Strength exercises you can do at home

With a simple set of dumbbells and a swiss ball, here are some exercises that can be done at home.

• Bicep curls (alternating arms, single arm, simulatneous arms, sitting, standing)
• Dips (put arms up on any chair, park bench, or couch, with legs straight out in front of you)
• Mountain climbers (track start position, kick legs back with arms holding upper body up)
• Alternating dumbbell press (on a flat bench, which can be had at any WalMart for less than $50, lay on your back, raise arm with dumbbell straight up, alternate arms)
• Jump overs (described below in the 3 simple exercises)
• Swiss ball extensions (lie on swiss ball in between chest and stomach, legs straight back, with toes on the ground. Holding lightweight dumbbell, extend arms forward. Tip: start with very light weight)
• Situps/suitcase crunches
• Bent over rows (standing with dumbbell in each hand, bend at waist, then pull shoulders back with upper arms)
• Tricep extensions (hold dumbbell behind your head, raise your arms until straight-careful, this one can strain the elbow)
• Jumping jacks
  
• Swiss ball leg raise (hold swiss ball between legs, with your back on ground, raise legs)
• Negative push ups

There's lots more out there-get creative with the natural movements you make whenever you exert yourself, think about the muscles you are using, and then simulate those movements holding a dumbbell.