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Jessica Downey

Forget the gym — this 5-move dumbbell exercise sculpts your entire body in just 30 minutes

A photo of a man performing a dumbbell push up.

Short on time? No problem. This full-body dumbbell workout only steals 30 minutes of your day and requires just one set of dumbbells. This is especially a great workout to use over the Christmas period when you want to fit in a quick bit of exercise without going to the gym.

As already mentioned, this workout does require a set of dumbbells. This style of weight is a great piece of equipment for home workouts and enhances many of the best exercises for building full-body strength. It’s not too late to add a pair to your list for Santa. If you are, we recommend opting for the best adjustable dumbbells. This type of dumbbell provides versatile and space-efficient fitness equipment, allowing customizable weight settings for varied strength training exercises.

Now, if you're doubting the power of at-home dumbbell workouts and whether or not they can build muscle like popular machines at the gym can, hear us out. A study comparing the effects of a 10-week resistance training program using only machines, only free weights, or a combination of both on adult males found that regardless of the equipment used, participants experienced similar improvements in muscle size, strength, and functional ability. 

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