Get big with these indoor moves
Photographs by: Beth Bischoff, Edited by: Liesa Goins
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Shorter days and colder weather tend to keep us at home. That's fine, but it's no excuse. Grab a couple of dumbbells, find a few minutes, and do this total-body workout. It's from Robert Dos Remedios, C.S.C.S., a strength and conditioning coach at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. Do three or four sets of eight to 12 repetitions of each exercise. Rest a minute between sets and at least a day between workouts.
1. Lunging Curl to Press
Stand holding a pair of dumbbells at your sides, palms toward you. As you begin to curl the weights up to your shoulders, take a large step forward with your right foot; your hands should reach shoulder height by the time your foot is planted. As soon as the weights reach your shoulders, press them overhead while you lower your body until your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Fully extend your arms by the time your thigh is level. Return to the starting position, and repeat with your left leg. That's one repetition.
2. Corkscrew
Begin in a squat position--thighs parallel to the floor--holding a dumbbell with both hands at arm's length to the left of your left ankle. As you push yourself up to a standing position, keeping your arms extended, rotate your torso to bring the dumbbell above your opposite ear. Then lower the weight and your body back to the starting position. That's one repetition. Repeat on the other side.
3. Push And Row
Get in a pushup position, with your hands resting on the handles of dumbbells that are placed shoulder-width apart. Do a pushup, then pull the right-hand dumbbell up to your rib cage, keeping your body straight. Slowly lower the weight to the floor, then lift the left dumbbell and set it down. That's one repetition.

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