--- title: Try This Fun, Effective Arm Toning Workout From Anna Kaiser description: Anna Kaiser, a celebrity trainer and the founder of AKT in Motion, shares a challenging and fun arm toning workout with a bath towel! canonical: https://time.com/5315983/arm-toning-workout-anna-kaiser/ author: Anna Kaiser article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-26T12:00:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:58:02.817Z og:title: How to Seriously Tone Your Arms With Just a Bath Towel og:description: This workout will leave you sore for days! og:url: https://time.com/5315983/arm-toning-workout-anna-kaiser/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0e21527e7aa6c5f/698933c5bc6cfc4f8e3e64ce/tone-your-arms-towel-workout.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2795 og:image:height: 1572 og:image:alt: Tone Your Arms Towel Workout og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Seriously Tone Your Arms With Just a Bath Towel twitter:description: This workout will leave you sore for days! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb0e21527e7aa6c5f/698933c5bc6cfc4f8e3e64ce/tone-your-arms-towel-workout.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Seriously Tone Your Arms With Just a Bath Towel by [Anna Kaiser](https://time.com/author/anna-kaiser/) ## Anna Kaiser Jun 26, 2018 12:00 PM UTC  Anna Kaiser, founder of AKT in Motion, demonstrating an arm toning workout with a bath towel. Anna Kaiser, founder of AKT in Motion, demonstrating an arm toning workout with a bath towel.TIME Health by [Anna Kaiser](https://time.com/author/anna-kaiser/) ## Anna Kaiser Jun 26, 2018 12:00 PM UTC One of the easiest ways to [fit in a ​workout](http://time.com/magazine/us/4475598/september-12th-2016-vol-188-no-10-u-s/) is to recruit an everyday item in your home. That’s why a towel is of one of my most beloved workout props for a fun and [effective arm workout](http://time.com/4824531/strength-training-women-exercise/). Almost everyone has an extra towel in their house, and unlike a resistance band, there’s no slack involved when you tug on one so ​there is little room for error and you engage all of your muscles. But beware, you won’t get much of a [workout](http://time.com/4474874/exercise-fitness-workouts/) with a towel if you don’t put in the work. There should be no slack in your towel during this routine! ​ Keep actively pulling out between each hand as though you are trying to rip the towel in half.​ From the towel gliders,​ to the towel tugs, this challenging upper body workout will leave you sore for days — and [deliver serious results](http://time.com/5294493/exercise-healthy-brain-aging/). **TIP:** If you’re not feeling the burn, you’re not pulling hard enough on the towel. 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