Rainy-day workout

Rainy days tend to keep us confined at home. That’s fine, but it’s surely no excuse to not exercise. Grab a couple of dumbbells and do this totalbody workout. It’s designed by Robert Dos Remedios, CSCS, a strength and conditioning coach at College of the Canyons in California. Do three or four sets of eight to 12 reps of each exercise. Rest a minute between sets and at least a day between workouts.

Build muscle when you miss the gym


1 Lunging curl to press

Stand with your shoulder blades pulled back and your arms extended up and out so your body forms a Y. With your feet slightly more than shoulder-width apart, sit back at your hips to lower your body. Go as low as possible without allowing your back to round. Squeeze your glutes and push yourself back up to the starting position. Do 12 repetitions.




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.