5 Chair Exercises To Tighten Sagging Arms After 55
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1. Chair Dips
* Benefit: Works triceps and helps with upper body strength.
* Instructions:
- Begin sitting at the edge of a sturdy chair.
- Place your hands on the edge of the seat and lift your tailbone off the chair.
- Walk your feet away until your knees, hips, and torso form 90-degree angles.
- Activate your core and keep your shoulders relaxed as you bend your elbows to lower your body just below the seat.
- Press back up until your arms are straight, engaging your triceps as you do so.
* Benefit: Strengthens shoulders and improves mobility for overall arm definition.
* Instructions:
- Begin sitting tall on a sturdy chair with your feet flat on the floor and your shoulders relaxed.
- Extend your arms out to the sides at shoulder level, palms facing down.
- Slowly make small circles in a forward motion, focusing on controlled movement.
- Then, make small circles in a backward motion.
3. seated Bicep Curls
* Benefit: Firms the front of the arms and increases control.
* Instructions:
- Begin seated on a sturdy chair, holding an optional water bottle in each hand at your sides with a supinated grip (palms facing up).
- Bend your elbows to curl the water bottles up toward your shoulders.
- Squeeze your biceps at the top of the movement.
- Use control to lower the bottles back to the start position.
4. Seated Overhead Reaches
* Benefit: Activates shoulders and triceps, improving upper arm shape.
* Instructions: (The instructions are incomplete in the provided text, but the benefit is stated.)
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