SQUAT TO SHOULDER PRESS

With multi-joint movements that incorporate different muscles, this exercise offers a full-body experience. These motions take some coordination, but as you get stronger, you can use the momentum of your legs to push through to the press.

1 Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Hold a weight in each hand and rest the weights on your shoulders.

2 Put your weight into your heels and bend your knees to slowly lower your body into a squat.

3 Begin to return to standing and extend your arms toward the ceiling. Pause, then lower the weights to your shoulders. Repeat these last two steps 8 to 10 times.