{"id":53248,"date":"2016-10-17T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=53248"},"modified":"2016-10-24T16:30:11","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T20:30:11","slug":"strength-exercises-total-body-jen-ator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/strength-exercises-total-body-jen-ator\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Exercises to Sculpt Your Entire Body"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_53308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53308\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-53308 size-full\" title=\"3 Strength Exercises That Sculpt Your Entire Body\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Total-Body-Exercises-Pin-1.jpg\" alt=\"3 Strength Exercises That Sculpt Your Entire Body\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo: Ryan Kelly \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=101716&amp;grp=fitness&amp;crtv=jenatorcombomoves&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=fitness&amp;utm_content=jenatorcombomoves&amp;sub_id=365\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Burn 365<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If we could bust just one <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/weightlifting-myths-debunked\/\" target=\"_blank\">myth<\/a> about exercise, it\u2019s this: It takes hours a day to get stronger and more sculpted. In actuality, you can find success by cranking up the intensity on your workouts and choosing moves that work twice as hard for you. Take combination <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/15-minute-workouts-womens-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">strength exercises<\/a>, for instance, which don\u2019t just work your arms or your legs, but a few major muscle groups at once. The result: You can cut your workout time in half, while still toning your entire body.<\/p>\n<p>Jen Ator, fitness director of <em>Women\u2019s Health<\/em> magazine, is all about using this technique to make your\u00a0routine more efficient. As a recent guest on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=101716&amp;grp=fitness&amp;crtv=jenatorcombomoves&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=fitness&amp;utm_content=jenatorcombomoves&amp;sub_id=365\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Burn 365<\/a>, she gave us a sneak peek of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/15minutes?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=101716&amp;grp=rodale&amp;crtv=jenatorcombomoves&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=fitness&amp;utm_content=jenatorcombomoves\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Women\u2019s Health<\/em> 15-Minute Belly, Butt &amp; Thighs Workouts program<\/a><u>,<\/u> and showed us how to fuse a few moves together so you can streamline your next gym session.<\/p>\n<p>Here, regular <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/bj-gaddour-bodyweight-burners-hiit\/\" target=\"_blank\">jumping jacks<\/a> get the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/medicine-ball-hiit-workout-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\">medicine ball<\/a> treatment, renegade rows turn core scorcher and plain old tricep extensions now work your lower half. Say goodbye to the \u201cI have no time to exercise\u201d excuse. Say hello to a stronger you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/15-minute-workouts-womens-health\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get Strong and Lean with These 15-Minute Workouts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SWuSAzy1upo?rel=0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>3 Strength Exercises That Get More Done in Less Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Perform these three combo moves for one minute each. Try to eliminate rest time in between to keep your heart pumping. Take a 60 second breather after the last move, then repeat the circuit as many times as you can.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Medicine Ball Jacks<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Targets:<\/strong> Arms, shoulders, glutes and legs<br \/>\nThe best way to ramp up your heart rate? Add a jump to make your exercise <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/plyometric-exercises-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">plyometric<\/a>. Then\u00a0pick up some weights. This move requires\u00a0both, making your <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/cardio-workouts-cycling-rowing-hiit-plyometrics\/\" target=\"_blank\">cardio<\/a> and strength skills soar.<br \/>\n<strong>How to:<\/strong> Grab a medicine ball. Start with your feet together and arms straight overhead, holding the ball <strong>(a)<\/strong>. Bring the ball to chest level, then push it straight out in front of you, as your jump your legs wider than hip-width apart <strong>(b)<\/strong>. Return to start and repeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/fit-in-10-butt-toning-chair-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\">Get Fit in 10 with These Booty-Toning Exercises<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. Rotating Renegade Row<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Targets:<\/strong> Back, chest, core and arms<br \/>\nWhat do you get when you mix a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/perfect-push-ups\/\" target=\"_blank\">push-up<\/a> with renegade rows and a T raise? The ultimate way to sculpt your upper body and chisel your core.<br \/>\n<strong>How to: <\/strong>Grab a set of dumbbells and start in a push-up position, dumbbells directly beneath shoulders <strong>(a)<\/strong>. Lower your chest as close to the ground as possible and press back up <strong>(b)<\/strong>. With the right elbow tucked close to the body, row the right dumbbell up to chest level, then lower it back down\u00a0<strong>(c)<\/strong>. Row your right hand to chest level again. This time rotate your shoulders slightly left, bringing\u00a0the dumbbell underneath your body, as you reach it just beyond your left hand <strong>(d)<\/strong>. Bring your right arm back beneath you and rotate all the way to the right, as you straighten your elbow and form a T with your arms <strong>(e)<\/strong>. Bring the dumbbell back to chest level, then return it to the floor\u00a0<strong>(f)<\/strong>. Repeat from the top.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/how-to-do-a-push-up-variations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Can\u2019t Do a Push-Up? Here\u2019s Where to Start<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. Tricep Extension Squat<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Targets:<\/strong>\u00a0Triceps, legs, glutes and core<br \/>\nTone every trouble zone with this move \u2014 from your arms to your thighs, plus everything in between.<br \/>\n<strong>How to: <\/strong>Grab a set of dumbbells in each hand, feet hip-width apart, arms by your sides <strong>(a)<\/strong>. Push your hips back and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/squat-form-tips-how-low\/\">squat<\/a> down as low as you can go, as you swing your arms slightly behind your hips <strong>(b)<\/strong>. Stand up straight, extending your arms overhead. Bring your hands together and bend your elbows, moving the dumbbells behind your head for a tricep extension <strong>(c)<\/strong>. Bring your arms back overhead. Move them down by your sides as you squat back down. Repeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want more time-saving moves that target your entire body? Try Daily Burn\u2019s new <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/15minutes?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=101716&amp;grp=rodale&amp;crtv=jenatorcombomoves&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=fitness&amp;utm_content=jenatorcombomoves\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Women\u2019s Health <em>15-Minute Belly, Butt &amp; Thighs Workouts<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> program. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Note to reader: The content in this article relates to the core service offered by Daily Burn. In the interest of editorial disclosure and integrity, the reader should know that this site is owned and operated by Daily Burn.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cut gym time in half with these strength exercises that work four muscle groups at once, from Jen Ator, fitness director at Women\u2019s Health magazine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[300,298,301],"tags":[430,313,289,281,341,343,100],"class_list":["post-53248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-db365","category-db","category-workouts","tag-daily-burn","tag-daily-burn-365","tag-exercise","tag-strength-training","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2exercise","tag-workout"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53248\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}