It does not matter whether you are at home or traveling – with a pair of dumbbells, there are a whole bunch of exercises that you can do which will give you a full body workout.

We often believe that to exercise, we need sophisticated equipment and fancy routines. The power of simplicity, however, is that exercise has nothing to do with the equipment you own!

Here are 4 exercises that you can do with just a pair of dumbbells and still get a full body workout!

1.Squats

Hold the dumbbells to the side of your body, bend your knees and ensure you are comfortable with the weight. Now imagine you are sitting in a chair and have to go all the way down for it. Do this until your thighs are parallel with the floor. Make sure your knees are relaxed because you don’t want to be too stiff for this exercise.

 

2.Lateral Rise

This exercise is really simple – you just have to hold the dumbbells and lift your arms up until they reach your shoulder height and then drop your arms down. While doing this, you have to ensure your knees are not stiff but slightly bent. This is important so that you don’t hurt yourself in the process!

 

3.Bicep Curl

With a dumbbell in each hand, stand up straight. Exhale and curl the weights while you contract the biceps. Now keep raising the weights until the dumbbells are at shoulder level and your biceps are fully contracted. You can do variations of this exercise while standing up or sitting down on a bench!

 

4.Overhead Press

Stand up straight with your feet apart and knees comfortably bent. Now lift the dumbbells and place them above your shoulders. Once you have done this, lift your hands all the way up to above your head. Get back to the starting point and ensure that you do all of these moves in a controlled manner while breathing normally.

 

Refernces

https://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/main/popup/name/dumbbell-bicep-curl