Toned in ten minutes

Really, we promise!

Beyond hectic? Us too! So we created a 10-minute workout to get you in beach-shape, quick sticks.

"The key to a good 10-minute workout is to compound exercises — working two parts of the body at once," says celebrity personal trainer Keli Roberts, who helped Julia Roberts buff-up. "Hold bottles of water or dumbbells to help work shoulders, biceps, core, inner and outer thighs, bum and back of arms," adds Roberts. To speed up the results, do this workout two to three times a week.

2.5 minutes: firm bum and shoulders
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Holding a set of dumbbells, squat down until your hips are at the same height as your knees, stand up and push the weights over your head. Repeat 8-10 times.

2.5 minutes: work abs and upper body
Get into a push-up position on your knees and hands or toes and hands. Bend your elbows and chest towards the floor until your chest almost touches the floor. Exhale and return to the start position. Repeat 8-10 times, then do an elbow plank: rest your body weight on your elbows, forearms and toes, keeping your body in a straight line. Hold the pose for one minute.

2.5 minutes: blast biceps and triceps
Don't know your biceps from your triceps? Biceps are the prominent muscle on the inside of each upper arm; triceps run along the back of the upper arm. To give them a workout, stand in the bent-over row position: feet hip-width apart, knees bent, tilted forward 45 degrees at the hips, arm hanging down. Holding some dumbbells, exhale, pull your hands up to your ribs, inhale, then return to the start. Repeat 8-12 times, then do 8-10 bicep curls: with your arms by your side, raise your hands to your shoulders, bending at the elbows.

2.5 minutes: tone thighs and arms
Stand with your feet together, holding the weights beside you. Take a large step to the right, bend your right knee, allow your torso to come forward as you lunge, then push hard with the right foot to return to start position. Repeat on other side. Do 8-10 sets, then stand in the bent-over row position, with your arms bent and close to your sides. Exhale, straighten your arms, pause, return to the start. Repeat 10 times.