, hands parallel to your shoulders, and stay on the bench.
Lower your body to the floor, bending your elbows at a 90-degree angle. Your back should be close to the bench. Let your body touch the floor, then straighten your arms to repeat again.
3. Bent over with weights
For this exercise, you will need some dumbbells. You will need to keep your knees slightly bent, slightly bending at the waist with your back straight. You should hold the dumbbells with your palms facing down.
Keep your head up, with your back almost parallel to the floor. Keep your arms perpendicular to the floor and your body. Let the weights hang directly in front of you, and breathe.
Keep your body still, exhale and lift the weights. Let the weight be supported only by your forearms, as much as possible. Flex your back muscles at the top position, and hold for two to three seconds.
As you inhale, slowly return the weights to the original position.
4. Triceps extension
This exercise requires a dumbbell. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Raise the dumbbell above your head with both hands. Once your arms are fully extended, your palms should be facing upwards.
Next, slowly bring the dumbbell behind your head, in a circular motion, until your elbows are perpendicular to the floor and your biceps are in contact with your forearms.
Throughout this exercise, keep your upper arms static. Allow your forearms to do the work. Inhale, lift the dumbbell with your triceps, return to your starting position, then exhale.
5. Dumbbell Triceps Kickback
This time you will need two dumbbells: one for each hand. Keep your back straight and your palms facing your body. Allow your knees to be slightly bent, keep your body bent at the waist, leaning slightly forward.
While keeping your head up, make sure your torso is parallel to the floor. Keep your forearms pointing towards the floor at a 90-degree angle to your upper arm. With this starting point, you can now do the movement that will work your triceps.
Keeping your upper arms static, raise the weights using your triceps until you have fully extended your arms. As always, make sure your forearms are doing the work.
Inhale and pause. Then slowly return the weights to the original position.
