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Step-by-step instructions
- 01Sit on an exercise ball with your feet flat on the floor, shoulder-width apart.
- 02Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your arms at your sides.
- 03Keeping your elbows close to your torso, curl one dumbbell towards your shoulder.
- 04Lower the dumbbell back to the starting position and repeat with the other arm.
- 05Alternate between arms for the prescribed repetitions.
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