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How To Work The Upper Body Outside

Many more people are rediscovering the outdoors these days and taking part in alfresco sport. Just ask yourself if you would prefer being confined to an indoor sport hall or out in the fresh air and wonderful sunshine. The draw back of sports done outdoors though is that most of them are biased towards working the lower body.Short of doing just press ups and pull ups on a tree, its not always easy to think of activities that work the upper body well, here are some that do?

Kayaking. A great number of boating sports like canoeing, rowing and especially kayaking focus a great deal on working the upper body. As this is where all the propulsion and stabilising comes from, the shoulders especially get a fantastic workout. The best part is that when you get tired you can just up ores and let the river currents take you for a while. If your not keen on water however, this sport might be best avoided to be honest.

Climbing. Its not easy to find sports that put pressure on every single muscle in the body, but rock climbing is one of them. That said, your legs are not actually worked as much as you might think as a lot of the grip comes from special sticky slim line shoes that look like cycling shoes. Conversely, a lot of the power and endurance work is provided by the arms during climbing. Simply keeping yourself vertical on a climbing wall can be an effort and the muscles of the lower arm and shoulders will be toned in no time.

Hand Bikes. More people ride bikes outside than take part in any other sporting activity. Having said this, cycling is more of a leg sport than an arm workout. Hand bikes however such as Pinarello ones are geared in such a way that you can pick up some great speed just by turning your arms. They also make a great mode of transport for people who do not have the use of their legs.

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