Short Equipment-Light Workouts for Arms and Core

Recent coverage shifts from culturally rooted movement workouts to short, equipment-light routines and form-first coaching for arm and core conditioning. Men’s Journal presents trainer Justin Kraft’s arm-day plan combining compound and isolation moves (examples: band pull-aparts, EZ-bar curls) to target biceps, triceps, forearms, shoulders and scapular stabilizers. The Times of India lists 10 easy at-home arm exercises using dumbbells or resistance bands—such as wall angels and lateral raises—and notes small studies showing modest muscle and flexibility gains. Today recommends bicycle crunches over regular crunches because they better recruit the obliques, improve stability and coordination, and should be done slowly with proper breathing; it also reiterates that spot reduction is a myth. For efficient full-body and core options, Tom’s Guide offers a 20-minute resistance-band routine covering the five movement patterns (squat, hinge, push, pull, carry), while Women’s Health provides a six-minute Pilates-based core circuit (optional dumbbell) to build muscular endurance and mobility.