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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Denise Austin Unveils Her Number-1 Toning Workout for a ‘Total Body Burn'
Denise Austin just shared a full-body workout video on Instagram. The 68-year-old demonstrated 'three powerhouse moves' to target the legs, arms, and abs. These moves can be done anywhere, with or without weights. If you're wondering how to get toned arms and a strong core like Denise Austin, the fitness expert has you covered. Austin recently demonstrated a full-body toning workout on her Instagram to help her fans stay fit and feel 'energized.' Summer travels haven't kept Austin from providing her fans with helpful workout videos. 'We're bringing it all together and finishing strong on a HIGH NOTE!' Austin captioned her a recent video. 'We're wrapping up this AMAZING trip with a total body BURN that sculpts your core and tones those arms.' While Austin performs her workout in front of the beautiful Ionian Sea in Sicily, the 68-year-old proves that 'these three powerhouse moves' can be done absolutely anywhere. 'One minute each, grab lightweight dumbbells for some extra burn! That's all it takes to feel ENERGIZED, STRONG, and PROUD of the work you're doing!' Austin continued in her caption. 'You don't need a a little motivation, a beautiful view (or a smile!), and the commitment to feeling GOOD from the inside out!!! You've got this!! xoxoxo.' Below, we're breaking down each of the three moves Austin demonstrates in her video tutorial. The first exercise is a compound movement that targets the arms, legs, and core. Austin begins in a wide forward-facing lunge with her back leg straight and front leg bent, stretching her arms up next to her face. She then brings her back leg up, crunching her knee towards her chest while pulling her elbows towards her hips before stepping her leg back into the starting position and swiftly repeating on the same side. 'This way, you really get the lower tummy,' Austin says. 'Really pull—zip up those abs. Feel it through your tummy, contract the abdominals. Do this for one minute on each side.' 'The second exercise, I want you to squat and twist. This is working [the] legs and waistline,' Austin explains of the next move. She begins with her feet slightly wider than shoulder-width distance apart, with her hands on the back of her head. She then performs a regular squat, but on the way up, she pulls one knee up to about hip level while twisting her core to bring her opposite elbow to the knee. She then returns her foot to the ground while turning her chest forward before quickly repeating on the other side, alternating the working leg with every repetition. 'That's it, you can do it. Sit back and twist. This really boosts the metabolism,' Austin explains. Austin calls the final exercise a 'tricep toner' as this move works the back of the arms, as well as the legs and core. She begins with her feet together, legs bent, and chest slightly forward before performing an alternating reverse lunge. As she steps one leg backward, she sends both arms behind her, bending only at the elbows. She instructs viewers to 'keep your abs tight' throughout the movement to engage the core. You Might Also Like 67 Best Gifts for Women That'll Make Her Smile The Best Pillows for Every Type of Sleeper
Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Personal Trainer Shares the 2-Day Workout Plan That Helps Beginner Lifters Make Big Gains
When you're just starting out in the gym, it can be tempting to jump into a six-days-a-week program like your favorite fitness influencers. But between learning how to train properly and giving your body enough time (and fuel) to recover, you probably need way less time in the gym than you think. While chasing that post-workout high might make you want to show up every day, it's not the most effective approach for a beginner. In an interview with longevity specialist Peter Attia, M.D., exercise scientist Mike Israetel, Ph.D., broke down the exact two-day workout plan he uses to help newbie lifters make big gains. 'If you're training twice a week—let's call it Monday and Thursday for simplicity—you do want some symmetry,' Israetel says. 'So you don't want a situation where you train with weights Monday and Tuesday, and then you take the rest of the week to do other stuff.'If you're only working out two days a week, you need to make every session count. Bro splits—where you target one or two muscle groups at a time—might work if you're training five or six days, but with limited time, they're not your friend. That's why full-body workouts are the move. They hit all your major muscle groups and give you the most bang for your buck. "If you push them hard, maybe at most half a week, you can train every major muscle group of your body in every single session that you do," Israetel says. "So both Monday and Thursday, we'll have every major muscle group being trained." Because you're only training twice a week, Israetel says you need exercises that hit more than one muscle at a time. So skip the calf raises and focus on compound lifts like barbell back squats, deadlifts, and bench press—they deliver way more return for your effort. "Then we're using muscles very efficiently because we're pushing multiple muscles to their limits in one exercise," he adds. "This is generally going to be compound movements, multi-joint movements—things like pullups, pull downs, barbell and dumbbell bent-over rows." Personal Trainer Shares the 2-Day Workout Plan That Helps Beginner Lifters Make Big Gains first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 13, 2025
