Wellness

5 Effective Arm Exercises To Do While Bingeing Bridgerton 

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(Original Caption) 9/7/1979-Hollywood, CA: Actress Jane Fonda goes through some ballet exercise with talk show narrator Mike Douglas during taping of the "Mike Douglas Show" 9/7. Ms. Fonda is guesting on the show from her gym studio, "The Workout" which she opened recently. The show will air in early November.Bettmann

French cool girl and created of NRG BarreBody Nathalie Errandonea-Mewes has five easy exercises on how to quickly tone your arms. Even better, they can all be done while you're watching television. (perhaps that Polin scene from Bridgerton season 3  is the perfect distraction…)

Small Lateral Circles

Focus: deltoids and trapezius muscles

  • Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
  • Raise your arms out to your sides, straight, with your palms facing the floor.
  • Make circular movements, as if drawing tennis balls with your arms.
  • Repeat 2 sets of 50 circular movements.

Hug the Ball

Focus: triceps and trapezius muscles

  • Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
  • Raise your arms out straight but casual to the sides, in second ballet position with shoulders low, elbows supported and palms facing in.
  • Push your arms towards the back of your back in a round shape and try to touch your fingers together.
  • Then return with your arms to the sides in second position.
  • Repeat this movement 50 times. 

Swan Wings

Focus: deltoids, trapezius muscles, and biceps

  • Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
  • Raise your arms out to your sides, straight, with your palms facing the floor.
  • Bend your elbows slightly then extend your arms in continuous movements like the wings of a swan trying to fly away.
  • Repeat 2 sets of 50 movements.

Chest Presses

Focus: deltoids, trapezius muscles, and biceps

  • Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
  • Raise your arms out to the sides, then bend your elbows with your hands extended and your fingers pointed toward the ceiling.
  • Bring your arms in front of you then open your elbows to the sides.
  • As you open your elbows out to the sides, try to squeeze your shoulder blades together.
  • Repeat 2 sets of 50 movements.

Shoulder Presses

  • Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
  • Raise your arms out to the sides, then bend your elbows with your hands extended and your fingers pointed toward the ceiling.
  • Extend your arms toward the ceiling, cross your handles, then tuck your elbows out to the sides.
  • Repeat 2 sets of 50 movements.