Tone and Tighten

Real Fitness For Real People

Dumbbell and Cardio Workout – A Real Calorie Burner!

Dumbbell and Cardio Workout – A Real Calorie Burner!

|

Weekly highlights, new giveaways, and BONUS workouts!
Subscribe to our email list by using the box at the top of this page.

bumbbell circuit workout with cardio intervals tone and tighten

Increase your cardio results with strength training.
Increase your strength training results with cardio.

I’m a big fan of strength training. I love the way your muscles feel tight and strong after working them out. I’m a fan of cardio training. I love the way your body feel rejuvenated and alive after a good run or cardio workout. So why not combine the two of them?! Today’s workout features some of my favorite total-body dumbbell strength training exercises interspersed with some cardio as well. Tone up and slim down – all in one workout!

I’ve got this workout broken down into three strength circuits. You’ll perform 3 sets of the exercises in Circuit #1 and then move on to your first piece of cardio equipment. Then you’ll perform Circuit #2 for 3 sets and move on to the second cardio section. Repeat the same scenario for the third. Shoot for about 20 minutes per section for an hour-long gym total-body burner! (Short on time? Do two or even one circuit!)

Warm Up: Elliptical trainer at comfortable speed x8 minutes

The Workout
picture divider tone and tighten

Strength Circuit #1

Dumbbell Thrusters
thruster10 reps

Dumbbell Single-leg Deadlifts
single leg deadlift10 reps each leg

Repeated three times

picture divider tone and tighten

Cardio #1

Row Machine – 5 minutes comfortable and 5 minutes slightly more than comfortable

picture divider tone and tighten

Strength Circuit #2

Bent Over Row
048_Bent_Over_Row10 reps each arm

Dumbbell Bench Press
dumbbell bench press

Repeated three times

picture divider tone and tighten

Cardio #2

Treadmill – Jog 5 minutes comfortable and 5 minutes .5 mph faster than comfortable

picture divider tone and tighten

Strength Circuit #3

Dumbbell Side Lunges
dumbbell side lunge10 reps each leg

Overhead Triceps Press
overhead triceps10 reps

Repeated three times

picture divider tone and tighten

Cardio #3

Spin Bike – LAST ONE!! You got this! 5 minutes comfortable and 5 minutes 1 mph faster than comfortable

picture divider tone and tighten

CONGRATULATIONS! This one was a BURNER! Hope you liked it as much as I did!

Looking for more great gym workouts?
Click here to be taken to my workout index for exercises in the gym!

Question or comment for Jared? Leave a comment below or email me at ToneandTightenFitness{at}gmail.com!

Make it happen,

Jared

By Jared Beckstrand

Comments

  1. This is exactly what I was looking to do today. Love it, though I am still a bit sore from doing a HIIT workout with dumb bells on Tuesday. Thanks for that one Jared!