Up next, we want to talk about how easy it can be
to work on your health, right from home.
And exercise is a big part of living a healthy life,
and you actually don't need a gym to make it happen.
So let's learn how to work the muscles in your arms
with the help of some everyday items
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Joining me today is master personal trainer, Austin Head.
Now Austin, before we get into all the details,
let's talk about why focusing on a specific muscle group
is important for everyday functionality.
- Just doing arms isn't just great for having big biceps,
which are fantastic, Jane, don't get me wrong,
but it's also what you do for everyday life, right?
So picking up groceries, picking up your kids,
picking up your dog.
- Why is it important?
Why isn't just doing our chores
and doing the everyday activities enough?
- One of the great things that I love
is that you're practicing for your life
when you are training.
It's gonna help you get your heart rate up.
You're gonna burn calories.
You're gonna burn fat.
You're gonna lose weight.
With this, you're being really intentional with your time.
And you're building strength with this
compared to just doing your daily activities.
- Is it about repetition?
Is it about the weight of the item that we're using?
- So if you have a heavier weight,
it's gonna be a little bit less repetitions.
If you have lighter weights, example, canned goods,
there's gonna be a lot more reps in that.
So it's all about adapting and figuring out
what works for you.
- You don't have to have a weights at your house
to make this an effective workout.
You can actually use body weight
or some things you already have laying around the house.
- If you have two canned goods,
and if you have two bath towels,
you can have an amazing upper body workout
that's gonna blow your mind.
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- [Jane] First, our focus is on biceps
using those bath towels.
- To get into position, I want you to think about
your shoulder blades are back.
Your chest is out.
You're gonna shoot your butt back.
Now you're holding a dead lift.
You're getting your glutes involved, your core,
relax your shoulders.
And last but not least, let's get some battle slams.
So I want your shoulder blades back.
We're gonna work the biceps right here,
keeping your core tight.
- [Jane] Next it's time to target the shoulders.
- We're gonna go for something called a lateral fly.
So lateral fly.
I want your shoulder blades back, your chest out.
You're bringing your arms all the way up parallel,
and then right back down.
When I say a lateral fly, we're working
that lateral delt of your shoulder, right?
So shoulder blades are back.
And again, this isn't an exercise
that you're only going to be working on strength.
You're gonna get your heart rate up with this exercise.
You're gonna burn calories and you're gonna have fun.
So think about right here
- [Jane] for the third exercise, we target our triceps
with some help from some canned food.
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- So I want you think about squeezing the cans together.
Be careful that you're not going to like, explode the cans,
but I want you to add pressure to it.
Your elbow's gonna be in extremely tight,
and we're gonna go for a tricep overhead extension.
Your elbows will be in tight, your core's tight.
Now one common mistake that I always see
is that people arch their back.
So I want you to think about having your ribs down,
your core really braced, and then go for
that tricep extension right there.
- So I think what we can take away from today's conversation
is it spending time working on a specific muscle group,
and in this case, it's our arms,
can really benefit our overall health
and we can do it right in the comfort of our own home.
- Like, it's all about being creative
and adapting to the circumstance.
If you only have five minutes, this is perfect.
If you're gonna get your heart rate up,
you're gonna burn calories.
You're going to lose weight and you're going to have a fun.
- Well, you sure do put the fun in fitness, Austin.
Thank you so much for all of your
inspiration and information.
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