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Kaiser wroteon Instagramunderneath a photo of the two posing together at a fitness studio in Barcelona.
John Parra
The caption reads, I actually did these EXACT exercises with @shakira TONIGHT here in Barcelona.
(Kaisers publicist tells SELF that Kaiser just spent two weeks in Spain training Shakira.)
The circuit, unsurprisingly, looks tough as helland its all about the glutes.
Essentially, its a great gluteandcoreandoverall lower-body workout.
Your glute medius and minimus help keep your hip joint strong and stable, explains Mansour.
This is more of a strength move and less about cardio she adds.
It will also work your balance.
And lastly, brace your core throughout to prevent your spine from arching.
This will protect your lower back.
You want to feel noticeable tension, but not enough that it’s extremely difficult to move.
you’ve got the option to also do this with no band, or one without handles.
As you push your leg back with each rep, confirm it stays straight and doesnt rotate outward.
Take these movements nice and slow, advises Mansour.
This is warming you up for quicker, faster pulse movements in the next exercise.
The main goal with these pulses is maintaining constant tension in your glute maximus and hamstrings.
Its not about kicking super high, but rather about continually engaging the correct muscles, Solomon says.
As you pulse, keep your tailbone tucked to resist arching your back, she adds.
As you do these lifts, verify that you are engaging the inner thigh on the stabilizing leg.
This will keep your hips aligned, says Mansour.
Youll also want to engage your internal obliques on this side to keep your body properly lifted.
Your back will naturally want to arch and then straighten as you do the circleslet it, says Solomon.
As with the last exercise, youll want to feel the deepest burn in your glute medius.
Also, be sure to engage your obliques on the side thats grounded to keep yourself properly lifted.
And thats totally OKthis circuit is not at a beginner level, she says.
Scale back the number of reps accordingly so that you are building up your glute strength safely.
