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Jessica Downey

Ditch the gym! This 5-move strength workout sculpts upper body muscle with just a pair of dumbbells

A woman clutching dumbbells in front of her stomach.

Sometimes the less equipment you use in a workout, the better the results. Minimal equipment workouts require less set-up and faff throughout, and they allow you to pay full attention and time to each exercise. And, of course, it means you don't have to rely on a gym membership to get it done.

With this in mind, we've found the perfect upper-body workout that demonstrates how you can get a great strength-building session by using just a set of dumbbells. The workout comes from popular online trainer Kayla Itsines and uses five exercises to tone, sculpt and build muscle in the upper body muscles. 

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