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Try This 5-Minute Workout That Celebs Swear By From Your Home

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)
(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

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Personal trainer Peter Maciver works with a catalogue of celebrity clients, with Rochelle and Marvin Humes, Dua Lipa, Reggie Yates and Kimberley Walsh among his fans.

And now, through his online coaching business PMAC Fitness (@pmacfitness), he’s bringing his A-List knowledge to the masses.

For those who are short on time, Maciver has provided HuffPost UK with a fast five-minute workout that works just as well in your average living room than it does backstage.

“This EMOM workout (every minute on the minute) is a mixture of power and strength that is perfect for toning the full body,” he explains. “It’s a bodyweight workout that will elevate your heart rate, test your core stability and endurance.

“Complete the specified number of reps within the minute – the quicker you
get them done the more rest time you have until the next minute starts.”

Minute 1: 20 squat jumps 
Minute 2: 20 plank walkouts 
Minute 3: 24 mountain climbers (12 per knee) 
Minute 4: 20 push ups 
Minute 5: 24 reverse lunges (12 each side)

Squat jumps

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(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

  • Stand with feet shoulder width apart and toes turned out slightly

  • Squat down, push your weight back into heels and squeeze your glutes

  • Drive through your legs as you launch up pushing your toes off the ground into a jump

  • Land softly and go into your next squat, repeating this movement.

Plank walkouts 

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)
(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

  • From standing position lower your hands out in front of you into a bear crawl position, straightening out into a plank

  • From plank position, walk your hands backwards towards your feet and into standing

  • Repeat this up and down walkout movement.

Mountain climbers 

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)
(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

  • Start in plank position with palms flat on the ground and shoulders over wrists 

  • Drive your left knee towards your left hand, then swiftly drive your right knee towards your right hand

  • Complete this swift movement for the desired amount of reps.

Push ups

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(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

  • Start in plank position with wrists under shoulders and arms and legs straight 

  • Lower your body, keeping your elbows tucked in, so your chest nearly touches the floor

  • Pause at the bottom and then push yourself back up. Repeat this movement.

Reverse lunges 

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)
(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

(Photo: PMAC Fitness)

  • Start in a standing position and drive your left leg backwards dropping your hips downwards into a lunge position. Brace your core as you do so 

  • From lunge position push back into starting position and then complete the move on the right side.

  • Repeat on each leg for the desired amount of reps.

Move celebrates exercise in all its forms, with accessible features encouraging you to add movement into your day – because it’s not just good for the body, but the mind, too. We get it: workouts can be a bit of a slog, but there are ways you can move more without dreading it. Whether you love hikes, bike rides, YouTube workouts or hula hoop routines, exercise should be something to enjoy.

(Photo: HuffPost UK / Rebecca Zisser)
(Photo: HuffPost UK / Rebecca Zisser)

(Photo: HuffPost UK / Rebecca Zisser)

This article originally appeared on HuffPost UK and has been updated.

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