IF you need inspiration for your 2020 health kick, look no further than Adele.

The Someone Like You singer looked seriously svelte while on a break in the Caribbean and reportedly told fans she has lost an incredible 7st.

Adele had a fuller figure in 2013Her staggering transformation was helped by Brazilian Pilates trainer Camila Goodis, 36, who trained Adele, 31, alongside Robbie Williams’ wife Ayda Field at their Los Angeles home.

Despite revealing that Adele “hated exercise”, Camila says the training helped to kickstart her lifestyle overhaul.

She says: “One day, I was at their house in Los Angeles when Ayda asked me if I would train one of her best friends who was visiting.

“Adele had just had her baby, so the exercise had to be very gentle. Pilates was perfect for her. She said she’d done Pilates before, in London, and she was very appreciative.

“The funny thing was, I hadn’t caught her name and I didn’t recognise her at the time.

“She wasn’t wearing make-up or her eyelashes and was wearing sweatpants and a loose top.

"After she left, I mentioned to Ayda that she looked a little bit like Adele. Ayda gave me this look and thought it was hilarious.”

Months later, with Adele back in LA, Camila did more sessions with the star.

Camila says: “I don’t think she is a huge fan of exercise like Robbie and Ayda, who exercise five or six days a week. But whatever she is doing now, she looks amazing.”

Camila believes Adele’s weight loss is due mostly to a change in her diet.

“She has probably cut out processed foods and is eating soy and other plant-based foods,” Camila reckons.

“She’s found a diet that works for her. She looks younger and, more importantly, she looks happy.”

Pilates focuses on flexibility, strength and stamina, with exercises that lengthen and stretch major muscle groups.

Health benefits include improved flexibility, posture, co-ordination and muscle strength.

It is reported to have helped the Duchess of Cambridge and celebrity fans include Margot Robbie and David Beckham.

Try Camila’s ten-minute starting guide, shown here. Breathing is vital for each exercise to help relax muscles.

Lie down with legs bent, inhale through the nose and feel ribs expand.

Exhale through the mouth, closing the rib cage down and in. Repeat five times.

Bridge

LIE  with  knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip distance apart.

Tighten your abdominal and buttock muscles.

Raise your hips to create a straight line from your knees to your shoulders.

Squeeze your core and pull your belly button back towards your spine.

Hold for 20 to 30 seconds and return to your starting position.

Do ten reps slow then 15 reps at a faster pace.

Scissors

LIE down and lift your upper body off the floor.

Have one leg extended just above the floor and the other extended towards the ceiling, held by your hand.

As you exhale, draw your belly into your spine and pulse your leg twice into the body.

Inhale to switch legs and repeat.

Do three reps of ten.

This exercise works the abdominals and shoulders, helping with hip flexibility.

Lower lift

REMAIN lying on your back and extend your legs towards the ceiling.

Rotate the legs out slightly, keeping the heels together. Point your toes. Inhale.

On the exhale, pull abdominals down to the floor as you curl  upper body off the floor.

Begin to lower your legs slowly, a third of the way and pause.

Lower another third of the way, pause again.

Go only as low as you can without arching your back.

If you can’t do this without arching your back, try putting your  hands behind your   head, elbows out, as you do it. Repeat six to eight times.

This  works your upper and lower abdominal muscles and your hip flexors.

Teaser

START with your knees in towards your chest and stretch your arms up to the ceiling.

Extend your legs out to 45 degrees.

At the same time, lift your head, neck, shoulders and upper back while engaging your abdominals.

Your arms should be extended at your sides with the palms facing upward.

Raise your legs and torso further so you’re sitting in an upright V position.

Keep your arms parallel to the floor and hold your shoulders down.

Exhale to roll down, keeping the legs together. Repeat three times.

This exercise helps balance, flexibility and spinal mobility.

Plank

BEGIN on your hands and knees with  knee under  hips and  hands  under shoulders.

Lift up  your middle.

Hold for ten seconds.

Release. Repeat twice more.

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Child's pose

TIME to rest, relax and elongate your spine.

Kneel with toes together and knees hip-width apart.

Rest palms on top of your thighs. On an exhale, lower your torso between knees.

Extend arms forwards with the palms facing down.

Relax your shoulders and rest for as long as you need.

Alternatively, you can stretch your arms backwards.

•  To find out more, see www.fitnessgoodis.com.

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