THE WORKOUT TO HELP YOU EASE BACK INTO EXERCISE

Brie Larson

Jason Walsh

Celebrity trainer Jason Walsh devised a workout routine to help Brie Larson get back into it.

Haven't done a workout since quarantine began? Don't worry; you’re not alone.

Captain Marvel actress Brie Larson posted a video on her YouTube channel in which she revealed she hadn't done a workout since quarantine began in March, so she called up her personal trainer Jason Walsh, and he devised a routine to help her get back into it.

"I put together a workout based on the fact that I haven't seen you in months," he said in a virtual chat. "This is just a reintroduction; I want to wake the body up, we're gonna exploit these movements and slow the tempo down, you don't need weights, we're going to move through these exercises pretty quickly... We're gonna innovate the muscles. We’re gonna turn them back on."

Below is a range of core strengthening and toning moves Jason got Brie to do during their session:

Sumo stance with a lateral shift

Get into a sumo squat, with feet straight ahead and parallel, and then shift your weight onto your right side, bending the knee to squat down near the floor, with the left leg out straight. Then switch sides, using your right foot to push your body across to the other side. Keep low and make sure your hips and butt are still pushed out.

Lateral roll to straight leg

Lay on your back and hug your knees into your chest and roll onto your right side. Then extend your legs and flex the feet before bringing the knees in, returning to the center, and doing the same on the other side.

Body saw

In a forearm plank, with your body in a straight line close to the floor, take baby steps backward as far as you can, and then baby steps forward as far as you can.

Plank with a knee to elbow

From your forearm plank, lift your right knee and bring it around the side of your body, shifting your weight forwards to help it touch the right elbow. Return your leg back to the plank and do the same on the left.

Plank to Lateral Hip Drop

In the forearm plank position, drop your right hip to the mat, bring it back up and do the same on the left side.

Pike to half-moon extension

From a downward-facing dog position, raise up your right leg and carve a crescent-shaped line with the leg by bringing it down to the floor on one side of your mat and then back to the other. Repeat with the left leg.

"Squeezing the butt, go as far as you can, touch, come back up, keep the glute firing the whole time, exploiting and milking this movement for everything," says Jason.

—Reuters