It’s widely known that excess fat in our body accumulates in certain locations more than on others. Every person has different so called weak spots due to reason that everyone’s body is different and unique.
Excess fat can even pose a health risk if is accumulated in certain areas. According to some studies, extra weight and excess fat in stomach brings increased risk of heart diseases and even cancer while extra weight and fat around hips for example, may lead to problems with breastfeeding for nursing women’s.
For people who want to lose back fat and tone up their core, along with better look, that will bring many health benefits, such as improvements in body posture, lower risk for back injuries and back pain etc. All this is possible with right choice of back exercises and strong will. Because is proven that strength training is more effective for burning fat than cardio, in addition to this post we present 4 quick and simple exercises which will help you to burn back fat and.
4 Quick and Simple Back Exercises to Blast Back Fat
Push and Touch Exercise
This exercise targets chest, shoulders and upper back. You will need 5-8 pound dumbbells.
- Take one dumbbell in both hands, with palms facing forward,
- Slight bend at the knees and at the hips as well,
- Raise your arms up to shoulder, with palms pointing forward and pause one second,
- Bring the arms back together, touching the ends of the weights together
- Do 3 sets of 6-8 reps.
Bent-Over Circular Row Exercise
This exercise targets biceps, chest, mid and upper back. You can use dumbbells (optional)
- Bent over on 90 degrees at your hips,
- Extend hands toward floor and keep your upper body parallel with the floor,
- Slowly rotate your arms in a circular motion
- Do 3 sets of 10-12 reps.
Crisscross Reverse Fly Exercise
This exercise targets shoulders and upper back. You will need 5-8 pound dumbbells.
- Slight bent at the knees,
- Lean your torso forward,
- Lift your arms to shoulder height,
- When return in front of you with your arms, just criss-cross,
- Repeat with opposite hand crossed,
- Do 3 sets of 10-12 reps.
Elbow Kiss Exercise
This exercise targets your shoulders and chest. You will need 5-8 pound dumbbells.
- Raise your arms out to the sides to shoulder height with palms faced up
- Bend elbows to 90-degree angles
- Draw your arms together in front of your chest
- Slowly return to starting position
- Do 3 sets of 10-12 reps.
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