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Bryony Firth-Bernard

One dumbbell, five moves and 30 minutes is all you need for a total-body workout

A woman doing a dumbbell goblet squat.

When you don’t have time, or limited home gym equipment, working out can feel like a waste of time. But, we all know ‘the only bad workout is the one you didn’t do’, and this full-body workout isn’t just quick, but it requires minimal kit too, aka a single dumbbell (or kettlebell). In 30 minutes, it promises to work everything from your legs to your core, chest and arms.

You may be wondering whether even a 30-minute workout is even worth it, but it is. According to the Mayo Clinic: “You can see significant improvement in your strength with just two or three 20- or 30-minute strength training sessions a week.” A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found that 30-90 minutes of resistance training may lower the risk of early death from any cause by 10% to 20%.

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