Cosmopolitan Australia — November 2017

TIP!

As you begin

to improve, throw in a 30-second static plank between exercises

for a working

recovery.

body

THE EMERGENCY

SHRED

Step 3 Jumping lungeTARGETS Glutes, hamstrings, thighs1.

Stand in the forward lunge

position, with your right leg in front of your left.2.

Drop your back knee

to the f loor.3.

Driving through the heel,

explode up and switch legs in the air so your opposite leg is now forward. 4.

Land softly and

absorb the down-

force into the lunge, with your back knee close to the ground... Now, 40 seconds of those, if you please.

FOR WEEKS, MONTHS EVEN,

you beast yourself in the gym seven days a week to get in shape for a few days in the sun. Then... the lure of buffets and frosés gets too much, and it all goes to pot. Consider this your not-so-subtle boot up the bum: a 15-minute workout you can do anywhere

GETTING A BIKINI BODY IS ONE THING, BUT KEEPING IT? YOU’LL NEED THIS PLAN in the world from PT Lawrence Hannah, founder of London’s swankiest new boutique training studio, Metabolic London. Do each move as many times as you can in 40 seconds, with maximum output, then rest for 20 seconds before starting the next move. Repeat the circuit three times. No one will ever know you went back for seconds (OK, thirds).