Jumpstart Your Routine - Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlifts

Step 1: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and back straight while holding dumbbells at your sides. Keep your knees slightly bent if you have orthopedic or range of motion problems.

Step 2: As you exhale, bend at your waist without moving your knees, lowering the dumbbells over the tops of your feet until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings.

Step 3: Inhale as you return to the starting position.

Caution: This exercise is not recommended for people with lower back problems. Be sure to keep your back straight as you bend forward as rounding out your back, jerking the weights, or using too much weight will cause injury.

Variation: This exercise can also be performed with a barbell.

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