Reshape your whole body with this all-over workout.
We've all sighed with envy over celebrities' bodies. So why do stars often have such out-of-this-world physiques? Of course they can afford personal trainers, dietitians, chefs and a nip and a tuck. But in the end they have the same canvas as you. They just have the ability to get great advice. Today's workout is an example of how the celebrity trainers train their clients. I can't promise red carpet-ready, but I can guarantee an increase in intensity and an improvement in your overall health and wellbeing.
You have 10 exercises: four targeting the upper body, three targeting the lower body and three targeting your abdominals. You need to do 30 reps of each exercise. There is no set order.
Do the exercises you find more difficult first while you're still fresh. The goal is to finish all 300 reps rapidly, maintaining excellent technique throughout. Record your finishing time and try again every four to six weeks to see if you are improving.
Place your hands on the ground, shoulder-width apart, fingers facing forward. Walk your hands forward until your body is in one line from head to toe. Looking at a point slightly in front of your hands, lower until your chin reaches an inch off the ground, elbows pointing to the side. Pause, rise with control and stop just short of locking your arms. When doing any type of push-up, keep your entire body straight like a plank.
Hold a horizontal bar that is about hip height with an overhand grip and raise your pelvis up so that your body is in a straight line from your head to your toes. Your chest should be below the bar and your elbows straight. Now pull your chest up to the height of your hands, before slowly lowering. Do as many as you can. If you can't reach hand height, try to at least break 90 degrees in your elbows.
Lie on your side, body straight, leaning on your elbow, forearm pointing forward. Brace your core, front and sides. Raise your body off the ground so you form a straight line from shoulder to feet. Reach to the sky with your top arm, then sweep it down, across and under your body and reach as far back as possible, while holding your hips high. Your chest will turn to face the ground. Untwist and take your arm back to the start.
Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing in. Squat down, lifting the dumbbells up to your shoulders. Pause briefly at the bottom of the movement and keep your vision fixed on the horizon. Keep long in your torso by lengthening the distance between your sternum and bellybutton. As you stand up out of the squat, slowly lower the weights back to your sides.
Sit on a Swiss ball and lower your upper body backwards until it is horizontal and your lower back is on the ball. Your back should be slightly hyper-extended. Draw your chin to your chest, curl up through the mid-section and breathe out. Stop just before you reach upright. Slowly lower and repeat. Don't bounce off the ball, rest on it between reps or reach fully upright.
Tanya Lazarou, 27, is a model and part-time flight attendant. She goes to the gym and takes dance classes to keep fit.
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