Did You Know You Can Melt Your Body Fat Away?

Eggs and toast – Jeckyl and Hyde – Mr & Mrs – life is full of pairs and that applies to exercises. When you pair the right exercises together, you can leash the power of the pair and melt your body fat away. In fact next time you head off to the gym, why not give it a try?

When you group the right exercises together, such as a strength and muscle building exercise with a cardio exercise used to burn fat, you maximize the benefits for both exercises. When you do each exercise on its own it’s just a string of movements, but when you do the two exercises together it creates a force to be reckoned with when it comes to melting fat away and transforming your body.

How It Works

You will perform five different pairs of exercises in your workout and you will do each pair three times. Let’s get started.

Pair #1

Exercise #1 The Dumbbell Walking Lunge

In each hand place a dumbbell and let your hands hang by your hips.
With your left foot you are going to take a long step forward.
Lower your body. When your front knee has a 90 degree bend stop.
Push yourself forward to a standing position.
Alternate legs and step forward.

Do 12 reps then rest for 30 seconds.

Exercise #2 The Mountain Climber

Stand placing your feet shoulder-width apart.
Squat as low as you can, then place your hands on the floor.
Now kick into a pushup position (like a burpee).
Bring your left knee to your chest and return to start position.
Bring your right knee to your chest and return to start position.
Repeat each leg one more time and then jump back to your standing position.

Do this exercise for 30 seconds then have a 30 second rest
Go back to Exercise #1 and repeat two times.
Once you have completed 3 sets of each of the exercises move on to Pair #2

Pair #2

Exercise #1 Close Grip Chinup

With your palms facing you, hands should width apart, hang from a bar.
Pull your chest to the bar.
Pause then slowly lower yourself back down.
Take a full 5 seconds to return to your starting position.

Perform 6 reps and then rest for 30 seconds before you start the next exercise.

Exercise #2 Speed Skating Slide

Spread your legs wide.
Now crouch over your right foot, but make sure yoru left leg stays planted on the floor.
Shift between legs with a quick movement.

Do the exercise for 30 seconds then take a 30 second rest.
Return to Exercise #1
Do 3 sets
Move on to Pair #3

Pair #3

Exercise #1 Dumbbell Hip Hinge

Place your feet your hip-width apart and bend them slightly.
Take your pair of dumbbells and hold them in front of your thighs.
Now you need to bend forward at your hips while lowering your torso. Stop when you are almost parallel to the floor.
Pause, then go back to your start position.

Do 12 reps and then rest for 30 seconds.
Start the next exercise.

Exercise #2 The Break Dancer

Put yourself on all fours.
Now take your left leg pick it up and swing it underneath your body so you are land in a crab walk position.
Reverse your movement.
Alternate your left and right leg.

Do the exercise for 30 seconds then take a 30 second rest.
Go back to Exercise #1
Repeat the full process
Move on to Pair #4

Pair #4

Exercise #1 Neutral Grip & Dip

Go to the dip station and grasp the arms of it.
Lift yourself until your arms are straight.
Cross your ankles.
Take a full 5 seconds to lower yourself to where your elbows are at a 90 degree angle.

Perform 6 reps of each of the exercises.
Rest for 30 seconds.

Exercise #2 Power Skip

You need to begin skipping, but at the same time propel high with every step.

Do this exercise for 30 seconds and then take a 30 second rest.
Go back to Exercise #1
Repeat 3 sets.
Move on to Pair #5

Pair #5

Exercise #1 Heavy Carry Rack

Put a dumbbell in each hand and let them hang at your sides.
Don’t move your upper arms, but bend at your elbows and curl your dumbbells as tight to your shoulders as you are able to.
Hold there, while making sure your back is straight and your core is braced.
Now walk forward.

Do this exercise for 60 seconds and then take a 30 second rest.

Exercise #2 The Towel Wave

Grab your towel and take the athletic stance.
Pump your arms and then flex your core, which will create a quick, more consistent wave. It’s like you are shaking the sand off your towel at the beach.

Do this exercise for 30 seconds and then take a 30 second rest.
Go back to Exercise #1
Repeat 3 sets.

That’s it – it’s all in a days workout of teaming up exercises to get the maximum benefits. You’ll watch that fat melt away.