The no-hassle home workout ready for your wedding

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So caught up in the hustle and bustle of planning your wedding that exercise has taken a back seat? Fear not, as personal trainer Steve Wall has devised the perfect lounge workout, with quick-burst cardio exercises to get you sweating and resistance moves to hone and tone your muscles. Ready, steady, go!

Stair warm-up

Walk up and down the stairs for three minutes at a moderate pace. If you don’t have stairs, jog gently on the spot to warm up your muscles.

Now you’re warm, get ready to perform the moves below for 60 seconds each, in the following order, and repeat the circuit twice.

Star jumps

Muscles used: upper and lower legs

•    Stand upright with your feet together, your knees soft and your arms at your sides.
•    Jump your legs wide apart, extending your arms outwards and upwards simultaneously.  
•    Don’t aim to jump too high.
•    Land on bent knees, go back to starting position, and repeat, breathing steadily throughout.

Dining-chair tricep dips

Muscles used chest and upper arms

•    Place a dining chair against a wall so that it’s unlikely to move. Sit on the chair, placing your hands on the edge of the seat next to you.
•    Now move your feet forwards in front of you and slide your bottom off the chair. This is your starting position.
•    Bend your elbows behind you as you drop your bottom below the seat of the chair.
•    Push back up to the starting position, until your arms are straight.

Bicycle crunches

Muscles used Stomach muscles

•    Lie on the floor with your knees bent and feet on the floor, and place your hands on either side of your head so they gently support it.
•    Slowly raise your head and shoulders off the floor and twist your torso slightly to the left, aiming to touch your left knee with your right elbow. Keep your chin off your chest.
•    Repeat, moving your left elbow towards your right knee.

On-the-spot run

Muscles used all

It’s important to keep your balance and maintain good control as you do this.
•    Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
•    Keeping your tummy pulled in, raise your knees between 45˚ and 90˚ as you run on the spot.
•    Use your arms as you would if you were running outdoors.

Stair cool-down

Walk up and down the stairs or on the spot for three minutes at a moderate pace.

 

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