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Lower-Body Blast Workout
Karen Pearson
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Get a sexy backside and sleek, sculpted legs with this fun 15-minute routine.
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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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Whilst doing something is better than doing nothing, the circuit's effectiveness in improving both cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength / tone would be considerably improved if there was a focus on starting with heavier dumbbells (e.g. 8-10lb), increasing the weights further as fitness improves and by carefully controlling rest time between sets. It's a myth that women should fear becoming bulky - genetically impossible without steroids.
4/3/2013 05:02:06 PM Report AbuseHere is the bummer; readers are the only people who read these comments!! Never the people from the magazine! Why bother?
2/18/2013 06:43:11 PM Report AbuseThe thigh muscles are the largest in the human body (quads and ham) and burn the most calories when worked. This is a great. easy exercise but for those with bad knees (like me) it hurts just looking at it. Bicycling is a good low impact way to work these muscles.
2/11/2013 08:01:23 PM Report Abusei feel it!!
1/31/2013 11:58:35 AM Report Abuse15 mins if you do 3 sets of each? Im not sure, you should rest in between exercises, this will take 30 mins.
10/1/2012 01:33:43 PM Report Abuse