Top 8 Standing Exercises You Can Do at Home to Tone Your Whole Body

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6. Forward leg swings

Stand with your feet about where your hips are.

Stand still on one leg and move the other leg back and forth. Do it in one motion.

Change sides and do it again.

Perform 10-20 repetitions on each side.

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7. Standing stabilization

Stand with your feet about hip-width apart and hold a ball, water bottle, or dumbbell in front of your chest with both hands.

Keep your arms straight and your shoulders down. Rotate your upper body to the right and back to the middle.

Perform 10 reps on each side.

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8. Standing side crunch

Stand with your feet a few inches farther apart than your hips.

Get a water bottle or a dumbbell and put your arms in the shape of a goalpost.

Now, tighten your core and bring your left elbow to your left thigh. To do a side crunch, bend at the waist.

Make sure to keep your shoulders and arms in the same place when you get back to the starting position.

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