One thing Gigi Hadid is known for is her abs of steel, which she shows off in crop tops and low-rise pants on the reg. I would too if my stomach looked like that!
It turns out that her toned tummy is not just from good genes (*shocker*). Her trainer, Gotham Gym owner Rob Piela, reveals the exact workout he does with the supermodel to keep her core in check.
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Piela, who has been training Hadid for almost three years, says a typical session includes cardio-friendly boxing and floor work to keep her core engaged.
Her exact core-focused workout includes:
1. Warm up the core with 10 minutes of boxing.
2. Perform three sets of 40 crunches each.
3. Raise your heart rate with 10 minutes of boxing.
4. Perform three sets of 40 bicycle crunches each, kicking each leg out once per bicycle.
5. Box for another 10 minutes.
6. Take a plank pose to hit the transverse abdominals, holding for about 60 seconds, or as long as you can maintain good form (abs tight, no sway in the back, and the neck in a neutral position).
7. Super-set straight into leg raises to hit the lower abdominals, performing four sets of 25 leg raises each.
If that seems a little too intense for you, Piela suggests doing ab work four days a week, including, planks to work muscles, crunches for that Hadid-esque six-pack, and leg raises to target the lower abdominals.
"The combination of those three moves is golden," he tells Vogue. And don't forget to make healthy choices when it comes to food!
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