Whether it’s your prom day, bridal shower, or your wedding day, you have to look perfect. Found that gorgeous dress but are having second thoughts because its sleeveless and your shoulders are not toned enough?
Well, if it is your day, you have to shine and to help you stay in the spotlight on your big night, we have listed down the best and the easiest exercises to achieve sexy, shapely, and fully-toned shoulders!
Achieving the Perfectly Toned Shoulders
Even if you have a dreamy body, badly toned shoulders will ruin your entire look. You must train the muscle supporting your shoulders to enhance your upper body aesthetics. Thinking how you can do that? Add these five easy, simple, and effective exercises that can help you tone your shoulders.
Dumbbell Front Raise
The dumbbell front raise helps in toning the shoulders, chest, arms, and abs. When you add this exercise into your workout session, it will help you shape and sculpt your shoulder. It even works perfectly to add to your upper body strength. It is best to do 2-3 sets, with each set consisting of 16 repetitions at most.
Doing it the Right Way
Grab the dumbbells, make sure that you are standing straight, with your palms facing down. Start lifting one dumbbell to a point when your arm is almost parallel to the floor. After pausing for a few milliseconds slowly bring your arm back to its initial position. Repeat the same with the other arm.
While exercising, try to keep your elbows slightly bent, engage the core, and stand straight. Breathe-out as you lift your arm and breathe-in while lowering the arm. Try to maintain a slow speed.
Dumbbell Lateral Raise
The dumbbell lateral raise helps in toning the middle portion of the shoulders while strengthening the arms, upper back, and chest. The recommended number of sets is 3 and do not add more than 12 repetitions in each set. Combining it with the front raise makes a complete shoulder workout.
Doing it the Right Way
For the lateral raise, instead of lifting your arm to your front, you raise your arm to the side. When your elbow is almost at the height of the shoulder. Pause for a few milliseconds and then slowly lower the arm back to its original position. Try to keep your core engaged throughout the exercise.
Bent-Over Lateral Raise
You can add the bent-over lateral raise with the dumbbell front and lateral raise. The target of this exercise is the posterior portion of your shoulder. In addition to this, it also helps in maintaining the strength of the upper back muscles. It works amazingly for toning the shoulders by sculpting. Start the exercise with three sets with each set consisting of 12 repetitions at max.
Doing it the Right Way
Bend your torso to the point that it is almost parallel to the floor and grab the dumbells. While staying bent, start lifting both your arms to the sides of your body. Once both your arms reach a position parallel to the floor, pause, and start lowering your arms back to its original position. To achieve the correct form, keep your knees and elbow joints loose and slightly bent. Breathe out while lifting the dumbells, try to keep your torso stationary.
Dumbbell Punches
While toning the shoulders, doing dumbbell punches works on enhancing the triceps, biceps, and lats. It resembles the boxing move which the boxers use for speed, strength, and agility. It works perfectly for toning the upper body, specifically the shoulders. The key here is to use lightweight dumbbells. Do not do this for more than three sets with each set with at most 15 repetitions. If you want to lose weight and enhance your stamina along with toning the shoulders, you must do 30 seconds to 1-minute sets.
Doing it the Right Way
To achieve the correct position space your feet equal to hip-width, bent your knees slightly, hold one dumbbell in each hand, and place your left foot forward. Try to maintain a 45°-angle with your back foot, positioning your body sideways. Place your arms up in a manner where your palms are facing the sides of your face. In a punching motion push right arm out and bring it to its original position, switch sides and repeat it.
Try to position yourself in a way that your weight gets equally divided between both your feet. Keep looking up while keeping your chin down and exhale when you push the arm out. Do not fully stretch your arms.
Double Leg Donkey Kicks
The double leg donkey kicks target the shoulders along with the glutes and hips. This shoulder exercise does not require any equipment. It is a form of full-body cardio which is ideal for enhancing the strength of the upper body. It is also beneficial for raising the heart rate while improving flexibility. Do at least two sets with each set consisting of 10 repetitions at most.
Doing it the Right Way
Take the initial position similar to the downward dog pose. Your arms and legs must be straight, while your back should be parallel to the floor. Kick your legs by pushing off with your toes, and bend the knees. Land on your toes, keep your knees slightly bent.
Get those perfectly toned and sexy shoulders with these five simple shoulder exercises!