Jillian Michaels, 40, Poses Nude for Shape Magazine

Posted by Reinaldo Massengill on Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Michaels reveals that her favorite part of her body is her abs (and for good reason!) and shares her secret to toning her enviable tummy: planks! 

"All kinds—side plank, extended plank, imbalanced plank," she says. "A couple of times a week, I do three sets of each and hold them for a full minute. Having a strong core gives you a solid foundation and helps with injury prevention, which is critical to good health."

Despite her seemingly perfect bod, Michaels insists she still has her problem areas, just like the rest of us all. "We all store fat somewhere," she explains. "Some of us are proportionately balanced, some are apple-shaped. Me? I carry all my weight in my lower body."

"No matter how lean I get or how many squats or lunges I do, I always feel like my butt carries extra weight," she continues. "But what I finally realized is that you can't have it all. Do I want a better butt? Sure, but I'm healthy and can wear my skinny jeans, and that's good enough!"

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