Exercise Directory: Tick Tocks with Arm Lift

The Standing Tick Tock with Arm Lift received its name because it mimics the motion of the hand on a Grandfather clock [kind of]. The exercise works your back along with your obliques [AKA: The Love Handles] ... and adds the arm as a bonus bonus.

STEP #1: Stand tall holding a dumbbell in each hand. You can actually execute the movement without any weight. Tighten your core throughout this entire exercise [booty, belly, back ...].

STEP #2: Lower the weight that you are holding with your right hand straight down the side of your right thigh ... getting as deep of a bend as your body will allow. Be cautious at first because you want to understand your limitations ... without straining your back/body. As you bend to the right, lift your left arm/dumbbell up the side of your body.

STEP #3: Straighten your body so that you are standing straight and tall ... and both dumbbells are at arm's length.

Side View:

Front View:

STEP #4: Bend your body the opposite direction ... lowering the weight that you are holding in your left hand down the side of your left thigh. Once again bend as deep as your body will allow without straining your back/body. As you bend to the left, lift your right arm/dumbbell up the side of your body.

STEP #5: Straighten your body so that you are standing straight and tall ... and both dumbbells are at arm's length.

STEP #6: Rest. Repeat.

NOTE: This should not bother your back. If it does, stop doing it. This exercise is going to increase your range of motion, tighten your core [abs, bum, obliques], and help increase your balance.