Low to High Chop Full Body Exercise
Dumbbell Swing Exercise and Video

Full-body exercises allow you to work several muscle groups at the same time. They are amazing exercises for losing weight, body toning, getting a good cardio workout and adding muscle strength. They are also great time savers, especially if you do not have a lot of time to work out. Also, many of the exercises can be done at home or at the gym with minimal equipment.

The exercise that I am going to demonstrate is the Low to High Chop, a variation of a dumbbell swing exercise. I always work out at the gym so I no longer have any weight training equipment at home except this one free weight plate. Although a medicine ball is preferable for this exercise, a free weight plate will suffice for demonstration purposes. I also want to illustrate that many of these full-body exercises can be done with minimal fitness equipment. Plus, a video helps to demonstrate this particular exercise more effectively.

Main area of emphasis:

Primarily targets and works out your legs, obliques, lats and shoulders.

Method of Performance

• Grab a free weight or medicine ball.
• Stand with your feet slightly more than shoulder width apart and bend at the knees.
• Twist to 1 side with your arms extended and hold the medicine ball there – the starting position.
• Diagonally swing the free weight or medicine ball directly across your mid-section and over your shoulders as far as you can go.
• Lower the medicine ball back down to the starting position.
• Breathe out as you raise, breathe in as you lower.

This exercise video on the low to high chop will demonstrate clearly how the exercise should be done.