A CALL TO ARMS: SIX WEEKS TO SLEEVELESS

Sleeveless days are coming up fast and nothing's worse than being hot and annoyed at your upper arms.

If jiggling in your upper arms bothers you, in 6 weeks you can tighten them up according to celebrity health and fitness guru, JJ Virgin who wrote a book called "Six Weeks To Sleeveless And Sexy: The 5-Step Plan to Sleek, Strong, and Sculpted Arms".

Here's some advice she gave on the HarbingerFitness.com website when her book first came out last year.

Want Hot Arms? Then Head to the Kitchen!

By JJ Virgin

Of course, the right exercise is crucial for shaping slim & sexy arms but it is only one part of my integrated program for creating the arms and body of your dreams. You must also feed your arms so that you are building muscle while burning off the fat. I am sharing three of my top tips from Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy that you can put into action right away.

How to “Feed Your Arms”:

1. Drink up. Be sure to drink eight or more glasses of pure spring water in-between meals to keep your appetite at bay, support metabolism and burn fat. Don’t drink more than a few ounces with your meals because too much water during meals can dilute stomach acid and impair digestion. Drinking pure spring water throughout the rest of your day will also help your stress hormones stay balanced as even mild dehydration can raise stress hormones. And remember sodas, coffee and sugary sports drinks pretending to be water do not count as your daily water intake.

2. Eat a substantial breakfast. Research shows that people who eat a substantial balanced breakfast of clean lean protein, high fiber carbs and healthy fat lose more weight AND keep it off. Make a little time in the morning and indulge in a satisfying meal that will keep you going for hours. By the way, you don’t need to eat “breakfast” for breakfast. If you want a turkey wrap for breakfast, then enjoy!

3. Follow your workout with clean lean protein and a high fiber carb. The amino acids from protein support muscle growth and recovery, plus your body uses carbs to refuel your muscle stores of energy (glycogen) to set you up for success during your next workout. Please skip the sports nutrition bars, which I always dub “adult candy bars.” And remember: Just because you worked out doesn’t mean it’s okay to saddle up to Ben or Jerry.

Some of her additional advice includes really getting yourself sweaty when you exercise by incorporating high-intensity bursts of exercise. So say you're out walking, warm up for a few minutes and then start alternating 30 seconds of intense activity (either walking faster or jogging) followed by one minute of recovery and do this back and forth for 20 or 30 minutes each time.

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