Lower-Body Blast Workout

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Lower-Body Blast Workout

Behind Definer

What you'll need: a pair of 3- to 5-pound dumbbells

How it works: This workout is a circuit; perform the moves in order and then repeat the circuit to complete three sets total.

Targets: Shoulders, back, abs, butt, quads, and hamstrings

-- Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms by sides.

-- Lunge back with right leg, bending both knees 90 degrees and lifting arms to shoulder level in front of you, palms down.

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-- Stand up on left leg, then hinge forward from hips, extending right leg behind you until leg and body are parallel to floor and arms extend downward. Return to standing, touching right toes to floor behind you, and repeat lunge.

-- Do 10 to 20 reps. Switch legs; repeat.

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