3. Get Your Dip On

Another great exercise to help you get leaner quicker are dips. And more good news, you can do these at home too. If you have a sturdy bar, a step or even just a chair propped against a wall then you have no excuse to not get your dip on.

For this movement you’ll need to position yourself with your back against whatever object you are using, then with your hands behind you (knuckles facing forward) grip the chair and lower yourself down until your butt nearly touches the floor, then push yourself back up again.

Count to three as you go down and again as you come back up to avoid rushing through the movement. This exercise works your arms as well as your shoulders and your pectorals so you get a whole lot more bang for your buck.

4. Incorporate Lat Pulldowns

You’ll need to head to the gym for your lat pulldowns so why not incorporate it into your gym session? We promise you’ll notice the difference within days. Plus, this is the perfect exercise to do between cardio sessions because you get to sit down! That helps your heart rate lower between bursts of exercise and ultimately makes you fitter.

Using a pulldown machine, position yourself so once at chest level the bar will be just in front of you, you can do this either facing the machine or with your back to it. Grip the bar and pull it down to chest level, then slowly let the bar return to the starting position. You should feel this working your biceps and shoulders and it will give your whole upper body better definition.