Eat one too many turkeys over Christmas? So did we. Sick of hearing the words ‘detox’, ‘resolution’ and ‘move it fatso’? So are we.

That’s why it’s handy to have a client like LA Fitness.    

Last week, we teamed up with Celebrity Fit Club instructor Harvey Walden IV to launch a new 40-minute workout for LA Fitness gyms across the UK. Instead of spending lunch sifting through spam, a handful of Londoners put the ex-marine’s moves to the test during a military-style boot camp in the West End’s Golden Square. 

Designed to take participants back to basics with simple exercises and routines, the new workout can burn up to 500 calories–which can do wonders to eliminate the guilt of those 10 mince pies you scoffed during the Queen’s speech.

Here’s a sample of the workout. DO try this at home…

Warm-up

March/jog on the spot for 1 minute
Straddle jumps 1 minute
Steam engines 1 minute (Stand hands behind ears, bring left knee up infront to chest height and twist your right elbow down and across to touch left knee. Repeat on the right)

Workout

Burpee press x 10 (Start in a press-up position, perform one press up then bring the knees up to the chest. Jump up in the air, arms overhead then on landing crouch down and move the legs back to the press up position again. Repeat.)
Gun drills x 10 (Do a forward lunge then spring up, changing legs and dropping back to a lunge position in one dynamic move)
Hand to toe ab crunch x 10 (Lie down, feet and legs up and vertical. With hands forward, crunch up towards toes as far as you can)
Repeat routine as fitness improves
Stretch to finish

There now. You’re beginning to look more like Cheryl Cole / David Beckham already.

Get more info on LA Fitness gyms and the new workout at www.lafitness.co.uk.

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