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These moves engage more muscle groups, are more challenging for you, and willburn more caloriesthan cardio.

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Here’s a 15-minute total-body workout that focuses on strength exercises to get you into shape.

Set a timer for 15 minutes, and perform a giant circuit of the following exercises back to back.

Maintain a tall chest and a tight core as you press your hips back.

dumbbell clean exercise part of 15-minute total-body workout

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Then, pop your hips forward, and “clean” the weight up to your shoulders.

Next, squat down until your hips are parallel to the floor.

Drive through the heels, and explode up.

Press the weights up, and hold them with your elbows high.

Reverse the motion by lowering the weights back down to the starting position before performing the next rep.

Complete eight reps.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

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2.

Complete five reps per arm.

Perform a reverse lunge by stepping back with one leg and firmly planting your foot on the floor.

Take that same leg, step through, and plant your heel firmly on top of the bench.

Keeping your core tight, lean forward and drive through the heel, flexing your glute to come up.

Reverse the motion and then perform another rep.

Complete six to eight reps for each leg.

Press the dumbbells halfway up, then back down, and then all the way up.

That counts as one rep.

Complete eight reps.

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5.

Flex your biceps hard, then lower under control until your arms are completely straight before performing another rep.

Complete 12 reps.

6.

Complete 10 to 12 reps.

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7.

Leg Lifts Over Dumbbell

Begin leg lifts by placing a dumbbell (or elevated marker) before you.

Raise your legs over and back, maintaining tension in your core throughout the exercise.

Complete 10 reps.

8.

With your arms straight, crunch up while pushing your arms toward the sky.

Complete 10 to 15 reps.