Sculpting and preserving muscle will boost your overall quality of life.
A key part of that includes focusing on the absolute best arm-strengthening exercises for seniors.
In addition to your legs and core, a crucial area of your body to strengthen isyour arms.
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You use your arms for everything in your day-to-day life, andgrip strengthis also highly correlated with mortality.
Grab a set of dumbbells, and perform three to four sets of the following moves.
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Both hands should be facing each other.
Pull your shoulders back as you curl the weights upward, flexing your biceps and forearms.
At the top of the curl, squeeze hard, then create resistance on the way back down.
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Zottman Curls (x12 reps)
Zottman curls will help build up your biceps and forearms.
To perform the exercise, curl the weights upward.
Then, flip your palms to face up as you curl the weights toward your body.
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Once you complete the distance, turn around, and walk back to the start.
Press the weights up so that your palms face each other.
With straight shoulders, bend your elbows back so the weights lower down toward your body.
As soon as your forearms touch your biceps, reverse the motion, flexing your triceps to finish.
For this move, you’ll work with a single dumbbell.
Press it up overhead.
