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    Tuesday, October 17, 2017

    Pump you up: Exercise with dumbbells

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    • Exercise and Fitness
    • Learn ways to get and stay physically fit

    The CrossFit phenomenon has proven what Rocky Balboa always knew: You don’t need an expensive gym or sophisticated equipment to get in shape.

    “A set of dumbbells and a willingness to use them can work wonders,” says Robert Freed, D.O., an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, Minnesota

    Watch this video if you’re willing, and able, to get pumped up, to try these basic, but effective, moves for beginners:

    The video includes:

    • Bent over row
    • Biceps curl
    • Calf raise
    • Chest press
    • Reverse fly
    • Squat
    • Triceps extension

    Excerpted from mayoclinic.org

    Topics in this Post
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