{"id":407039,"date":"2026-03-27T16:37:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/407039\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:37:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:37:19","slug":"sarah-michelle-gellar-48-stays-action-ready-with-this-full-body-workout-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/407039\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Michelle Gellar, 48, stays action-ready with this full-body workout approach"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a> plays one of the villainous Council of elite families hunting two sisters in a deadly ritual game \u2013 and her rigorous training regime keeps her action-ready at any moment. The 48-year-old regularly trains at Alo Wellness Club in LA, completing full-body workouts that target all major muscle groups for balanced strength.<\/p>\n

The Buffy star focuses mainly on compound moves<\/a> that engage multiple muscle groups. One workout saw her perform med ball slams<\/a> \u2013 a full-body exercise targeting the core, shoulders and upper back \u2013 alongside banded ab rollouts on a Heroboard<\/a> for her core, and standing cable chest presses with a straight bar<\/a>r.<\/p>\n

A session with trainer Tadeusz Gauer included band-assisted pull-ups<\/a>, Bulgarian split squats<\/a>, cable kickbacks and Pallof presses to build anti-rotational core stability. In a shorter session to round off the week, she added Heroboard plank variations, moving the board side to side to engage her obliques, lower abs and deep core muscles.<\/p>\n

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Training with others adds a social element, too. Alongside two or three friends, Gellar has worked through thrusters for her quads, glutes and shoulders; battle ropes to engage her arms, shoulders, back and core; wall sits to build quad endurance; and walking lunges for her quads, hamstrings, glutes and core, while also improving balance and stability. She even rounded sessions off with a quick cryochamber stint. \u2018It\u2019s true what they say\u2026 girlfriends and exercise are good for your mental health,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

On another occasion, a joint workout<\/a> with husband Freddie Prinze Jr, programmed by trainer Stef Armstead, included sled pushes<\/a> and pulls \u2013 full-body moves targeting the glutes<\/a>, hamstrings, quads, back, biceps and core (Gellar even sat on the sled while Freddie pulled it); resistance band<\/a> pull-aparts for the upper back and rear delts; incline dumbbell bench presses for the upper chest, shoulders and triceps; and a short cardio burst on the assault bike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To mix things up, the actress also incorporates reformer Pilates sessions \u2013 sometimes with an EMS twist<\/a>. \u2018Sure, why don\u2019t we do Pilates and EMS at the same time. How bad could it be? Famous last words,\u2019 she wrote.<\/p>\n

Under head EMS trainer Darci Bawdon Fistanic\u2019s guidance, she performed movements like short box side sit-ups with a weighted overhead reach, glute bridge holds and crunch variations, all while wearing an EMS suit that delivers controlled electrical impulses to the muscles.<\/p>\n

\u2018Sarah Michelle Gellar\u2019s Pilates session at Alo moves far beyond traditional Pilates, blending reformer training with EMS to significantly increase muscle fibre recruitment and metabolic stress,\u2019 says celebrity trainer and London-based fitness expert Aimee Victoria Long<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Research shows EMS can elevate strength gains, but also increases muscle-damage markers like creatine kinase. That means recovery demands are higher, so it\u2019s best suited to advanced clients,\u2019 she explains. \u2018Most people wouldn\u2019t tolerate this intensity and are likely to injure themselves, but in the Alo environment \u2013 especially training alongside a friend \u2013 the challenge, burn and energy would make it incredibly fun and motivating.\u2019 <\/p>\n

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