It’s Monday afternoon at the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, where, in a seventh-floor studio with slick concrete floors, Irina Shayk is busy stretching. “This will be fun!” she says, a towel grasped firmly between her hands, as she performs an extended, angular twist toward the Manhattan skyline.

Shayk, who is rumored to be engaged, is here to break down her hotel room workout, a routine that the Russian model turns to nearly once a week while on the road for shoots and events. “I’m in hotel rooms most of the time, and it can be hard to find a hotel with a nice gym,” Shayk says. “It was important for me to have a workout I could do in my room.”

Enter Justin Gelband, her trainer of eight years. Together, they’ve honed a simple series of moves that relies on common hotel props, from bathroom towels to the Mountain Valley water bottles in the Wythe’s minibar—but nothing more.

“If you’re feeling jet lagged, or too lazy to get dressed, you can basically watch TV and do these moves,” she says—making this the definitive holiday travel workout.

 

Place your hands flat against the table and take the plank position, standing on the tips of your toes. Pull your right arm straight back, pointing your elbow toward the ceiling, and twist your body into a side plank, using your abs for stability. Turn back toward the table and repeat the movement with your left arm, working the triceps. Perform 15 to 20 reps.

 

Face away from the table, placing your hands on the edge behind you and keeping your knees bent at a 90-degree angle in front of you. Make sure your feet are flat and elbows slightly bent. Lift your left leg up slowly toward your chest, and then return it to the ground with control. Alternate legs and keep your core engaged throughout. Perform 15 to 20 reps.

 

Grab a pillow for balance, and place your left leg straight behind you on the bed with your toe pointed. Bend your standing knee and lean your torso slightly forward. Then, lift up your left leg slowly and bring it out to the side, tapping it briefly back down on the bed before lifting it again and bringing it back straight behind you. Keep your arms tight, and engage the core, butt, hips, and thighs. Perform 15 to 20 reps, then switch sides.

 

Hold the pillow close to your chest for balance, and place your left leg behind you on the bed, keeping your foot flexed. Bend the standing knee until you are in a slight forward lunge while pushing the pillow straight out in front of you, then return to your starting position. Perform 15 to 20 reps, then switch sides.

 

Stand straight in front of the desk with your knees slightly bent and the chair behind you as a guide. Place your feet together and hold your arms straight in front of your head, palms touching. Sit back toward the chair in a small squat, then return to your starting position. Engage the core and keep your back aligned. Perform 15 to 20 reps.

 

Lie down flat on your back on the bed. Cross your left ankle over your right knee, and hug your right leg gently toward you, placing both hands behind the thigh. Point all toes, and slowly raise your right leg up and down to stretch your hamstring. Perform 15 to 20 reps, then switch sides.

 

Lie down flat on your back on the bed with your right leg straight out in front of you, raising your left leg up toward the ceiling in a 90-degree angle with your foot flexed. Hook a towel over the arch of your left foot, gripping the ends of the towel with both hands. Use the towel to slowly steer your leg out to the side for an inner thigh stretch, then bring it back in. Perform 15 to 20 reps, then switch sides.

 

On Shayk: Heroine Sport X bra, $95, Bandier, NYC, 646.360.3345; Michi Supanova legging with pocket, $189, bandier.com
Hair: Sasha Nesterchuk using Kérastase USA; Makeup: Sae-Ryun Song
Shot on location at the Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn

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