5 Quick Workouts For Tight Arms

Name: Super Delicious Peach Smoothie
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup peaches, chopped; 1 orange, juiced; 1 Tbsp yogurt

Last updated on June 10th, 2018 at 04:21 pm

If you want to get rid of arm flab and get toned and tight arms without bulking up, these arm workouts for women are what you need. Well if you’re a woman…but even if you’re a man you can do these. And AT HOME! You only need 10 minutes (or 4), a mat & some hand weights.

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Now if there’s one thing that I never cared about exercising, EVER, it was my arms. I was obsessed with abs (and where did that get me? nowhere), legs, butt, even my chubby face.

But arms?

I carry my grocery bags & my books, that’s enough.

Add to this that I was afraid I’d look like a man if I lift 2 lbs dumbbells. Each side.

Arms were a forgotten part in my exercise plan.

Now things have changed.

I’m not in my 20-ies anymore and don’t just burn calories and build muscle simply because I’m breathing.

A year ago I came to realize I have flabby arms. And not only that. Last year I even realized I had cellulite on my arms when I was trying on a top in a store. Yes, cellulite (let’s get the pity party started right now).

Man, I hate that dressing room lighting with all my heart and I hope it just dies. Thomas Edison, someone is abusing your invention and I don’t like it.

Goals for these arm workouts

So the one thing I’m obsessed with now is toning and tightening my arms.

My goal is to be able to wear a cute top and wave at the same time without bursting into embarrassed tears.

But also to be able to carry heavy things without being sore the next day.

The other goal, that’s actually most important to me is to improve my posture. With most arm workouts you also train your upper body and strengthen your neck and shoulder muscles. Which, if you’re sitting all day long, are probably very weak and might be causing you some pain. Well, mine are and therefore I have bad posture and neck and shoulder pain. So even if that’s your complaint – arm workouts will help.

You know where this is going, right?

Yes! I found and tried some videos on Youtube to help tighten and tone the arms.

You don’t need a gym membership or to lift a million and ten pounds.

In some of the workouts you don’t even need any equipment.

It’s important to have a variety of workouts, so you can switch things up and not get bored. But also when you do a different workout every time, you train different muscles, so give these a try.

All you need is:

(love)

some space

four to ten minutes

an exercise mat

hand weights (only for 2 of these workouts)

Tighten and Tone Your Arms:

Workouts For Women

4-Minute Arm Dance Workout by Popsugar Fitness. I tried this no equipment arm toning workout two days ago & loved it! It was short, sweet, fun and I didn’t need anything besides my arms and the rest of my body. It burned the shoulders and the arms. Stretch after so you’re not sore like I was the next day.

8-Minute Barre Arms Workout by Barre Fitness. Lately I really love barre/ballet workouts. For me they’re like Pilates, but standing. And this channel is probably my favorite. Their workouts are 10 minutes long on average, but very effective and great if you want to do something other than yoga in the morning. For a complete arm workout that also tones other parts of your body, I highly recommend this routine – you only need some hand weights.

4-Minute Power Yoga Workout For Toned Arms by SarahBethYoga. Tough, but really good! I was having some difficulties with the modified push-ups in the beginning, because of my wrists (they also hurt), but this is an AWESOME workout. Apparently this is the kind of yoga you can actually lose weight with. Here you only need a good exercise mat.

5-Minute Sexy, Sculpted Arm Workout by Popsugar Fitness. This has been one of my go-to, quick arm workouts for a long time. It tones arms, neck & shoulder muscles, I love it. I used 3-pounds here and it was enough to make me cry a little.

10-Minute Long & Lean Ballet Arms Workout by BeFiT. Last but definitely not least is this super intense ballet workout for long and lean arms. True, when the trainer does these moves they look like ballet, with me they look like I’m just really helpless. It doesn’t seem like much, but folks, these HURT. Seriously. This workout just proves you really need only your arms to tone them.

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I hope you enjoy these workouts and do them whenever you find time – I felt a change within a week after doing them 3-4 times. So definitely worth a try!

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The Mindset That Will Keep You Motivated To Eat Healthy and Exercise

Raise your hand if you’ve ever said you need to eat healthier and exercise to lose weight or change something else about the way you look.

Okay, I can’t type with one hand, but yeah me too.

This is true for my mother, my sister, my friends, every woman I know. Every woman I know has something about her body she doesn’t like and has tried to change with diet or exercise. I’m no exception.

We do what we can for a week, we eat healthy, we drag ourselves to the gym, we beat ourselves up when we can’t follow “the rules” and fall off that damn wagon, then we just continue with our lives until next time. While of course still blaming ourselves we’re not perfect and obviously unable to keep it all together.

Why doing it to lose those stupid 10 pounds in one month doesn’t work.

Losing weight, improving your skin, getting toned are not real reasons to eat healthier or to exercise every day. And unfortunately being healthy isn’t it either.

You know why?

Because there are “easier” options to achieve all of those things.

Why waste all that precious time and energy to achieve something, when you can do so without much effort and time invested?

It sounds easy enough to eat better for 3 weeks and drop 10 pounds. It’s not hard…but those 3 weeks, you’ve got to get through them, right?

You know what’s easier?

Not doing it.

The truth is, today, you can always look better or lose weight even if you don’t put in the effort or change anything about your lifestyle (at least for a brief moment). Here are some options:

plastic surgery
make up
diet pills
detox teas
go to a massage instead of doing exercise
body wraps
starve yourself instead of eating in moderation

Shortcuts don’t bring lasting change, but we try anyway

I remember, when I was a kid, my mom and dad even got some ab thing that would electrocute your abdominals, so you get abs…The infomercial showed a happy couple sitting there watching TV while getting their abdominals electrocuted. Then they smiled and showed their ripped bodies.

My mom: “I seriously can’t think of a reason how this would not work???? We obviously HAVE TO buy it.”

She didn’t put it this way, but they really got this ridiculous thing. And surprise: None of us got abs. Yes, I was 9 and I also tried it.

Trust your feelings and go for them, not for numbers.

Now, if not for weight loss or changing the way you look, why else would you want to eat healthier, exercise and live a healthier life? Here’s a reason:

To change the way you feel and the way you live your life. Every. Single. Day.

Not just the way you feel in a dress 5 months from now. But how you feel today.

I talked about this here and here, but eating healthy and working out have an immediate effect on the way you feel.

Appreciating the difference in how you feel is key to staying motivated.

So even if you don’t see changes right from the first day or week, you’ll feel different. Maybe nothing major, but if you pay attention, you’ll notice a difference. This difference in how you feel is key to staying motivated. Those feelings are going to pull you toward what you want. They will make you do what you have to do every day to get to your goal. And to stay there.

It’s frustrating when you’ve been putting in effort for a week and see just one sad pound go away. That’s why you’ve been working so hard?

Peach Smoothie – 3-Ingredients and Super Delicious

Got some peaches and don’t know what to do with them? Make this delicious peach smoothie!

I’m so excited for this recipe, guys! Like I actually think these pics look good and also this smoothie is taking over my life right now.

I’ve ignored peaches for a while now – I thought I’m allergic to them, plus didn’t really see the point in eating peaches when there’s watermelon right there.

Poor peaches have some competition when it’s their time to shine – strawberries, watermelon, melon, so so many delicious fruits during summer!

But this summer I found a place in my heart and mouth for peaches too – turns out I’m not allergic and they’re delicious!

Yogurt’s not cool anymore, but…

I know yogurt’s not cool anymore, but I used it to make this super simple tasty peach smoothie. And you know what? It’s my favorite smoothie right now.

If you can’t eat yogurt you can still make this smoothie with some coconut cream (top part of a coconut milk can) or coconut yogurt (other vegan/paleo type of your choice).

Have not tried this with cashews or nut butters, but might work as well.

How To Make This Creamy Peach Smoothie

You start by peeling a peach, maybe two. Slice and put into your blender.

Then you juice an orange. Add that juice + 1-2 Tbsp yogurt (or coconut cream/ vegan yogurt) to the peaches and blend your heard out.

Now you’ve got a creamy and refreshing smoothie.

To make this smoothie cooler and creamier use frozen peaches or add ice cubes to the mixture.

Pour into a glass and top with some chopped peaches – loved these chunks as I was drinking it!

I hope you enjoy the smoothie as much as I do!

Here’s the printable recipe.

Super Delicious Peach Smoothie

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Total Time: 3 minutes

Category: Smoothies

Yield: 1

This peach smoothie is my new obsession - it’s the perfect sweet, healthy snack! Use frozen peaches to make this smoothie creamier and cooler!

Ingredients

1 cup peaches, chopped
1 orange, juiced
1 Tbsp yogurt

Instructions

Remove seeds from the peaches. For a smoother texture remove also the peel. Chop the fruit, leave a few chunks for decoration.
Juice orange.
Add all ingredients to your blender and blend until smooth. If you need to, add some water to make the smoothie less thick.
Enjoy!

Notes

To make this smoothie cooler use frozen peaches or add ice cubes to the mixture.

https://www.beautybites.org/peach-smoothie/

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Tomato Cucumber Salad – A Special Recipe

I don’t know how many tomato cucumber salads I’ve eaten in my life, but this one’s something special. It’s full of freshness and flavor, but also low-carb, vegan, paleo and gluten-free.

So, first of all, excuse this salad for the pictures, but it was dark while I was making it. My fault completely.

Second, don’t judge a book by it’s last page and don’t judge this salad by its terrible look.

Making a tomato and cucumber salad is pretty obvious right?

You chop tomatoes, cucumbers, some onion, add olive oil, vinegar and salt and you’re ready.

This one is different. It’s not your average tomato cucumber salad – it’s special. It’s spicy, it’s fresh and it’s flavorful.

Overnight Oats With Cherries, Banana & Nuts – Quick Vegan Breakfast

Make these easy overnight oats with cherries, banana and nuts tonight and wake up to a vegan breakfast that tastes like dessert tomorrow morning! This is the perfect on the go healthy breakfast recipe.

Been a while since I made overnight oats to be honest with you.

Probably because 2 years ago I couldn’t get enough of them. I was eating those soaked oats every single day and not just for breakfast!

No, no no.

Lunch, dessert, sometimes even a quick snack.

And I didn’t get sick of them. But then…

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Winter came and all my overnight oats eating just stopped.

And the habit faded.

This summer, it came back and I’ve got a real easy and healthy overnight oats recipe to share.

It’s creamy overnight oats with banana, cherries, peanut butter and walnuts and it tastes like dessert. But it’s healthy. I love EVERYTHING about this recipe.

Oh the cherries… I’ve been having so many delicious sweet sweet cherries.

With peanut butter & banana this is definitely not the lightest recipe, but it’s healthy, high-fibre, high-protein and will keep you full longer.

It made me feel really satisfied and I didn’t need to eat that much later. Which, I’m trying to get fitter and control my overeating habit (especially while sitting at the desk!) – so this is BINGO.

Low-Carb Vegan Tacos Exist And Here’s The Recipe

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These are low-carb vegan lettuce “tacos” – soy-free, gluten-free and paleo. Yes, I created a monster. Super easy, but amazingly delicious!

Okay, everyone: relax, I’m alive.

That seagull scratch did not kill me. Try your luck somewhere else you crazy monster.

He did fly away with my pizza though. Up in the sky and left me embarrassed and paranoid to lick my wounds on the ground like an animal.

This is what I deserve? This is what I deserve after I’ve been feeding your whole family for years now?

Ungrateful jerk.

Now, back to the most important question in the history of the world:

Can you be vegan and low-carb at the same time?

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Friend, I don’t know about you, but these lettuce tacos certainly are.

And they’re so easy.

You basically put stuff into your food processor and pulse like crazy.

Or like a boss. (If I see another article about someone doing something like a boss I will vomit all over the internet)

So, these vegan wraps are ALMOST raw – no cooking and no heat.

I say almost because I used tomato paste and not sun-dried tomatoes for the nut-meat. I think soaking sun-dried tomatoes would cause me a lot of pain right now. Like when would I even think of soaking (or buying) sun-dried tomatoes?

I NEED FOOD AND I NEED IT NOW!

So these low-carb vegan wraps?

Seeds + nuts + some vegetables + herbs + spices + garlic + food processor = EASY QUICK VEGAN MEAL

After solving the equation above, you put whatever you just made into a lettuce leaf and call it a lettuce taco.

Mind Blowing Lentil Salad Dip Recipe

Last updated on July 24th, 2018 at 07:58 pm

This healthy lentil recipe beats every dream of lentils I ever had – it’s healthy, high-fiber, satisfying, easy and soooo unbelievably perfect! I call it a lentil salad dip, but if you’ve got a better name for this delicious creation – let me know please!

Okay, okay okay. So it’s 726 degrees out there. And by out there I don’t mean hell. I mean outside. Nature, outside, not computer…out.

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And the last thing you probably want to deal with is a giant pot of steaming hot lentils, right?

Tell me about it.

Remember last week when I was talking about leftovers and everyone thought “WTF is happening here”?

Well, I had just cooked that giant pot of lentils and wanted to feed it to the seagulls because I realized “Ummm. It’s too hot for that ish. I can’t eat it two days in a row.” I don’t even know what ish means, I see Beyoncé uses it. Issues?

Btw. Last week a HUGE freakin seagull attacked me, grabbed the pizza I was holding out of my hand, scratched my finger and flew away, before I could even protect myself or spit on him. I just hope I won’t get any flesh eating infection like this guy, for now I’m fine. And I thought pizza rat was something special. If I wasn’t scared like a rabbit, I’d probably think it was funny.

At least everyone else thought so.

Those seagulls are criminals.

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Anyway, writing that ****genius**** leftover post inspired me to do something with my leftovers.

And boy, I’ve never been glad-der in my life.

I was imagining a dip or a salad or a hummus – anything that I didn’t need to eat warm.

I did a quick google search for lentil dip and they all looked good, but I saw one picture that made the saliva stream into my mouth and then…naturally out of it. (you can see the picture and recipe here)

Some sparks flew everywhere and it was done.

I didn’t read the recipe, I’m sure it’s something completely different and super delicious.

But that picture…I just couldn’t get it out of my head for hours.

I fell in love, people.