[Video] One Month Slim Down with Jillian Michaels

I hate running but that is not an excuse not to exercise.

I know running is a great workout but if I hate it the benefits are somewhat irrelevant. The key is to find something I enjoy, something that I won't quit. 

I started dumbbell training at home last year and fell in love with that. What can't you do with a pair of dumbbells? 

I stumbled across one of Jillian Micheal's workout video on YouTube and that is how I was introduced to compound exercise with dumbbell.

Compound exercises are multi-joint movements that work several muscles or muscle groups at one time. 

I love this compound exercise ideas!

A great example of a compound exercise are:

• Dumbbell squats with shoulder press
• Lunge with dumbbell overhead press
• Lateral lunge with single-arm dumbbell curl to overhead press
• Squats to dumbell biceps curls

Why Use Compound Exercises? 

According to Sports Medicine, using more muscle groups. . . 

• means more calories burned during exercise. 
• simulates real-world exercises and activities. 
• allows you to get a full body workout faster. 
• improves coordination, reaction time and balance. 
• improves joint stability and improves muscle balance across a joint. 
• decreases the risk of injury during sports. 
• keeps your heart rate up and provides cardiovascular benefits. 
• allows you to exercise longer with less muscle fatigue. 
• allows you to lift heavier loads and build more strength.

Workout Tutorial : One Month Slim Down with Jillian Michales

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1. Strength Training For Women: Tone Up, Burn Calories, Stay Strong
2. Strength Training for Beginners: A Step-By-Step Program to Prevent Osteoporosis and Stay Fit and Active for Life (Harperresource Books)
3. Strength Training on the Ball: A Pilates Approach to Optimal Strength and Balance
4. Strength Training Over 50: Stay Fit and Fabulous
5. Quick Strength for Runners: 8 Weeks to a Better Runner's Body
6. Strength Training For Runners: The Best Forms of Weight Training for Runners (Ultimate How To Guides) 
7. Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action
8. Weight Training For Dummies
9. You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises
10. Strength Training for Fat Loss 
11. NSCA'S Essentials of Personal Training - 2nd Edition
12. Science and Practice of Strength Training, Second Edition
13. Zen of Dumbbell Training: How to use a Dumbbell for Health, Strength, Figure and Therapy
14. The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Stronger, More Muscular YOU!
15. 101 Ways to Work Out with Weights: Effective Exercises to Sculpt Your Body and Burn Fat!
16. The Women's Health Big Book of Exercises: Four Weeks to a Leaner, Sexier, Healthier YOU!
17. 1001 Dumbbell Exercises: A Compendium of Instructional Drawings
18. Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength
19. Dumbbell Training for Strength And Fitness by Brzycki, Matt, Fornicola, Fred (2006) Paperback
20. Resistance Band Workbook: Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide to Stretching, Strengthening and Rehabilitative Techniques
21. The Russian Kettlebell Challenge: Xtreme Fitness for Hard Living Comrades
22. Enter The Kettlebell! Strength Secret of The Soviet Supermen
23. Body Sculpting with Kettlebells for Women: Over 50 Total Body Exercises (Body Sculpting Bible).
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27. Strength Ball Training-2nd Edition 
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29. 101 Strength Training Workouts & Strategies (101 Workouts) 
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35. Essentials of Strength Training and Conditioning - 3rd Edition

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