Whether you’re wearing a strapless, halterneck or sleeveless gown, you might be thinking a little more about your arms and shoulders in the run-up to your wedding. But we’re not talking crash diets or punishing bootcamps - strengthening your upper body can help build more definition for your triceps, biceps and upper back, as well as improve how you hold yourself in a dress.
The good news? You don’t need an elaborate new training plan. We asked Pilates, strength and sculpt trainer Gemma Parry - who works with clients at The Louisa Drake Method, Psycle and 1Rebel - to design us a quick pre-wedding arm sculpting routine you can do at home.
“My clients love a sculpt approach to arms pre-wedding, focusing mainly around shoulders and triceps, with a little bit of biceps,” she says.
Read on for four exercises, performed as two supersets, using light dumbbells.
