Muscle workouts

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Muscle workout: forearms

Forearm muscles are found between the elbow joint and the wrist on the anterior (front) of your forearm. They are made up of muscles that perform flexion at the wrist and fingers.

Muscle workout: trapezius muscles

The trapezius muscles are needed to raise your arms and they support your shoulders. Watch our short video on how best to exercise your trapezius muscles.

Muscle workout: triceps

Your triceps are the large muscle on the back of your upper arm and are responsible for the straightening of your arm. Here are two easy exercises to tone up your triceps and stabilise the extension of your elbows. You will need one dumbbell.

Muscle workout: abdominals

The abdominal muscles, also known as core muscles, are located between the ribs and the pelvis at the front of your body. Strong core muscles support your trunk and make it easier to do physical activities.

Muscle workout: thigh adductors

The fan-like thigh adductor muscles are located in the upper thigh. These muscles pull your legs together when they contract and help stabilise the hip joint and attach the pelvis to the thigh bone (femur).

Muscle workout: back

Strengthening your back muscles is important as these muscles enable you to stand up straight, they support and protect your spine and help to reach, pull and extend your arms and torso.

Muscle workout: calves

Calf muscles are located in the back of your leg, just below your knee and stabilise your ankles and feet. Doing calf muscle exercises can provide a more stable foundation for your ankles and can help prevent ankle rolling.

Muscle workout: biceps

Biceps are found on the front of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Bicep muscles are essentially used in lifting and pulling movements and help bend the forearm towards the upper arm as well as turning the palm forward or upward.

Muscle workout: deltoids

The deltoid muscle is the rounded, triangular shaped muscle on the top of the shoulders. The deltoids are responsible for lifting the arm and helping the shoulder to move.

Muscle workout: chest

Having a strong chest helps to improve the strength in your back muscles and maintain a good posture. Your chest muscles are used for moving your arms across your body and up and down as well as pushing the body away from the arms, as you do when you do push-ups.

Muscle workout: hamstrings

Hamstrings are the muscles located at the back of your thigh that run from your hip to behind your knee. Hamstrings make it possible to extend your leg straight behind your body and bend it at your knee. Healthy hamstring muscles should be strong and flexible to easily lengthen and contract your leg.