BRING ON THE BIG GUNS

Want to wipe out your working-from-home posture issues while upscaling your arms? Welcome to the TOWEL GUN WALK

Upscale your arms and wipe away your WFH posture issues in one move with the towel gun walk

The jury is out on exactly how many steps we need to take per day – after all, 10,000 is just an arbitrary number – but if you bring a kettlebell along for some of them, you’ll feel the benefits with every stride.

“I absolutely love this move,” says MH fitness editor Andrew Tracey. “It sits between isometric and dynamic loading: you’re hitting your biceps with a static move, while building your core stability and working your traps, scapula and upper back.”

It’s also an “anti-flexion” exercise, which is essential for those of us hunched over a desk all day. “Because you’re holding a weight in front of you, every step will try to collapse your core,” says Tracey. “To prevent this, your scapula retracts and your upper back, rhomboids and erectors keep you upright, while your core works to stop you folding over.”

If all you have is a heavy kettlebell, perform quick

10m shuttles. But if you have access to more manageable weights, try this protocol.

Walk 12.5m and back – every minute, on the minute – resting for the remainder of your 60 seconds, before going again. “That’s a lot of time under tension for your biceps and those postural muscles,” says

Tracey. Get moving.