Jennifer Aniston’s trainer, Dani Coleman, has revealed the three pieces of equipment they regularly use to build the actress’ famously strong core.
Coleman, Pvolve’s vice president of training, works with Jennifer using the method’s mix of strength, mobility and stability work.
‘I’ve trained Jennifer Aniston for a little over five years now…through our three signature formats: weight training, sculpt, and our sculpt cardio-based format,’ she said in an interview with Katie Couric Media.
While their sessions target the whole body, core strength is always a priority.
‘When we work together, our sessions are anywhere between 30 to 40 minutes…She loves to get a full-body workout in to optimise her time – and she never skips core work,’ Coleman added.
And the focus goes beyond visible abs. Coleman explained that developing a strong, functional core is important for supporting the body as a whole.
‘She’s been open about struggling with some back injuries and other injuries she’s gotten from filming, so we definitely focus on making sure her core is strong,’ she said.
‘And we don’t just focus on the surface layer abdominals. We also work on the muscles that support your pelvis, your hips, and the ones that keep you upright, so she can really feel good in her body.’
Jennifer Aniston’s 3 go-to pieces of equipment for a strong core
These small sliding discs can make simple movements considerably more challenging by forcing you to control the movement and stabilise your body.
‘You can get a great full-body workout in with them. They’re compact and travel-friendly, so she can take them when she’s on set or on the go,’ Coleman said in a clip shared on Katie Couric Media’s Instagram.
She also highlighted how versatile they are.
‘We love to use them for a lot of plank work, kneeling for a little oblique work, and standing for a lot of stability work, as they add a great [total-body] stability challenge in general,’ she said. ‘So they’re a piece we truly use all over the body.’
As an alternative to Pvolve gliders, you could use generic sliders for slider exercises such as curtsey lunges and knee tuck to pike.
‘Our P.Ball is our exercise ball with the strap that goes around its circumference,’ Coleman said, describing the Pilates-style ball with thick bands attached.
Like the gliders, she says ‘it’s incredibly versatile’.
‘You put it on like a pair of pants and use it for pelvic floor and deep core work,’ she explained.
‘You could also put it under your back [for] traditional crunches and curls. And you can also put it under your tailbone where you’re lying flat on your back, isolating more of your legs, your hip flexors and lower abs,’ she continued.
As a simpler alternative to the P.Ball, you could use a Pilates ball or medicine ball, depending on the exercise.
The P3 resistance tool ‘feels like a Pilates reformer on the go’, said Coleman.
Designed with two resistance straps, a ball and a handle, it connects the upper and lower body to create resistance through a range of movements.
‘It attaches to your ankle and then you can use it in your hand so it’s like your body is your own cable machine,’ she explained.
‘It really allows you to leverage the resistance in incredible ways to challenge your core, or we add it with gliders,’ she continued.
For a simple at-home alternative, try resistance bands with ankle and wrist straps, or secure one end of a band around your ankle and hold the other in your hand.
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