There are tons of gorgeous red carpet looks to drool over at the 2023 Academy Awards, but Halle Berry had us thinking — as Ashley Graham put it while commentating on ABC — "the leg!!!"
Berry's high-slit dress showed off the strong legs she's built in the gym. We know this because just a few days earlier, on March 10, she shared a pre-Oscars workout on Instagram that had our legs (and arms and core) burning just watching.
She started the workout by lacing up some serious-looking boxing shoes and then getting to work under the supervision of trainer Peter Lee Thomas. She showed clips of her sweating through BOSU ball up-and-overs, battle-rope jumping jacks, plank kettlebell drags, and BOSU ball medicine ball slams. She shared the workout as part of her #FitnessFriday "Get Film Fit With Halle" series and directed people to Rē•spin (her wellness website, where she shares workouts, recipes, and other tips) for the full routine.
On her website, you can download a minute-long video that demos the full workout, but we've also outlined it all below. It's a simple, five-move circuit that only takes five minutes. In that short time, it hits your legs, core, and arms. Don't believe it? Take it from Berry, who was already saying, "Oh, my legs are on fire," after the very first move. And later: "My arms are shot."
Berry and Thomas don't offer advice on how many times to repeat the five-minute circuit, but you can do it as many times as you're able to while keeping proper form, tackling it once or twice for a quickie full-body workout or four or five times for a 20- to 25-minute session that's guaranteed to leave you tired.