Looking to build a well-balanced, sustainable fitness regime? You'll need to incorporate some solid upper body work. It's all too easy to focus on leg day and cardio when we're looking for serious results, but overlooking your upper body strength is a sure-fire route to muscle imbalances, poor posture and even injury.
And you might be surprised to learn research (such as this study, published in the journal Biology (Basel)) shows that upper body training is associated with not only muscular gains, but also increased overall aerobic fitness too - so you're not compromising your cardio capacity by spending dedicated time on your chest, arms and shoulders.
