The Australian personal trainer credited with getting footballer David Beckham into yoga has shared the “spicy” abs workout she swears for a toned, ripped physique.
Elite gymnast Shona Vertue, originally from Sydney but living in London, says you should never “overlook your oblique muscles” if you want to get in shape.
The external oblique muscle is one of the outermost abdominal muscles, extending from the lower half of the ribs around and down to the pelvis.
“Keep that ab workout spicy and don’t neglect your obliques,” Shona said in an Instagram video showing off the workout you can perform at home in your living room.
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The Aussie PT credited with getting footballer David Beckham into yoga has shared the ‘spicy’ ab workout she swears for a toned, ripped physique (Shona Vertue pictured)
To try the workout for yourself, the PT said all you’ll need is a couch or something similar to hang on to and a workout mat so you can perform the moves on the floor.
The first move is to lie on your back with your hands holding the sofa legs.
You then perform reverse crunches by lifting your legs up and back off the ground, before dipping down and back up again. Do this movement 30 times.
“This move targets your rectus abdominis and obliques,” Shona said.
This means it penetrates your deep muscles, where you will get visible abs.
To try the workout for yourself, the PT said all you’ll need is a couch or something similar to hold onto and a workout mat so you can perform the moves on the floor (moves illustrated)
The second movement involves the same setup, but you simply rotate your legs in a circle up and down in a motion called “around the world.”
“These also help with V-ups and hanging leg raises,” Shona said.
Again, repeat the movement 30 times, then rest and repeat the entire circuit.
“When you do either of these, your lats may try to take over,” she said.
“You can compensate for this by simultaneously moving away from the couch, trying to keep your armpits open – I know that sounds weird, but give it a try and let me know how it goes.”
Shona (pictured) has previously said she sees too many fitness trainers telling the people they train they need to ‘earn their food’, ‘detox’ or ‘stop being lazy’
Thousands of people who saw Shona’s video were impressed with it and said they would definitely try it at home.
‘I really love the first one! I can feel my side abs working!!’ one person commented.
“Definitely do that tomorrow,” added another.
A third wrote: ‘Killer workout with killer view’.
“A lot of people fall into the trap of working on the things they’re good at and neglecting the things their bodies really need,” she told FEMAIL.
Shona (pictured) recommends viewing “food as fuel” and thinking about what “will best fuel your body, mind and soul for the day ahead”.
Previously, Shona shared the three things she would never tell a client at the gym if they are looking for results.
She said she sees too many fitness trainers telling the people they train to “earn their food”, “detox”, or “stop being lazy”.
These phrases are all harmful and detrimental to success.
Shona also told Daily Mail Australia what many get wrong with their workouts.
“A lot of people fall into the trap of working on the things they’re good at and neglecting the things their bodies really need,” she told FEMAIL.
“I’ve met many people who can run marathons but could barely get through an easy weightlifting session. Likewise, I’ve met bodybuilders who are strong but have no agility and can barely pull it off. to move.
Shona recommends thinking about “food as fuel” and thinking about what “will best fuel your body, mind, and soul for the day ahead of you”:
“Most of the time it might come from a huge plate of vegetables, with some protein – however, at other times – when the soul needs nourishment – you might need a warm pain au chocolat or of an Old Fashioned,” she said.
But we shouldn’t deprive ourselves of things when we need them, because if “we don’t allow ourselves to experience those soul-feeding moments, they accumulate and then end up in the cycle of frenzy and restriction.” .
Shona’s gym routine includes daily meditation before coffee, weight lifting four times a week, high-intensity cardio twice a week, and a short streak of yoga or calisthenics each night before bed.
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