Trainer Pippa Sealey recommends shorter rests and single-sided exercises to make home dumbbell workouts more challenging without heavier weights.
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This Is The Dumbbell Workout A Personal Trainer Recommends For People Who Want To Build Strength Without Going To The Gym
Personal trainer Pippa Sealey’s home routine pairs dumbbell exercises, bodyweight moves, tempo and supersets to work multiple muscle groups.
The Four Best Kettlebell Moves For Beginners Who Want To Build Full-body Strength
A Fit&Well trainer outlines four kettlebell exercises, suggested repetitions and form cues, while advising beginners to learn basic lifts first.
Runners—this Four-move Lower-body Workout Will Help You Build The Strength And Stability For Faster Race Times
Fit&Well shares a four-exercise lower-body routine for runners, with step-downs, deadlifts, lunges and suitcase marches.
I Asked A Pilates Instructor For The Best Exercises To Strengthen Your Deep Core—these Were Her Top Four
A Pilates instructor recommends four controlled exercises to challenge deep-core stability, with form cues and suggested sets and repetitions.
The Four Best Exercises For Building Strength And Balance In Later Life
A Fit&Well instructor recommends four simple exercises for strength and balance, with controlled weights and chair support as needed.
This 59-Year-old Trainer Doesn’t Lift Heavy Weights, But She’s The Strongest She’s Ever Been—this Is The Resistance Band Workout She Recommends For Beginners
Trainer Jill Brown says she avoids heavy lifting because of injuries and recommends a gradual, six-move resistance-band routine for beginners.
These Three Dumbbell Moves Strengthen Your Core More Than Crunches Or Planks, According To A Personal Trainer Who Works With Seniors
A trainer who works with older adults recommends three standing dumbbell exercises, while the claim they outperform crunches or planks is not supported by cited comparisons.
Your Body Moves In Multiple Directions—here’s How To Train It To Build Well-rounded Strength, Balance And Coordination
Trainer Angela Wilkinson outlines a five-move resistance-band circuit for strength, balance and coordination across different movement directions.
I’m A Personal Trainer And If I Only Had 15 Minutes To Build Full-body Strength, Here’s What I’d Do
A Fit&Well trainer shares a 15-minute, four-move dumbbell circuit for full-body strength when time is short. Here’s what it involves.