Some people love to read the latest gossip about celebrities — who they’re supposedly dating and the drama between them and their ex BFFs — but I prefer to read about their workouts, especially if they involve training the abdominals.

I tapped Jennifer Aniston’s trainer Leyon Azubuike, 

AFAA-certified trainer and founder of Gloveworx, for an Aniston-approved ab workout, and he did not disappoint. 

This workout is designed to help you improve your core strength and stability with rotational (rotational ball slams), antirotational (bird dog), and stability movements (planks), Leyon says.

Fifteen seconds into the first exercise, a forearm plank, my abs shook.  Then I had a moment for active recovery with bird dog (one of my favorite moves, especially for back pain), followed by the powerful rotational ball slam. 

The reps were light, but after three rounds of the first circuit, my core was feeling it. The second circuit was similar to the first — incorporating similar movement patterns, but different exercises.