Jennifer Aniston is one of those celebrities who seems almost ageless. She was hilarious on Friends in the 90s and she’s equally as brilliant on The Morning Show.
But alongside her acting abilities, she also looks just as fit and healthy at 57 and she did 30 or so years ago. So what’s her secret?
Taking to Instagram, the actress shared clips of home workout exercises she likes to complete using PVOLVE equipment. We’ve broken down the exercises in her video down and added tips on how to do similar from home (without any equipment).
Glute Bridges
Aniston starts off with glute bridges, using a weighted ball between her knees. This exercise works the glutes, specifically your gluteus maximus, as well as hamstrings and core.
To do this exercise, lie on your back with knees bent, feet flat on the floor about hip-width apart. Keep your arms by your sides and engage your core. Push through your heels and lift your hips until your shoulders, hips and knees form a roughly straight line. Squeeze your glutes at the top for 1-2 seconds. Lower your hips slowly and repeat.
If you don’t have a medicine ball, you can do the exercise without any equipment. We recommend trying three sets of 10-12 reps.
Overhead Press With a Resistance Band
The second exercise Aniston appears to complete is an overhead press with a resistance band. This works out your deltoids (shoulders) and triceps primarily.
To complete this exercise, stand tall with your feet hip-width apart. Hold a band between both hands, around shoulder height, with your elbows bent. Keeping the band stretched, press both hands overhead, extending your arms comfortably without forcing your elbows to lock. Lower back down, maintaining tension in the band.
Complete three sets of 10-12 once again. You can also use a rolled up towel in place of a resistance band.
Mountain Climbers
Aniston uses ‘gliders’ (essentially discs that essentially slide across the floor) to complete mountain climber exercises — but you can complete mountain climbers without equipment at all.
To complete the exercise, start in a high plank with your hands under your shoulders. Engage your core. Slide one foot across the floor, bringing your knee toward your chest while the other leg stays extended. Now slide that leg back while you bring the opposite knee forward.
You can complete the exercise with socks sliding across a buffed floor — or simply bring your knees into your chest, rather than sliding them Complete 3 sets of around 30 seconds each.
This exercise works your core, hip flexors, shoulders and quadriceps mainly.
Fire Hydrants
The final exercise Aniston completes is a kind of fire hydrant exercise on a slanted surface.
You can try a variation of this from home without equipment. To do so, position yourself on your hands and knees. Keeping your knee bent, lift one leg out to the side without rotating your torso. Lower slowly and repeat on the other side.
Try two to three sets of 10-15 reps per side.
