Cornell Video

Try this effective dumbbell exercise routine to build your strength or endurance. Jenn, Matt, and Kerry, exercise physiologists from Cornell Wellness and Cornell Fitness Centers, will lead you through a full body workout with dumbbells. Some exercise modifications are demonstrated, and a few exercises are performed from two viewpoints, for ease of learning. Using dumbbells as resistance not only builds the muscles you are specifically targeting but also engages the surrounding stabilizing muscles and your core. This exercise routine consists of: Chest Flys, Pullovers, Bentover Row, Tricep Kickback, Bicep Curls, Forward Lunges, Side Lunges, and Calf Raises.