Keeping healthy and fit is a trend that never slows down. When an idea is passed around, another will always surface that would either disprove the previous one or improve on it. This way, the methods to keeping fit and healthy evolve to ever more effective heights that would further lessen dangers, spends time more efficiently and provides better, faster results.

The most recent of these are three innovative exercises that make nearly every muscle in your body work at the same time at high intensity. Since your muscles are your biggest assets to burning fat, the idea is simply to have as many of them moving as possible.

That way, more fats are burned in less time. By the way, as anyone who has ever achieved their ideal physique will tell you, the path to attaining a great body will not be easy. This is in case you’re getting the wrong idea.

Dumbbell Hot Potato Squat

Don’t be fooled by the name, this workout is no child’s play. If you look at the name, one of the main components of this workout is the squat. As one of the most effective exercise invented, it is only a given that it should not be ignored.

To start off, the standard form of a squat is to lower yourself into a crouch wherein your knees are bent, your thighs are parallel to the ground, your butt and chest are extended, and your spine forms a slight curve that allows you to maintain a stable stance. Remember to maintain proper form as this is a key factor in keeping well away from injuries.

While doing the squat, mix it up by adding a dumbbell. Ideally, you can use the hexagonal ones that are made of concrete or iron. They don’t need to be too heavy, but make sure it provides enough resistance that it actually feels like a workout. Hold it up with one hand first and extend the other to help your balance.

Then start off with the squat, and as you rise to the standing position, you toss the dumbbell to other hand and resume your previous position. Do it slow if you need to get used to it. Once you are, you can go faster and faster and do as many repetitions as you want.

To make it more challenging, try to do as many of it in 50 seconds as you can, rest for 10 seconds, and repeat three times. You will notice that your muscles will be screaming more than they would when doing other, slower, area specific exercises.

Dumbbell Skier Swings

If you have ever done any skiing or seen people ski go down a steep slope, this exercise will be familiar to you. Just assume the position as if you were going downhill and grip the dumbbells in both hands as if they were ski poles. If you are unclear on how to do this, the position is similar to a squat, but you don’t go as low. Just bend your knees at a forty-five degree angle and lean forwards while keeping your spine as straight as possible at a forty-five degree angle as well. Don’t place your feet too wide apart, just a few inches from each other will do.

From there, place your arms at your side while holding the dumbbells at a slightly raised angle. When everything is positioned as they should be, swing the dumbbells forward, up and above your head, while simultaneously switching to a straight, standing position. After this, bring down the dumbbells as if you were a skier trying to gather more speed, revert to the previous stance and repeat.

To make it more challenging, try to make one dumbbell heavier than the other.

Dumbbell Shoveling

For this one, you need to hold one dumbbell with both hands on opposite sides and keep it level crosswise. This is while standing straight, with a wide stance. Then bend one knee at a forty-five degree angle outward to the side and have your other knee follow it in the same direction and mimicking the position. Follow up by moving your arms holding the dumbbell in the same direction. Try to imagine as if you were shoveling some sand or dirt.

After this, swing the dumbbell at a wide arc towards the other side while simultaneously flowing to a standing position and then have your knees switch to the other direction, mirroring the position. Repeat at will.