Middle Management

Cut straight to the core with these targeted ab moves from LA's secret weapon to the stars,trainer PETE GERACIMO.

- Catriona Innes

Something happens around this time of year. The layers of clothing come off, and celebrity-style abs jump out from the confines of Instagram and into your reality. They’re on the beach, at festivals, even in your local park... So what are these women doing to achieve such strong cores? Pete Geracimo knows. He’s been a celebrity trainer for the past 20 years, working with the likes of Pippa Middleton, Kim Cattrall, Adele and even The Hoff. The key, he says, to super-strong abs are the five moves that follow. Do the circuit four to five times a week, building up the number of reps and the time held in position, to see results, fast. Cropped tops at the ready...

STEP 1 Side planks

TARGETS Abs, obliques, biceps