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How To Work The Upper Body Outside
By Spa guru | March 16, 2010
Many more people are rediscovering the outdoors these days and taking part in alfresco sport. In the summer months it’s not very enjoyable to be stuck indoors in a stuffy gym or sports hall, when you could be outside in the fresh air. The trouble with outdoor sports however is that the majority of them focus on working the muscles of the lower body.Short of doing just press ups and pull ups on a tree, its not always easy to think of activities that work the upper body well, here are some that do?
Kayaking. Sports like kayaking or rowing are fantastic for toning every muscle in the upper body. As this is where all the propulsion and stabilising comes from, the shoulders especially get a fantastic workout. The best part is that when you get tired you can just up ores and let the river currents take you for a while. If you don’t like getting wet though, this might not be the sport for you.
Rock Climbing. Its not easy to find sports that put pressure on every single muscle in the body, but rock climbing is one of them. That said, your legs are not actually worked as much as you might think as a lot of the grip comes from special sticky slim line shoes that look like cycling shoes. However, the arms are responsible for a substantial amount of work when climbing. Simply keeping yourself vertical on a climbing wall can be an effort and the muscles of the lower arm and shoulders will be toned in no time.
Hand Bikes. Bike riding is without doubt the most poplar of the outdoor sports. Having said this, cycling is more of a leg sport than an arm workout. Hand bikes however such as Pinarello ones are geared in such a way that you can pick up some great speed just by turning your arms. They are often used by those who cannot use their legs, so have been designed with usability and endurance in mind.
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