Outdoor Exercises For The Upper Body
Outdoor sports and leisure activities are getting more popular all the time. In the summer months its not very enjoyable to be stuck indoors in a stuffy gym or sports hall, when you could be outside in the fresh air. 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. The arms and shoulders provide the vast majority of the movement, but the upper torso is also called upon lots to stabilise the body. The best part is that when you get tired you can just up ores and let the river currents take you for a while. A word of warning however, there is a distinct possibility you’ll get wet, especially if you’re not very good at the sport.
Rock Climbing. There are few sporting activities that demand effort from every single muscle within the body…rocking climbing is one that does. 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. The arms are in fact called upon a lot more in most types of climbing and get a real workout. 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 Biking. Bike riding is without doubt the most poplar of the outdoor sports. That said, its not the best sport in the world getting your arms in shape. 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 are often used by those who cannot use their legs, so have been designed with usability and endurance in mind.
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