Are you going to the gym regularly but still not losing weight? Well, if that’s the case then it is time to change your exercise routine and get a new one that involves dumbbells. Dumbbells are a great way to build muscles and burn calories. Dumbbells can also help you tone your body. Here we have compiled a list of the best exercise that can boost weight loss. So, let’s upgrade your aerobics steps into lifting dumbbells.
- Dumbbell squat: To burn fat in the lower body, fitness experts suggest dumbbell squats. So, get your dumbbells and spread your feet according to your shoulders. You can use 1 dumbbell or a pair, it depends on your capacity. If you are using one dumbbell, try to keep it at chest height. In the case of two dumbbells, keep them by your shoulders by bending your elbows. Now do the squats as usual by keeping the chest up and hips back.
- Forward lunge: Follow the same procedure as mentioned above by spreading your feet according to the shoulders. Here you need to keep the dumbbells on the sides of hips. Your core and head must be straight and take one step forward and bend your knees in a lunging position. Make sure to stand up when your back knee is about to hit the ground. Do this with the other leg while keeping the dumbbells at your hip’s sides.
- Dumbbells chest press: To lose fat from the upper body, make sure to lie on a bench and hold the dumbbells in each hand. Keep them at a chest distance. Extend your arms above you while lying down and bring them closer to the chest again. Bend and straighten your arms and do a set of 10 reps.
- Renegade row: To burn stubborn fat from the core, back, trap, and triceps, you can try renegade row. In this exercise, you need to get your dumbbells in both of your hands and get in a position of a high plank. This is a little tricky because you need to balance your body on the dumbbells first. Keep the bundles exactly under your shoulders. Squeeze your abdominal muscles and pick one dumbbell to your chest height and bring it down. Now do the same with the other hand and keep doing it.
- Weighted Russiantwist: For the ultimate ab workout, sit on the ground with your knees bent and feet off the ground. Try to lean on your upper body and make sure your body is in a V shape. Now hold 1 dumbbell with both hands and bring it to each hip side by rotating a bit while keeping the body in the same V shape.
To lose weight, you must be eating with a caloric deficit. Other than that, these exercises with dumbbells will only benefit you if you do more than 8 reps. You are required to keep the rest intervals short within 90 seconds to take the advantage of these exercises.