11/6 TGIF Daily Dose of Exercise Motivation - 30 min Upper Body Blitz!

I'm posting early tonight because I'm going to try and pull myself out of my funk and gear up for NYC!

I probably won't get my exercise in (again!!) - Hey, maybe THAT's why I'm having a hard time tonight. Hmm... Please, someone, anyone, exercise for me today! LOL!

30-Minute Upper-Body Blitz

Forget hand weights or park-bench push-ups. You can walk your way to sleek shoulders, a sculpted back and toned arms without them. "Just making fists with your hands for these moves signals the arm muscles to contract and adds a little extra burn," says walking pro Tina Vindum.

The Routine
Warm up by doing three big, slow arm circles in each direction to prime your shoulder joints. Walk for 5 minutes, then do the first exercise here, matching the pace of the arm movements to your footfalls -- no stopping! Repeat until you've done all four moves; finish with 5 minutes of walking.

Upright Row

Targets: Shoulders, upper back, and abs

• Make a fist with each hand and start with hands near hips, palms facing you.
• Bring both fists up to armpits, skimming torso with knuckles and keeping elbows bent out to sides higher than hands throughout movement.
• Squeeze shoulder blades and upper-back muscles together to draw elbows back, raising fists to shoulder height.
• Lower hands to start.
• Do 25 reps.

Chest Press

• Targets: Chest, biceps, and abs

• Make a fist with each hand, arms straight down by sides, palms forward. (Beginners can keep hands open.)
• Keeping shoulders down and back, contract abs and lift both arms straight in front of you, palms up, to press pinkies together at shoulder height.
• Squeeze chest, then lower arms to start.
• Do 25 reps.

Lateral Press

Targets: Shoulders and triceps

• Make a fist with each hand and raise elbows out to sides at shoulder height, fists at armpits, palms facing in.
• Keeping elbows fixed at shoulder height (as if you have a broomstick over shoulders), slowly swing fists down until they're perpendicular to ground and then out, ending with arms extended straight out to sides, palms facing behind you.
• Bend elbows to return to start.
• Do 25 reps.

One-Arm Reverse Fly

Target: Shoulders

• Place left hand on left hip and, making a fist with right hand, rest it on top of left hand, palm facing in. Draw shoulders down and back.
• With right elbow slightly bent, lift right arm on a diagonal to right and up, ending with right hand slightly higher than right shoulder, palm forward.
• Lower right arm to return to start.
• Do 25 reps. Switch arms, repeat.

This is a great walking - upper body routine!

It's not difficult and only takes 30 mins.

Who's working out Friday?