The international superstar, Jennifer Lopez, shared her workout routine with Instagram, and it includes a total of eight exercises, with the only exercise equipment needed being a pair of dumbbells. Keep reading below to learn more.
Stretch
Everyone should stretch prior to a workout, and J. Lo does a full-body one. To do it, you start on all fours, step your right foot forward and bend it so that your right knee is extending over your right ankle – while this is happening, you put your left hang inside of your right foot, and twist toward the right. You then do the same stretch on the opposite side – this is a variation of a sun salutation in yoga.
Lateral raises
Next up, J. Lo takes on lateral raises. For these, you can either sit or stand with a dumbbell in both hands with your palm facing inwards; your feet should be about shoulder-width apart. Next, you slowly raise the dumbbells out to the side, stopping when they are parallel to your torso.
Squat presses
With a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing each other, a squat press is exactly what it sounds like. Keeping your feet shoulder-width apart, you squat down low – when you drive back up, press the weights overhead until your arms are fully extended.
Lunges
J. Lo does her lunges in place holding weights, which is a great way to get a deep lunge in. You can also do walking weight lunges, or you can ditch the weights and lunge without them. To do a proper lunge, you step forward with one leg into a long stride, lowering yourself down, but keeping your posture upright.
Tricep kickbacks
One of my own personal favorite exercises, a tricep kickback puts your triceps to work. Holding a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing inward, you bend your body forward slightly so that your torso is almost parallel to the floor. You then extend your arms back behind you as far as you can go, and bring them back to rest at your waist when finished.
Bicep curls
A great exercise to build muscle in your upper arms, bicep curls are a classic. From a standing position and with a weight in each hand, palms facing you, slowly bend your elbow and curl the weights toward you, while keeping your elbows close to your body.
Reverse crunch
To do a reverse crunch, you need to be lying down with your knees bent at a 90-degree angle and your arms on either side. Using your core muscles, you lift your legs up off the ground, and then slowly lower them back down. Rinse and repeat.
Pilates rollover with toe touch
This is a more advanced move, and to accomplish it, you will start with lying on your back with your arms by your side, using your core to pike your hips toward the sky while keeping your legs straight.
We recommend doing each of these reps three times, and repeating the circuit a total of three times to get the most out of this full-body workout.
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