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If you\u2019re one of Caroline Idiens<\/a>\u2019 2.3 million followers on Instagram \u2013 where you can find her @carolinescircuits<\/a>, you\u2019re probably wondering exactly what she does to look and feel so good. \u2018I get asked that all the time,\u2019 she told us during her cover interview for the latest issue of Women\u2019s Health UK. The answer is good news if you\u2019re a member of her fitness platform and follow her circuit workouts: the four workouts<\/a> she shares each week are all she does. <\/p>\n

The 30-minute circuit classes are intentionally designed to be accessible for women in midlife \u2013 often juggling motherhood with a career and navigating hormonal changes<\/a>, like Caroline. Here\u2019s exactly what her weekly workout routine entails. <\/p>\n

\u2018The days that you don\u2019t train are as important as the days when you do,\u2019 she explains to Women\u2019s Health UK. \u2018That\u2019s when the muscle changes, that\u2019s when the growth happens.\u2019 <\/p>\n

What to Read NextSign up<\/a> to the Women\u2019s Health newsletter and receive your free 7-day access to a 4-week training plan from Caroline Idiens, aka Caroline\u2019s Circuits.<\/p>\n

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As for the snappy 30-minute circuit format she employs in every workout (typically 40 seconds of exercise followed by 20 seconds of rest between each movement), Caroline says: \u2018Doing exercise for short periods of time with shorter rest periods also has brilliant long-term effects for building muscle, specifically in midlife.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018Short, balanced workouts support fluctuating oestrogen and cortisol levels that come with perimenopause<\/a>, without overstressing your system,\u2019 she adds. \u2018Strength-based circuits like mine also help combat sarcopenia (muscle loss), which also comes with the decrease in oestrogen. This helps you to stay stronger for longer and move easier and more comfortably in daily life.\u2019<\/p>\n

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As Women\u2019s Health UK\u2019s fitness director (and a qualified yoga teacher), Bridie Wilkins has been passionately reporting on exercise, health and nutrition since the start of her decade-long career in journalism. She secured her first role at Look Magazine, where her obsession with fitness began and she launched the magazine\u2019s health and fitness column, Look Fit, before going on to become Health and Fitness writer at HELLO!. Since, she has written for Stylist, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle, The Metro, Runner\u2019s World and Red.<\/p>\n

Now, she oversees all fitness content across womenshealthmag.com.uk<\/a> and the print magazine, spearheading leading cross-platform franchises, such as \u2018Fit At Any Age\u2019, where we showcase the women proving that age is no barrier to exercise. She has also represented the brand on BBC Radio London, plus various podcasts and Substacks \u2013 all with the aim to encourage more women to exercise and show them how.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, find her trying the latest Pilates studio, testing her VO2 max for fun (TY, Oura), or posting workouts on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n