Women’s Health UK – September 2019

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PT GUEST PASS

SQUAT AND

OVERHEAD

PRESS WITH

PLANK STEP

BACK

Targets: Arms,

core, legs

(a) While holding

a weight plate, squat

down, aiming – if

flexibility permits

• to align the hips
  and knees so they’re
  parallel to the floor.
  (b) As you lift up
  from the squat, press
  the plate overhead.
  (c) As your arms
  lower, drop back into
  a squat, place the
  plate on the floor and
  step back into plank.
  Move back to a squat
  position, pick the
  plate up, stand to
  return to a neutral
  position and go again.

LOUISE

PARKER

The intelligent full-body

workout for those who want

to improve their fitness IQ

s one of the most

in-demand PTs in

the UK, the likes of

international sports

stars and Hollywood

A-listers – including

Emma Thompson and even the Duchess

of Cambridge – call on the expertise of

Louise Parker. Her reputation is down

to her carefully curated Louise Parker

Method – based on four key pillars that

include ‘thinking successfully, living

well, eating beautifully and exercising

intelligently’. Louise terms these

‘intelligent’ workouts ‘cardio-

conditioning ’. ‘While you’re raising

your heart rate and burning fat, you’re

also honing and toning your body,

inch by inch,’ Parker explains. ‘All the

muscles in your body will be targeted:

both the big ones that boost your

muscle mass and metabolism, and the

little muscles that sculpt your body.’

To train with Louise in person is by

application only – and she only takes

three clients at a time, so you’ll find

there’s a bit of a waiting list. Luckily,

she’s created this exclusive taster

workout that you can try out at your

gym or at home. Master these moves

and you’ll have a core so strong, not even

Jules Verne would consider travelling

to the centre of it.

NEED TO KNOW...

Do 1-2 rounds of the circuit 3 times a week for 6

weeks. In weeks 1 and 2, perform each move for

30 secs then rest for 30 secs. In weeks 3 and 4,

work for 40 secs then rest for 20 secs. In weeks

5 and 6, work for 50 secs and rest for 10 secs.

ROUND THE

WORLD PLANK

Targets: Core, back,

shoulders

(a) Start in a forearm

plank, pushing down

through the shoulders,

tucking in the ribs

and engaging your

core. Make sure your

hips are level, your

thighs are engaged

and you’re pushing

through your heels.

(b) Maintaining a

strong position, lift

the right arm and tap

the floor to the right,

then return the arm to

the original position.

Repeat this with the

left arm and both legs,

moving one body part

at a time. Keep it going.

(a)

(c)

(b)

(a)

(b)

64 | SEPTEMBER 2019 Photography | TOM WATKINS