{"id":558,"date":"2013-10-08T06:14:05","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T06:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livelongerrunning.com\/?p=558"},"modified":"2018-02-16T14:21:59","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:21:59","slug":"tips-for-building-upper-body-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livelongerrunning.com\/tips-for-building-upper-body-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Building Upper Body Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although you may think that your treadmill is only good for building up strength in the muscles of your lower body, such as your glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves, the truth is that you can also get a great upper body workout every time you get on your machine, as long as you know what routines to include and what equipment to use. So if you are looking for even more of a total body workout on your favorite treadmill, whether you own one of your own at home or you prefer to use the ones that are available at your local gym, continue reading.<\/p>\n

The tips below will show you how you can take an average cardiovascular and lower body workout on any treadmill and transform it into a workout that does so much more by also building up strength in the muscles of your upper body at the very same time, thereby saving you time and allowing you to work more muscle groups at once so you can spend less time working out and more time showing off the results of your efforts.<\/p>\n

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The truth is that you can also get a great upper body workout every time you get on your treadmill machine, as long as you know what routines to include and what equipment to use<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Add Wrist Weights<\/b><\/h2>\n

A super easy way to take your typical cardio workout to the next level is by adding weights to your wrists and ankles. The added weight on these key joints will make it harder for you to achieve the same goals that you were easily accomplishing without the weights, so they are a great way to begin pushing past an annoying plateau and start building up even more strength and endurance<\/a> again.<\/p>\n

If you have wrist weights on and you keep your arms bent as you run on your treadmill, you will notice that the extra weight puts more strain on your biceps, so you will notice that, over time, your arms begin to firm up and look better than they did before you started incorporating these weights into your cardio workout routine<\/a>.<\/p>\n