Your Christmas survival workout

Keep in shape with moves from Jennifer Aniston’s yoga guru

The festive season is all food, parties and shopping, so it’s easy to let your fitness routine slide – but you don’t need to wait until the new year to get back in the groove. Mandy Ingber, bestselling author and the A-list’s preferred yoga guru, says, “At this time of year, it’s easy to let things get off track, so try to fit in this 15-minute workout every day. This sequence targets all areas needed to stimulate digestion, eliminate toxins and strengthen muscles, turning your body into a fat-burning machine.”

STEP 1: DOWNWARD DOG KNEE-INS Targets: Arms, abs

Get into ➊

Downward Dog position, your shoulders over wrists, and raise your right leg.

Draw your right knee towards ➋ your forehead, and then raise it behind you.

Bring the right knee towards ➌ your left triceps, then raise it behind you.

Bring the right knee to the right ➍ elbow, then raise it behind you. Repeat all with your left leg. Do this three times. Keep breathing.

STEP 2: PLANK TO FOREARM PLANK Targets: Abs, forearms

Hold a high plank position – ➊ palms should be directly below shoulders, feet hip-width apart – for five deep breaths.

Come on to your forearms, elbows ➋ under shoulders, arms parallel. Lift your foot off the floor just a couple of inches and hold for 15 seconds. Repeat on the other side.

STEP 3: CHAIR POSE TO CHAIR TWIST Targets: Glutes, thighs

Sink into a Chair ➊

Pose, your arms up, palms facing each other. Tuck your bum in and lift your chest away from your thighs. Breathe six times, with your mouth closed – this will raise the heat in your body, helping you burn more calories.

Bring your palms to prayer ➋ position, then hold the left elbow to the right knee. Breathe six times and return to Chair. Repeat on the other side.

STEP 4: TWISTING LUNGE Targets: Thighs, glutes, abs

Get into a lunge with ➊ your right foot forward, your palms either side of your front foot.

Raise your right arm ➋ and rotate the chest towards it. As you inhale, extend your sternum; as you exhale, rotate further. Hold for six breaths. Repeat on the other side.

STEP 5: EAGLE POSE Targets: Glutes, legs

Stand and shift your ➊ weight to your right leg.

Sink into Chair Pose again and cross your left leg over the right, then hold for 10 seconds.

Wind your left shin behind ➋ your right calf and hook your toes if you can. Wrap and wind your right arm under your left for Eagle Pose. Hold for 30 seconds and breathe. Repeat on the other side. Now you can get back to wrapping presents. e Yogalosophy For Inner Strength: 12 Weeks To Heal Your Heart and Embrace Joy by Mandy Ingber (Seal Press)