SCORE IN 5 MINUTES A HOT 10 MINUTES CORE OR 15 MINUTES

Test your core control

Want to know how you fare? Trainer Melissa Weldon suggests this simple test...

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Lie down on the floor with your legs bent.

Then, tilt your hips slightly so your lower back is closer to the floor and there’s minimal arch. That’s it.

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Now, can you drop one knee out to the side – keeping it bent 45° – without your back arching? Try doing this on alternating sides.

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Can you slide one heel out, keeping it touching the ground, and back again without your back arching? Again, try this on both sides. Not there yet?

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Weldon suggests adding the moves over the next few pages on to three or four workouts a week, with a rest day in between. Try it for four weeks, then give this test another go.

Lounge and living room. Tights and leggings. Core and abs? Not quite. Because while searching for tights online will invariably deliver you to an activewear store, popping abs