Upper Body Workout for Your Upcoming Wedding Event!

West Kept Secret has you covered for low impact, high burn workouts to trim and tone your arms and back for that special wedding event you have coming up! Whether you’re a guest, a wedding party member, or the bride or groom yourself – these tips are for you!

Workout Focus: Arms & Back (triceps, shoulders, biceps, lats, traps, rhomboids)
Equipment needed: One light resistance band/yoga mat
Interval: Complete 50 reps of each movement below x 3 rounds (or as many as you have time for!)

1. 10 Narrow Push-Ups
   • Start in a plank position on your palms the distance of the yoga mat. Bend your elbows, while trying to touch your chest to the ground.
2. 50 Front Shoulder Pulses
   • Step into the band with one leg in front. Make sure your weight is centered. Lift arms up in line with the shoulders. Pulse them up an inch and down an inch for 50 reps.
3. 50 Scissor Shoulder Pulses
   • Step into the band with one leg in front. Make sure your weight is centered. Lift arms up in line with the shoulders. Criss-cross them over top of one another for 50 reps.
4. 50 Bicep Curls
   • Step into the band with one leg in front. Make sure your weight is centered. Lift arms up in line with the shoulders and bend them in and out for 50 reps.
5. Tricep Pulses
   • Step into the band with both legs. Make sure your weight is centered. Lift arms up overhead and turn the palms inward towards each other. Bend and extend the arms up and down for 50 reps.
6. 10 Wide Push-Ups
   • Start in a plank position on your palms wider than the distance of the yoga mat. Bend your elbows, while trying to touch your chest to the ground.
7. Nosedive Exercise
   • Start in a downward dog position. Face forehead towards yoga mat/ground. Bend the arms to tap the top of the forehead to the mat. This equals one rep. To modify exercise, go halfway down.

- Marissa West, ACE CPT and Heidi Schmidt, NASM CPT