Five exercises, a dumbbell and 25 minutes to develop full-body strength

ActiveWorkoutsFive exercises, a dumbbell and 25 minutes to develop full-body strengthForget fancy gym equipment, one dumbbell is more than enough for this strength training sessionWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

Forget fancy gym equipment, one dumbbell is more than enough for this strength training session

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You’ll be pleased to hear that you don’t have to spend endless hours in the gym to have an effective workout or need lots of fancy equipment. In just 25 minutes you can improve the strength in your entire body – upper, lower and core – using not even apair of dumbbells, but just a single dumbbell.

If you’re someone who struggles to divide your training between your upper and lower body consistently, then full-body workouts are the way forward for you. Not only are they efficient, consisting ofcompound exercisesthat workout multiple muscles in your body at once, but they also burn more calories because of this. Plus, because lots of muscles are having to work hard at the same time, they’re a great at building strength across the entire body. Especially if you’re using a heavier weight.

For this workout you’ve got five exercises to complete and you’re going to do each one for 10 reps (on both sides where applicable). You want to use a medium to heavy dumbbell for this where the last two reps feel a lot more challenging. Between each exercise take a 45 second to a minute rest. Once you’ve completed one set, rest for 90 seconds then repeat the workout two to three more times. Here’s your workout:

Asingle kettlebellis also suitable to use for this workout if you don’t own a dumbbell, or anadjustable dumbbellis particularly handy as you can change the weight as required for different exercises. We’ve got plenty of more full-body workouts in the T3 bank too if you enjoyed this one; like thisfour-move dumbbell workout(you will need two weights for it though), or give this30 minute full-body workouta go if you’ve got more time on your hands.

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