Basic Dumbbell Exercise Routines

Dumbbells have been around for a long time.  We tend to forget about the simple at a time when treadmills and elliptical trainers are all the rage but the truth is you can do a lot with dumbbells.  There are basic dumbbell exercise routines for various muscle groups and for all age and fitness groups as this type of exercise equipment comes in various weights beginning with a mere one pound.

You can firm, tone, strengthen and build muscles with basic dumbbell exercise. You don't have to want to be a heavy weight lifter to benefit from dumbbell exercise.  If you want, it can be just one small part of your overall exercise routine.  For some though, dumbbells encompass their entire fitness routine.

 Dumbbell exercise is relatively easy to do especially when you start out with light weights and work your way up to the heavier ones.  Dumbbells are coated with plastic, vinyl and some are made of chrome or steel.  Today, dumbbells come in many different colors and shapes.

It's easy for the beginning exerciser to work out with dumbbells.  There are many different muscles you can work using dumbbells.  If you're concentrating on building up or toning your arms, you can work the biceps, triceps and the forearms.  You can also work the chest muscles, or pecs using dumbbells.  Deltoids are another muscle group you can build up with dumbbell exercise.

Dumbbell exercise can be accomplished while sitting, standing or lying down.  You can do a variety of these exercises with just one dumbbell at time as well as a variety of exercise routines that call for a dumbbell in each hand.

Dumbbell exercise is great for anyone who wants to develop upper body strength and especially for those who have lost the use of their legs or are otherwise confined to a wheelchair.  This type of exercise is one of the easier exercises for the wheelchair-bound to perform because it can be done anywhere.

Dumbbell enthusiasts who are serious about weight training or toning sometimes use an exercise bench.  By using this piece of equipment, you can work the leg muscles with the type of weights that are on weight bars.

Gifts for the dumbbell exercise enthusiast could range from a lightweight pair of pink dumbbells to a full weight bench with hundreds of pounds of dumbbell weights.  One particularly colorful gift is a dumbbell set with an included rack with dumbbells of various weights and colors.  In this way, the beginner could start with the one or two pound weights and work up to dumbbells that weigh ten or more pounds.

A really nice gift for the dumbbell exercise enthusiast is a dumbbell weight set that comes with an exercise DVD.  That way, for those not used to working out with dumbbells, they have their own private instructor to show them all the different muscles they can work with their new exercise set. 

You can also purchase an exercise gift set that comes in a handy go anywhere case.  These typically hold about three sets of dumbbells in various weight amounts for variety.

Basic dumbbell exercise routines are easy to do when you're traveling, especially if you use the lighter weights.  They can go anywhere and in just a few minutes a day, you can continue the routine you're used to.  This is especially helpful for those diehard exercise enthusiasts who keep an exercise chart.

Dumbbells are great exercise equipment and are available in various shapes, sizes, colors and weights.  They can be used with or without a weight bench and they can be used to work various muscle groups. Try some ab workout tips with your workout and you will be well on your way to a new fit you.