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All youll need is a pair ofdumbbellsand a sturdy chair.

Not everyones a gym rat, and thats okay.

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Completing a third set took me closer to 30 minutes.

The exercises are:

Ive done some chair-based workouts in the past, but this one was a killer.

Heres what I thought of the routine.

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I felt it the next day too, and needed to take a rest day so that fully recover.

Unfortunately, thats not the case for most people.

Boy, was I wrong!

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By the third rep I was shaking and that was after Id modified the exercise to accommodate my bump.

However, I found the exercise selection and order to be a little unbalanced.

The legs do a lot of work upfront with the four lower body moves.

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That leaves us with the core.

Still, this is a comprehensive workout that checks off the full-body box.

you’re free to always add your own core exercise at the end.

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