8 Great Exercises To Tone You Up For The Holidays

Do you hate going to the gym?Well here are eight useful exercises to get tone during the holiday's without leaving home so you can fit your workout in whenever and wherever you please. Typically you need to buy a set of dumbbells which of course you will be able to use time and time again and they will certainly be worth the investment when you see the results.

# SQUATS - Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides. Keeping your back straight, slowly squat down until your thighs are almost parallel with the floor. Slowly push yourself back into a standing position and repeat. Power through your heels to stand up.

#2 LUNGES - Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding dumbbells at your sides. Take a normal step backwards with your left foot, then lower your hips until your right thigh is parallel to the floor. Push back to the start position. Repeat on the other side.

#3 CHEST PRESS - Lie with your back on a bench, feet on the floor, knees bent. Hold a dumbbell in each above your chest with the weights together, palms facing. Slowly lower the dumbbells in an arch out to your sides. Return to the start. Squeeze your cleavage when the weights meet.

#5 ROW - Stand with a dumbbell in each hand, bend forward from the waist until your back is almost parallel with the floor, bending your knees. Your arms should hang down, palms facing each other. Bend elbows and pull the dumbbells straight up. Hold for a second. Keep your back flat and pull your elbows up high.

#6 SHOULDER PRESS - Stand with your dumbbells just above your shoulders, palms facing forwards. Slowly straighten your arms, pressing the weights up. Lower shoulders. Bend your knees slightly and relax your grip.

#7 TRICEP EXTENSIONS - Stand straight holding a dumbbell vertically with both hands over your head. Slowly lower the weight behind your head, bending your arms at the elbows. Raise back to the start. Keep forearms close to the sides of your head.

#8 BICEP CURLS - Stand with a dumbbell in each hand with your arms hanging straight down, palms facing forwards. Keeping your elbows tucked into your body slowly curl the weights up. Slowly lower. Keep your upper arms pinned to your body.

Make sure you keep to a regular routine with these exercises and you will soon notice a huge difference in the way you look and feel to stay toned
up for the Holidays.