How to Exercise Your Arms While Sitting

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By kp3028
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Sitting in a chair either at work or home can be a time to exercise your arms so that you don't have "chicken wings" as you get older. What are chicken wings? That is the flab that hangs from your arms, and isn't very flattering when you wear short sleeves. Our busy lives make it important to do the little things that can add easy to do exercises to our routines.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

A chair
A few minutes

Step 1

Sit straight in your chair facing forward. Extend your arms out to your sides. Turn your palms facing your back; gently move your arms 4-5 inches towards the back wall. Repeat 30 times. Do several times a day.
Step 2

Stay seated and turn the palms of your hands facing forward. Gently move your arms 4-5 inches forward towards the front wall. Repeat 30 times. Do several times a day.
Step 3

With your hands extended to the side, make believe you are holding a can. Make a slow, twisting motion with your hands as if you were rotating the can so you could mix the contents of the can. Do not bend you elbows. Repeat 30 times. If you want to add a real can, and have some extra weight in your hands as you to it, that is fine.
Step 4

With your arms extended to the side, bend your arms to bring your fingers to touch your chest. Repeat 50 times
Step 5

When you bring your fingers in for the last repetition in step 4, then clasp your fingers together. Tighten the grasp on your fingers a little bit. Feel the muscles in your arms and across your chest contract and tighten. Repeat 30 times.
Step 6

Put your elbows by the side of your head, just above your ears. Raise your fingers slowly to the ceiling. Keep your neck relaxed while executing. Do 25 times with each arm.