Maggie Q In Two-Piece Workout Gear Shares Intense Core Workout

Actress Maggie Q (real name Margaret Denise Quigley) is sharing her favorite ab workout with fans and social media followers. Q, 44, posted a video of herself wearing purple two-piece workout gear, showing what her routine looks like. “When people talk about wanting abs, I think they’re really just saying they want a flat tummy. But! Having a strong core is so much more than that. A strong core optimizes your body for daily tasks, helps prevent injuries, and it improves your quality of life (aka decreases discomfort). Try these deep core strengthening exercises. Really focus on engaging your abs while you’re doing them for maximum benefit,” she captioned the post. Here’s how the star stays fit, ageless, and full of energy.

1. Beauty Advice

Q says her best beauty advice is to sweat. “I make sure I work out, and when you sweat it’s like a natural facelift. Don’t discount it! I do lots of stretching to stay limber, cardio and strength training—and it has to be daily to get the endurance up,” she told New Beauty. “I steam in the morning with oils when I can, and then I use very cold water. I like products without chemicals that act like food for the skin. If you’re going to nourish, it must be a product worth absorbing into your skin.”

2. Yoga Practice

Q is a devoted yogi, and says the most important part of her practice is alignment. “Without it you aren’t doing yoga!” she told THRIVE. “How has your relationship with your body changed over the years? I know my body better than I ever have. I listen to it. I also thank it for giving me the problems it has, because it put me on a journey to understanding how the body can function optimally.”

3. Gut Health

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Q is passionate about gut health, and has her own line of probiotics called ActivatedYou. “I have always struggled with gut health,” she told THRIVE. “Whatever brought that on, I couldn’t say, but breaking down foods has been a challenge for me even before I knew what that challenge was. Giving my gut the extra help it needs to fight the good fight for my body is the most important thing I do every morning. I am regular, energetic and ready for whatever challenge food can bring. And there are MANY!”

4. Hiking With Her Dogs

Q’s dogs mean the world to her, and she tells them every day she loves them. One of her favorite activity is hiking in nature with her pups. “I hike in the mountains for about two hours every morning with my dogs, Romeo, Nevaeh, and Don Julio,” she told Women’s Health. “It’s our bonding time. I need to be in nature to feel good and feel balanced, and they always pull me out.”

5. That Ab Workout

Here is Q’s ab workout, as per her Instagram post:

“I used a 20lb kettlebell and a set of 10lb dumbbells. You should find the weight that’s right for you by selecting a weight that is challenging, but that you can control. Do each exercise for 30 seconds followed by 30 of rest. Complete the circuit 3-4 times for a deep burn.

1. Kettlebell Standing crunch, alternating legs
2. Kettlebell circles/around the world, clockwise first

- counter clockwise,

3. Double dumbbell hold, march alternating legs
4. Single dumbbell hold: right hand-right leg - high knee + leg raise
5. Single dumbbell hold: left hand-left leg - high knee + leg raise.”

Meagan Good is breaking a sweat in her workout clothes. In a new social media post, the Harlem star shows off her incredible body in leggings and a sports bra as she executes a variety of strength and weight training exercises at the gym. “Oh hello 2024 …” she captioned the Instagram video. “Well let me get in the gym because sista body is tight and right!” commented one of her followers. “Superherooooooo,” added singer JoJo. How does Meagan achieve her amazing figure? “I work with my trainer Augustina about four to five times a week for 45 minutes a day. We start out on the treadmill and then we do a lot of exercises using my own body weight. My favorite workouts are anything having to do with making my waistline trimmer and toned. My least favorite is any type of pushup! Everybody wants lightning in a bottle, and while healthy things in a bottle do help, you have to do the work to get the results you really want,” Meagan previously told Black Doctor about her approach to exercise. Celebwell has all the details about her “very heavy core” workout.

1. Reverse Cable Wood Chops

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According to Kendra Gamble, HIT Fitness Training, Huntingdon Valley, PA, NPTI Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritional Consultant, the first exercise in Meagan’s routine is reverse cable wood chops. This is “excellent core exercise and works the obliques in rotation as well as the hips if done right, which she is,” she explains.

2. Chest Press with Legs Elevated

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Next up, Meagan does a chest press with legs elevated/floating, a “super challenging core exercise but again very excellent for the core,” says Gamble. She does note that amateurs should probably skip this one, as it is better for “a little bit more advanced gym goers but also excellent for the chest as well.”

3. Romanian Deadlift with Kettlebell

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The third exercise? An RDL, or Romanian deadlift with a kettlebell, “one of the most top exercises for working the hamstrings (back of legs) and glutes (butt),” says Gamble. “It looks like she is more hamstring biased because her knees are a little straighter.”

4. Starfish Crunches

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Meagan also does starfish crunches, “another good core exercise,” she says. This is a great ab workout that you can do at home without weights, she adds.

5. Cable Crunches

Meagan also does a cable crunch variation. “Cable crunches work the actual abs muscles that are usually the ones visible to the eye with low body fat percentage,” she explains.

Katie Crewe is sharing a core workout – in her two-piece workout gear. In a new social media post, the trainer shows off her amazing body in a belly-baring set. “How many months or years did you start working out postpartum? I’ve been thinking of sharing a week of 10 min and under daily workouts that are appropriate for postpartum. Drop me a ⭐️ if this would be helpful for you! If you can fit in 20 minutes, or 10 min twice a day, give this a go!” she captioned the Instagram video. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Focus on Building Strength

“My whole view on training and relationship with myself changed when I stopped trying to use my workouts as a way to get smaller and started trying to be more powerful. Your workouts shouldn’t be a way to punish yourself or to “earn” food. Your workout isn’t more successful because you burned the most calories possible. Lift weights to be stronger and more powerful, to feel more confident, and to make your everyday life easier. Lift weights so elderly you thanks you for the strong bones and increased capabilities. It’s a tough but extremely empowering mindset shift that I’m so grateful I made,” Katie wrote in a post.

2. Do a Warm Up Set

Katie recently shared “tips for when you’re short on time but don’t want to compromise on your workout.” One of them is not skipping workouts. “Last time I posted about warm-ups, a surprising number of people said that they do a dynamic warm-up but no warm-up sets (maybe it was only surprising to me). Let me know below what your warm-ups usually look like (please, for research :p),” she says. “If you’re short on time I’d still recommend doing some warm-up sets. I cut down on some of my dynamic warm-up but not much on my warm-up sets because I really need these to acclimate to the weight and feel prepared.”

3. Agonist-Antagonist Paired Sets

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She also recommends agonist-antagonist paired sets. “This is the one I will use most frequently when trying to save time. Pairing opposite muscle groups (e.g. hamstring curls and quad extensions) allows one to rest while you’re performing the other exercise. I still usually rest in between but 30 sec-1 min vs 90 sec-2 min. As long as you’re not still puffing from your last set, your strength shouldn’t be compromised,” she wrote.

4. Always Do Something

“The most important tip is that going and doing something, even if it’s 1/3 of what you planned for, is still benefiting you. You still moved your body, it helped you maintain the habit, and it helps get you out of an ‘all or nothing’ mentality when it comes to working out – which can really work against you in the long run,” she added.

5. Her Core Workout

Here is Katie’s full core workout:

🔺360 degree breathing - 2 min

🔺Pull-in pulses - 3x10 pulses, 3 times per set

🔺Side plank pull-ins - 3x10-15

🔺Heel drops - 3x16

🔺Glute bridges with adductor squeeze - 3x15

🔺Bear hovers - 3x10-15

🔺Kneeling to tall kneeling - 3x10-15

Madeline Custer, a dedicated fitness expert and influencer, is all about quality workouts and balanced nutrition. Recently, she shared a video on Instagram of her favorite core exercises, encouraging her followers to try moves like Superman, butterfly sit-ups, and dead bugs. “If #weeklymovesworkouts is your program of choice, you’ll be seeing this one in tomorrow’s workout,” she captioned, sparking excitement for the next session. Custer’s approach isn’t just about working hard—it’s about working smart, whether she’s focusing on deep core exercises or fueling up with protein-packed meals. Here’s a closer look at the habits that keep her in peak form.

1. She Does Core Workouts

In her Instagram post, Custer is seen doing core exercises. The Mayo Clinic says that it is extremely important to do workouts like these. “Your core is the central part of your body. It includes your pelvis, lower back, hips and stomach. The stomach muscles sometimes are called abs. Core exercises train the muscles in your core to work in harmony. This leads to better balance and steadiness, also called stability. Stability is important whether you're on the playing field or doing regular activities.”

2. She Focuses On Quality Workouts

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For Custer, working out means quality over quantity. Especially when it comes to core workouts. Custer talked about this in her post’s caption. “Once upon a time, I would train core up to 3 times a week. I’d do so many different exercises and often with very little intention or rationale behind my sessions. I now solely focus on deep core exercises and do less than half the amount I used to and place the majority of my focus on properly engaging my core during OTHER LIFTS 💪🏽”

3. She Does Workouts Until She Can’t

Custer shared her secrets to building muscle in the caption of this Instagram video. She says that she does some workouts until she can’t anymore. “Take your sets close to muscular failure! If it’s a well selected exercise that you have a good mind to muscle connection with, the rep range can vary a bit and still be effective! Combine the weights YOU have + number of reps it takes you to get to failure and the stimulus has been achieved ✅”

4. She Strength Trains

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In the previous Instagram video, Custer is seen using dumbbells. Strength training has a lot of benefits. ACE Fitness says, “Strength training with heavy weights improves muscle definition. Muscle definition occurs as the result of muscles remaining in a state of semi-contraction and heavy strength training recruits the larger type II muscle fibers responsible for a muscle’s appearance.”

5. She Eats Enough Protein

Custer makes sure to incorporate protein into her diet. She shared this video on Instagram of herself making chicken salad. Custer captioned it, “BUSY GIRLS NEED PROTEIN. LIKE THE POST ❤️and comment ‘LUNCH’ 🍗for the recipe that has been making my weekends so easy and delicious with a fall twist!….But mostly, 130-140 grams of protein clicks away so fast when you have a plate template in mind. Mine is usually 25-30% lean protein, 25-30% complex carbs, then almost the rest of the plate with fruits and veggies with some awesome supplementary fats taking up about 15%. Back to chicken salad — thanks @erinliveswhole for the classic version that I’ve tweaked a bit! — I’ve been eating with pop corners chips, on Hawaiian rolls, rice cakes, by the spoonful.”