In the perfect world, we would have all the time we need to exercise and stay healthy. But for most of us...thats not going to happen. Often times, the best we can do is to try and squeeze a quick workout in "here and there".
Well, the good news is you don't have to spend countless hours at the gym to get in shape. By choosing the right types of exercises, you can see surprising results quickly.
The key is to use compound exercises - these are movements that use multiple muscles at the same time. This style of resistance training quickly builds muscle and improves your fitness level in far less time than working your muscles one at a time.
Compound movements target more than one joint and work multiple muscle groups together. Isolation movements target one joint and one muscle. For example, a compound exercise like the kettlebell swing uses different muscle groups throughout the body at the same time, while an isolation exercise like the bicep curl only works the one elbow joint and bicep arm muscle.
For most people who are trying to get the most out of their workout program in a time efficient manner, compound exercises are recommended.
Here are some of the most popular compound exercises that are used to target multiple muscle groups.
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