I'm a personal trainer—these are the three moves you should focus on if you're new to strength training

Woman doing a squat with light weights in a stylish living room.

Certain compound exercises crop up again and again in strength training workouts. These tried and tested exercises are simple yet effective muscle-builders, which can be scaled to suit any fitness level.

I've created a simple routine that features three of these moves: the squat, deadlift and reverse lunge. All you need to do the sequence is a mat and a set of dumbbells.