Hi,
I am ‘skinny- fat’ … well sort of. I’m not actually skinny at all, but I’m not overweight either. I look okay with clothes on but underneath I am super flabby and have NO muscle. I am super sedentary and have been for the past 8 years since leaving teaching and getting an office job, even though prior to that I was quite fit and healthy. Now I cannot do a single pushup.
I am 37 and I know that I need to build up muscle in order to be healthy and keep the weight from piling on, just dieting won’t be enough.
I HATE the gym though and those horrid machines. I have a set of 0.5 dumbbells at home but don’t know what to do with them and researching exercises to do at home is just too much effort (and boring) 
So can anyone recommend an engaging youtube series or DVD with muscle-toning exercises for women who want to get stronger, fitter, more flexible and toned - but who don’t want to be bodybuilders or weightlifters? And it needs to be beginner level or I’ll just give up or maybe injure myself!
Many thanks in advance!