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PEOPLE Magazine: Celebrity Trainer Gunnar Peterson on Quarantine Workouts: ‘You Can Do a Lot in 10 Minutes’
Celebrity Trainer Gunnar Peterson on Quarantine Workouts: ‘You Can Do a Lot in 10 Minutes’
The fitness guru also spoke to PEOPLE about his new partnership with leading supplement brand, Transformation Protein
For celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson, fitness isnโt about taking shortcuts โ itโs about consistency. And heโs committed to helping his clients develop new routines as they social distance at home during the novel coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic.
โI Zoom and FaceTime with clients for workouts,โ Peterson, whose works with the Los Angeles Lakers, the Kardashians, Jennifer Lopez and others, told PEOPLE exclusively. โI also send programs to people so we are all taking it in stride. I keep each of these exercises upbeat and interactive, so theyโre as real as we can safely make them.โ
The PEOPLE Health Squad member says that quarantine is forcing people who prefer to sweat outside, at a gym or during a fitness class to adapt adding that โadaption changes the body.โ
โThis is just a new adaptation!โ he adds.
Peterson also says that, for those who may be struggling to find motivation while cooped up inside, itโs okay to start small: โYou can do a lot in ten minutes if you put your mind to it.โ
His suggestion for a quick workout?
โIโd make sure there was a squat variation, plus a push, a pull, a carry, and a core move done in transverse (rotational) plane,โ he tells PEOPLE. โIโd recommend shooting for 10-20 reps (depending on the tools you have available) with minimal time between movements.โ
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The 28-year veteran pro trainer is now demonstrating these exercises and many more โ plus tips and tricks for maximizing your workouts and recovery โ for a video series in partnership with leading supplement brand, Transformation Protein, called โLike a Pro.โ
As part of the collaboration, Peterson endorsed the companyโs new bioactive protein powder that is packed with nine essential amino acids. He says the โrevolutionary formula,โ which is available online now for $74.95, โmaximizes output from all the hard work from training.โ
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โItโs easier to assimilate, which means your body can put it to use faster to help you recover faster,โ he explains. โIt also has MCT oil, which is beneficial to your brain, which also canโt hurt during a workout! And letโs not forget the pre and pro biotics which improve gut health and digestion.โ
Speaking about the partnership, Peterson says, โWhile Iโve seen thousands of protein powderโs come and go in my career, Transformation Protein was the first one I felt confident representing. Transformation makes sense for me, and to me, as they base their decisions and their product on quality.โ
โThey donโt cut corners, and thatโs how I operate,โ he concludes. โThatโs what I strive to deliver to the people who train with me, I think people want that and deserve that.โ