Can you really get a six-pack in a month? Yes, if you use a sensible exercise and nutrition plan, says Chris Walton, the director of personal training at London’s Embody Fitness and specialist in body transformations.

A lot of people spend years training hard in the gym without any real results but if you follow a well-structured programme and nutrition plan, you can expect to get an impressively ripped physique in as little as two months.

2. Train your abs every single day. Just like any other muscle, your abs need a break too! That doesn’t mean you can’t activate your ab muscles during your warm-up with exercises like Planks, Inchworms, and other balance and stabilization exercises, but you shouldn’t train them every day.

7 Simple Rules to Live by to Get in Shape in Two Weeks

1. Exercise Daily. It is far easier to make exercise a habit if it is a daily one.
2. Duration Doesn’t Substitute for Intensity.
3. Acknowledge Your Limits.
4. Eat Healthy, Not Just Food That Looks Healthy.
5. Watch Out for Travel.
6. Start Slow.
7. Be Careful When Choosing a Workout Partner.

Turns out, two weeks is plenty of time to play catch up—in fact, he says you can expect to tone up and drop four to six pounds by following this plan.

If you want to start your journey to having a better body to feel great, here are some tips:

1. Exercise Daily. Exercise daily for at least an hour.
2. Eat the Right Foods and Portion Each Meal.
3. Keep Track of Calories and Food Intake Per Day.
4. Be Sure to Get Sleep.
5. Stay Motivated.

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Why these 10 exercises will rock your body

1. Lunges. Challenging your balance is an essential part of a well-rounded exercise routine.
2. Pushups. Drop and give me 20!
3. Squats.
4. Standing overhead dumbbell presses.
5. Dumbbell rows.
6. Single-leg deadlifts.
7. Burpees.
8. Side planks.

4 to 8 weeks