Many more people are rediscovering the outdoors these days and taking part in alfresco sport. In the summer months it’s 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. It’s not easy to do any weights or pull ups in the park to help tone the upper body, so what sports can you 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. If you don’t like getting wet though, this might not be the sport for you.
Rock 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. The arms are in fact called upon a lot more in most types of climbing and get a real workout. Just holding onto a climbing wall for any length of time will really tone up your upper and lower arms.
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 Dogma 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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