Start Lifting Weights

Resistance training is a kind of exercise that includes working against a force in order to enhance muscle growth and strength. A common example is weight lifting. While it may not induce a particular fat reduction in your arms, it can assist enhance overall fat loss and tone your arms, making them seem thinner. One 12-week trial of 28 women with type 2 diabetes, for example, found that doing low-intensity resistance exercise boosted overall fat reduction while enhancing muscle mass and strength.

Another research of 109 persons found that strength training alone or in combination with aerobic exercise was more effective than aerobic exercise alone at improving lean body mass. Building lean body mass can assist raise metabolism and the number of calories expended at rest throughout the day. Exercises that can help tone your arms and increase muscular mass include bicep curls, overhead tricep extensions, overhead presses, and upright rows.