CAN DO IN FRONT OF THE TV
Your front foot is elevated on a step and, with a dumbbell in each hand, lunge forwards putting the weight on to your front foot, then pushing weight back on to your back foot. Repeat the process. WORKS: Quads, hamstrings, glutes You don’t need a gym membership to shape up like the stars. Try doing these five exercises, three times a week. Do 13 to 18 repetitions each – you only need a chair, sofa or step to kickstart your Love Island body routine. Have your back foot elevated on a step, or whatever is there, and front foot as forward as you can so you have room to dip down. Lower your knee to the floor and push back up. WORKS: Legs
Start on your back with your hands on your thighs and come up into a ‘V’ position, lifting your legs and your upper body off the floor. WORKS: Abdominals Lie on your back on the floor with your knees bent, then lift the hips and bum off the floor, squeezing at the top to activate your glute muscles. WORKS: Glutes Depending on the machine your gym has, this involves sitting in a seat and pushing a plate away from you. Put your feet against the plate, push it away from you, and then lower it back down. Repeat. WORKS: Legs Create more pressure than a normal pressup by elevating your legs on a step or similar. WORKS: Chest With your hands on a bench, step or similar, put your feet out in front of you with your legs straight. Bend from the elbow and lower your bum to the floor, pushing up again before you sit down on the floor. WORKS: Arms Sitting on a seat upright with dumbbells in each hand, you push them above your head, lower them down until they are near your ears and repeat. WORKS: Shoulders, triceps When seated with dumbbells in your hands, bend from the elbow bringing the dumbbells up towards your shoulders then lower them back down. WORKS: Biceps