Get Your Best Body Ever: The Workout

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Get Your Best Body Ever: The Workout

Reach and Press

Targets: Shoulders, arms, abs, and legs

Holding a dumbbell in left hand, stand with feet hip-width apart, then raise left leg behind you. MAKE IT EASIER: Raise right leg instead; this helps you balance better.
Bending right knee 90 degrees, reach left hand in front of right shin as if trying to touch dumbbell to floor.
Return to single-leg standing position, bringing left hand to left shoulder, then press weight overhead, palm facing forward.
Lower weight to shoulder and repeat leg extension and arm reach.
Do 12 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

Month 2: Do 15 reps per leg.
Month 3: From reach position, row dumbbell by driving elbow directly behind you, then lower back to reach position and continue to overhead press.

Trainer's tip
Having trouble balancing? Focus on an object or a point in front of you.