How to do a dumbbell box step-ups

Lower bodyDumbbellsBeginner

Step up onto a box holding dumbbells — loaded single-leg strength with a balance element.

How to do it

1Hold a dumbbell in each hand
2Plant your whole foot on the box and drive up through that heel
3Step down softly and switch legs

Muscles worked

Quads Glutes

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