How Elizabeth Banks Stays in Camera-Ready Shape

The Elizabeth Banks Workout

You’ll need: An exercise mat, water bottle, and some good tunes so you can really rock this one!

Workout details: Complete 3 sets of the prescribed number of reps for each exercise to get your whole body in tip top shape.

1. Sawing Plank
Starting in a modified plank position on your forearms. Push your weight forward to bring your chin above your fingertips, allowing your toes to roll over the tops. Staying as flat as you can, engage your core to pull your body back in your heels to the starting position.

Go back and forth for 15 reps.

2. Sumo Squat Side Crunch

Get in squat position, but with your toes slightly turned out, hands behind your head. Squat down with the weight in your heels, dropping your booty in between your knees. As you return to standing, alternate bringing the same knee to the same elbow by crunching in your obliques.

Continually alternate until you reach 20 reps.

3. Dog Down Pushups
From a downward dog, walk your hands closer to your feet, bend in your knees, and reach your hips up to the ceiling as you press the chest to the thighs. Holding this position, bend your elbows to the sides and tap the top of your head to the floor. Press back up to the starting position.

Complete 20 reps.

If you need help, consult this video.

4. Seated Hamstring
Assume a "dips" or bridge position with your fingertips facing forward while you balance on your heels. Extend the right leg straight out so your knees are in line. Only moving your hips, swing them in between your hands then up to the sky. If your hamstring feels like it is ripping out, you are doing it right!

Complete 20 reps on each side.

5. Abs Roll Up
Lie on your back (don't think you are resting!) and bring your knees up to your chest so you roll up onto your shoulders. Using a little momentum but mostly your abs, roll forward and place both feet on the floor to come up to a standing position. Once you are stable with even weight on each leg, add a hop, reaching for the sky.

Tip: Push both of your heels evenly into the floor on either side of your butt on the way up and way down.

Complete 15 reps.

6. Jump Lunges
Begin in the lunge position with your right leg forward, making sure you have a 90-degree angle with each leg. Jump straight up into the air, pushing off evenly with each leg. While in the air, switch legs to land with the opposite foot (left) forward in your perfectly angled lunge.

Repeat until you want to scream… or until you hit 20 reps.

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