Women's Health (UK)

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Want a slender dancer’s body? Yes, please. Our cover star’s trainer Jennifer ‘JJ Dancer’ Johnson reveals the way to strong, lean results (disclaimer: Channing Tatum will not be there to guide you through every rep)

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V PIKE

Targets: Lower abs Use: 2 sliding discs (or 2 hand towels) Do: 3 sets of 8 reps

(a) Begin in a plank on your elbows and a foot on each towel. Engaging your abs, lift your bum up as your legs slide in towards your body and outwards, and stop in a V position. (b) Slide your legs back in, returning to plank position.

JENNA SQUAT

Targets: Glutes, inner thighs

Do: For 1 min, or the duration of your fave track

(a) Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Start twerking (translatio­n: sticking your bum in and out with attitude) and lower into a squat.

(b) Twerk your way back up, before booty-ing your way down again.

CURTSEY KICK

Targets: Glutes, inner thighs, hips

Do: 20 reps on each side

(a) Curtsey your right foot back and cross behind the left leg.

Lunge down deeply so your right knee almost touches the floor.

(b) Pushing off from your left foot, kick your right leg out high and straight in a 2 o’clock direction.

RAINBOW

Targets: Glutes, inner thighs

Do: 20 reps on each side

(a) Start with both elbows and your left knee on the floor. Place your right leg straight out diagonally.

(b) Make a rainbow shape with your right leg as you lift it up above 45 degrees and lower it on the other side of the left. Reverse the movement back to start.

JJ BURPEE

Targets: Legs, core Do: 20 reps

(a) Starting in a standing position, lower into a squat and then kick your feet back into a plank position. (b) Do two ‘mountain climbers’ on each side, bringing alternate knees up to your elbows. Step feet back into their original position and stand up. Do a high knee-tuck jump.

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