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Stronger Arms and Shoulders: Upper Body Endurance Exercises
Building upper body endurance helps with daily tasks like carrying groceries, gardening, or getting up from a chair — all while supporting posture and mobility. This 20-minute Upper Body Endurance workout will strengthen and tone your arms, shoulders, and back, with a little chest work, too — all in the great outdoors!
Upper Body Endurance Exercises For Seniors (20 Minutes)
Building upper body endurance is essential for maintaining independence, improving posture, and supporting overall mobility!
When we work our upper body strength and endurance, it makes everyday tasks like carrying groceries, pushing a shopping trolley, or even getting up from a chair or moving about with other tasks (for example, gardening), much easier!
With the right exercises, you can improve your upper body endurance and make life feel a lot easier.
That's why I've just released a new 20-minute Upper Body Endurance workout, specifically designed to help you strengthen and tone your arms, shoulders, and back, with a little bit of chest involvement also.
To get moving with me again, in the great outdoors, click the video below (or HERE).
In this video, I use drink bottles or hand weights—so grab your hand weights (or water bottles) before you get into it. And if needed, these exercises can also be done seated.
Remember, when it comes to weights, always start lighter and work your way up. As I mentioned in my last email, it’s important to build it up slowly—give your body time to adapt.
Eventually, you want to choose a weight that challenges you for the exercise, without overdoing it. And always remember: correct exercise technique is most important!
And stay consistent with your exercises!
I’m looking forward to hearing how you go with this new video—let me know in the comments below the video.
More to come from me soon!
Until then...
Stay Moving. Stay Happy. And have an amazing week wherever you may be!
See you soon!
- Mike
Arm Exercises For Toned Arms
In this video, we cover these simple exercises you can do to build muscle in your arms, which will lead to stronger and more toned arms.
Exercise For Stronger and Toned Arms For Seniors
A couple of years back I received an email saying something along the lines of: “Hey Mike, what exercises should I do to get rid of my bat wings?”.
My first thought… “what the hell are bat wings and why does this lady have them?” 🦇
It didn’t take me long to work it out. ‘Bat wings’ were the name given to the back of the upper arms when there is a build-up of fat, making them flabby.
This was the first time I had heard of this. I had heard of ‘tuck shop arms’ before, but never ‘bat wings’.
Since then, I’ve heard it many times.. Apparently another name for this area is ‘bingo wings’.
Anyway…. whatever you refer to this area as, whether you’re a man or a woman, we all want stronger and more toned arms.
There are some simple exercises you can do to build the muscle in your arms, which will lead to stronger and more toned arms……. helping get rid of those bat wings.
Which is exactly what we go through today. Click below (or HERE), for a 10-minute video to strengthen and tone your arms.
In this video we cover:
When the exercises become too easy, you can increase the repetitions, or increase the weight of the hand weights you are using.
There is also an advanced exercise in this video, which is not for everyone but I give a modification if you can’t do it.
For another workout for toned arms. Click HERE.
- Mike