ICYMI, one of Hollywood’s most-loved actresses turned 50 recently. In honor of Jennifer Garner’s 50th birthday on April 17 the actress’ trainer, Beth Nicely, founder of The Limit, shared how she and the star work out to celebrate her birthday every year.
Core Exercises
Moving to the floor, Nicely does a series of plank exercises to engage the core. Plank exercises are beneficial because they work all of the muscles in the core, such as the rectus abdominus, transverse abdominus, obliques, hips, and back. In this case, Nicely does plank jack shoulder taps, quadruped single-leg rows, and weighted sit-ups on a box (though, you can do traditional sit-ups on the ground without a weight). She later adds scapular contractions in a plank position to work the upper thoracic spine and alternating elbow lifts in plank position for dynamic movement, finishing the full-body birthday workout with a set of reverse crunches.
While 50 reps of each of these exercises may seem like a lot, you can slowly incorporate these moves into your workout routine, increasing the number of reps as you get comfortable with the movements. As for Garner, she's surely already preparing to knock out 51 reps of everything Nicely puts in front of her next year.
