Nowadays, most people suffer from excess body fat. However, fat does not only accumulate in the stomach area, but it is also present on the arms. Furthermore, many people have fat accumulated only in the arm area, which means that the rest of the body is normal, but the arms are fatter.
Still, there are some changes that you can introduce into your everyday diet and lifestyle in order do prevent arm fat. Here’s what you can do:
- Have regular smaller meals
- Always have breakfast
- Eat fruits and vegetables
- Avoid unhealthy snacks
- Drink more water
- Drink green tea
- Do exercises
What’s the No. 1 Exercise for Eliminating Arm Fat?
Triangle pushups are the best exercise for this purpose and activate most arm muscles. You can do triangle pushups either on your knees or toes, and it does not require any kind of equipment. So, all you need to have is a minute of free time.
How to Do Triangle Pushups?
Place your hands under the chest and form a triangle with them. The top of the triangle should be formed with your left and right middle finger tips. While the straight line base of the triangle should be formed by the left and right thumbs pointed toward one another. Make sure your core is stable and keep your body in a straight line as you do the pushups.
Other Efficient Exercises for Eliminating Arm Fat?
Weightlifting
In order to do this exercise you should find an item in your home with a decent weight or 2-liter bottle filled with water. Hold the item/bottle with both hands and lift it straight over your head. Then, take it behind your back and reach as low as you can. Afterward, bring it straight over your head again. Do 3 sets of 20 reps and increase the weight or time after one week.
Chair dips
Take a chair or anything else that is stable on the ground. Place your hands on the chair faced with your back. Move 3-4 steps away and keep your upper body straight. Then, bend your knees so that they match the chair’s height, bend your elbows also, and lower your body to the ground until you touch the floor. Do 3 sets of 20 reps daily.
Scissors
Stand straight, place your arms in front of you to shoulder height. Stretch them to the side, then bring them to the front again. Make sure that your right hand overlaps your left hand. Then, stretch again to the side, then bring back to the front with your left hand overlapping your right hand. Do 3 sets of 10 reps a day.
Arm triceps dips
Sit on the floor, join your legs and feet, bend your knees, and place your feet flat on the floor. Then, place your hands a foot behind your hips on the floor, with fingers pointed towards you. Now do the actual exercise: raise your hips, then lower them as low as possible without touching the floor.
Arm circles
Do this exercise with or without weights, as you prefer. Stand with your feet apart so that they match the shoulder width. Extend your arms straight to your sides, at shoulder height. Rotate your hands forward so that you make fifty small circles, then do fifty small circles backward.