It’s the workout she’s done daily for the past six decades. Fitness expert Shakira Akabusi is showing us how we can all have a go at Helen Mirren’s fitness regime at home.

Jan 3, 2025 · Dame Helen Mirren reveals the 12-minute workout developed by the Canadian Air Force that she's done daily for the past 60 years, featuring sit-ups and push-ups

Mar 12, 2025 · Actress Helen Mirren follows an intense, 12-minute military-style workout to stay ultra-fit at 79. Here's how it works.

Jan 14, 2025 · This 12-minute workout follows four charts of ten exercises arranged in order of difficulty. The plan's aim is to boost muscle strength, endurance, flexibility, and efficiency of the heart, with a set of exercises dedicated to each.

Jan 27, 2022 · This simple, 12-minute Canadian Air Force workout keeps Helen Mirren, 76, looking good for the silver screen

Discover the secret behind Helen Mirren's incredible fitness at 79. In a recent interview, the actress shares how the 12-minute Royal Canadian Air Force workout has kept her in shape for...

Jan 4, 2025 · Dame Helen Mirren has revealed the 12-minute military workout that's helped her maintain her incredible figure for 60 years. The Oscar-winning British actress, 79, is known for age-defying...

Mar 14, 2025 · But one thing has remained constant: her workout routine. The 79-year-old uses a 1950s fitness programme for women, developed for the Royal Canadian Air Force, called the XBX plan.

Tanya Sweeney doing Helen Mirren's 12 minute workout. Video Maura Hickey.

Feb 5, 2020 · Known as the Five Basic Exercises (5BX), the routine involves repeating stretches like toe touches, knee raises, and other bends followed by the five basic exercises: partial sit-ups, raising the chest and leg raises, side leg raising, push-ups, and running and hopping.