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life rotation

Target: Total body

Like the squat press, Reames’ life-rotation move imitates everyday motions. It combines the action of stowing detergent under the sink with the action of putting dishes up on a high shelf. “Such exercises help make the connection between a simple movement we make maybe dozens of times a day and what we can do to stay fit,” Reames says.

Here’s how to add more life to your rotation:

1. Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent. With both hands, hold a dumbbell or medicine ball about 4 inches from your chest. (You don’t have to use the weight, but such resistance improves the fat-burning qualities.)
2. Bend your knees and squat, driving your heels to the floor and rotating your torso to one side; reach down as if you’re picking up a toddler.
3. Straighten up and reach up at a 5-degree angle to the opposite side, fully extending both arms.
   
4. Repeat on the other side. For example, if you started by reaching down to your left, then up to your right, next reach down to your right, then up to the left. That’s one repetition. Two sets of six reps is a good workout.