Keen to head back to the island of gods? Don’t hold your breath: Bali’s provincial governor Wayan Koster yesterday sank optimistic Aussies’ hopes with the following, backtracking on remarks by Indonesia’s Co-ordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Pandjaitan, who earlier this month sparked fresh Bali Bubble hopes among Australians (before, to be fair, moderating his own remarks).

“The Indonesian government still enforces a policy that prohibits its citizens from travelling abroad, at least until the end of 2020. In line with that, the Indonesian government has not been able to open the door of entry for foreign tourists to Indonesia until the end of 2020, because Indonesia is still in the red zone category.”

In other words, contrary to what government officials had previously insisted, foreign tourists will be banned from Bali until the end of 2020. This comes after a period of confusion, where, after beginning to allow domestic tourists to visit Bali from July the 31st, officials claimed Bali would reopen to international visitors on the 11th of September.

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This still does not preclude the potential for a Bali Bubble next year, but provides a timely reminder of how quickly an idea can be withdrawn (rumours are now abounding that we could be visiting Hawaii by October, despite the bubble still being very much in the proposal stage).

Given we are yet to find a way to open all our domestic borders without squabbles, these international travel bubble plans will prove tricky. Yes: Hawaii may be more attractive a proposition for the Australian authorities to negotiate with due to the higher testing rates (and the fact it has fewer confirmed cases of the virus).

But for the time being Australians are banned from travelling internationally point blank, unless they attain a special essential exemption from the government (and New Zealand will be first in line for any travel corridor talks, in any case).

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That be as it may, Bali’s economy is heavily reliant on foreign tourists and has been devastated by the pandemic, with hotel occupancy rates having dropped by up to 95 per cent, as the 1.3 million Australians who travelled to the island in 2019 (understandably) having failed to materialize this year.

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From Mexico’s spectacular Desire Pearl suites (and fantasy menus) to the earthy, ‘no clothes’ escapes of Byron Bay, there are more adults-only resorts around the world than you can poke a banana at.

With 2020 being the year of the cough, borders slammed shut, and social distancing being encouraged worldwide, you might not think this the best time to jump in a hot tub with a group of horny strangers.

Google Search Trends support that sentiment: as the pandemic erupted earlier this year, worldwide searches for “adults only hotels” fell significantly.

As domestic holidays and limited international travel gradually return though, searches for “adults only hotels” appear to be cautiously recovering.

Alongside this, some of the world’s most playful temples are now starting to reopen. Enter: Hedonism II – a coconut palm-lined resort, whose mantra is “be wicked for a week,” that calls Jamaica’s vacation paradise of Negril home.

“A magnet for nudists, swingers and sun-seekers looking for a relaxed, tropical vacation where judgment isn’t part of the package,” CNN Travel reports Hedonism II is “one of the oldest and most popular all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica.”

Hedonism II re-opened on the 1st of July 2020, after closing on March the 21st, as Jamaica closed its borders to inbound travelers.

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Hedonism II follows all the same health and safety protocols as any other hotel. But, given the nature of the place, you’d expect Hedonism II to go beyond the usual measures (like temperature testing and markings on the floor for spacing at the buffet) seen at other resorts and hotels around the world.

That in mind, CNN Travel interviewed Hedonism II owner Harry Lange, to understand the extra steps Hedonism II has taken to reopen in these unprecedented times.

To understand the new safety measures, it helps to understand the guests. Mr Lange told CNN Travel the 280-room oceanfront hotel attracts guests from all over the world, with Americans and Canadians in the greatest numbers, followed by Europeans.

“We think about a third of the guests would identify as swingers, a third could be exhibitionists or voyeurs and a third are not – they are more nudists who want to get overall tans,” Mr Lange told CNN Travel.

Mr Lange acknowledges, according to CNN Travel, that public sex occurs in places such as the nude pool area and a few other sanctioned spots around the resort.

However, Mr Lange also told CNN Travel, since the July reopening, more than ever the sex is between people who already knew each other before coming to the resort: “I have been at the pool every day since July 11 and haven’t witnessed any couples hooking up with couples they just met. Of course, they could be going to each other’s rooms.”

“Most of the sex is with people’s own partners… I’m not more concerned about that than people dancing together or having a pool party together.”

To that end, the resort’s foam parties are no longer happening. Similarly, the iconic “car wash”  – – “not a good activity for social distancing” – has been put on hold.

“We don’t want people to be forced close to someone against their choice…  So if they want to be six feet apart, it’s easy to do it,” Mr Lange told CNN Travel.

Hedonism II’s main playroom – a space usually “complete with mattresses and couches, an exhibitionist-style glass shower at its center, a dispenser with free condoms in an area called the dungeon and cubbies where guests can stash their clothes when they enter” (CNN Travel) – is closed.

Instead, visitors have their fun in a smaller, unmonitored poolside play area guests have dubbed the “Happening Hut.”

Guests are still also invited to watch cabaret and fetish shows, as long as they wear masks covering their noses and mouths. Similarly, the resort’s nude pool is still the place guests gather for games or poolside cocktails.

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When asked whether he’s being irresponsible by allowing close contact at his resort, potentially spreading the virus, Mr Lange told CNN Travel Hedonism II is following the same safety protocols required by government inspectors as Jamaica’s other resorts and has passed all inspections.

“I am very confident that we are safer than anyplace I have been in the two months I traveled around the US from May 9 to July 10.”

For US travellers hoping to visit Jamaica, read this guide to understand how you might be able to do so.

Hedonism II isn’t the only adults-only resort seeing signs of new life. Mexico’s Desire Riviera Maya Pearl Resort and Temptation Cancun Resort are both now open for business (with new hygiene protocols).

In Australia, places like premiere club Melbourne Swingers remain closed, while tropical Queensland ‘lifestyle’ resort escape Aine Events appears to still be planning its bi-annual swingers events (though it may well have cancelled the March/April one, the September/October event appears still available to book).

It’s not all fun and games though. Approximately 100 nudists recently tested positive for the virus sparking a worrying COVID-19 outbreak French naturist resort Cap d’Agde, The Mail Online reports.

Swinging Down Under, a popular Australian swingers blog remarks attitudes of swingers have been affected by this year’s events:  “We’ve certainly noticed a downward trend of engagement of sexual interaction at all levels; podcast stats are down globally, more so for sex-positive podcasts, we’re receiving fewer messages on dating websites around the world and even fewer messages from our lifestyle friends than pre-COVID.”

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You know what they say: love is blind. But it seems that Ben Affleck’s taking that adage a little too literally.

Recently celebrating his 48th birthday, the Oscar-winning actor was spotted on the streets of Los Angeles with his latest squeeze, Cuban-Spanish actress and Hollywood’s latest Bond girl, Ana de Armas, behind the helm of a mint-green custom BMW cafe racer.

According to Vanity Fair, the wild custom motorbike was a birthday present from de Armas – but rather embarrassingly (or endearingly cute, depending on your perspective) the pair forgot to remove the stickers from the visors of their new motorbike helmets before jumping on Affleck’s new toy for a joyride.

That’s what happens when you get in a relationship – you get lazy (or flustered?). Sometimes dangerously so.

No harm, no foul: the pair looked to be having the time of their life, resplendent in their matching golden Hedon brain buckets and distressed Golden Goose luxury sneakers.

Affleck and de Armas met on the set of upcoming psychological thriller Deep Water, where they’re set to play a husband and wife (it’s cute to see an old-fashioned Hollywood romance). Also in post-production is No Time To Die, the 25th James Bond film in which de Armas is playing a Cuban CIA agent assisting the famous fictional spy. No Time To Die has had its release date pushed back multiple times due to The Bat Kiss – which has brought hype levels for this latest Bond film to a fever pitch. Other high-profile castings in No Time To Die joining de Armas alongside current Bond Daniel Craig include Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes and Rami Malek.

We can’t think of a better prospective Bond girl than the supremely talented de Armas, but she’s taking that Bond tradition of femme fatales to an interesting real-world place with this motorcycle gaffe.

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If you have a job, 2020 has been like spending a year on a hamster wheel; you may be able to take a break but you probably haven’t been able to go anywhere. If not, you’ve probably become quite adept at wall staring (or travelling domestically).

When you cast your mind to next year, however, your hopes might once again start to climb. But before you get giddy; remember, even if predictions like Alan Joyce’s July 2021 one come true, that doesn’t mean you’ll be allowed everywhere immediately.

As the Australian government’s decision to prohibit citizens (bar a special exemption) from leaving, and other countries’ decisions to ban certain nations’ citizens (for instance, the US’ from arriving) show, there’s going to be a lot to take into account when it comes to travel resuming. Not only do you need to be allowed entry, but you also need permission to leave (let alone to come back).

Far more likely then, than every destination on your bucket list suddenly reopening, is for various travel bubbles and corridors to open up in dribs and drabs until normal levels of travel resume (which should happen by 2024).

 

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On that note, aviation expert Neil Hansford recently gave news.com.au some juicy predictions for the first countries likely to pop up on Australians’ “can travel to” list.

1. New Zealand

2. Pacific Islands

3. Singapore

4. Japan

5. Vietnam

6. Cambodia

7. UK

8. Germany

9. Scandinavia except Sweden

10. Ireland

Dr David Beirman, tourism lecturer at the University of Technology, backed up Hansford’s prediction that Bula and Kiwi bubbles could be in the works, while noting the interstate difficulties we are currently seeing down under could prove a major handbrake (the point being: if we can’t work that out, how are we going to work out an international agreement?).

“The Australian government has been keen to move on the trans-Tasman bubble, involving New Zealand, and the Bula bubble involving Fiji and several other South West Pacific Islands,” Dr Beirman told news.com.au.

“Problem is, that unless we have some uniformity on internal Australian travel … it’s very difficult to work travel bubbles such as those which already operate in the EU countries.”

Aviation expert Hansford also told news.com.au it would take time for us to be able to visit some developing nations, even if a vaccine were to become available.

 

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“Africa and South America could be 24-36 months away. Even with a vaccine only wealthy nations populations will be able to afford it and even in Australia to vaccinate all of us within three months would be impossible.”

“Once other countries can demonstrate NSW levels, the world will open up.”

This puts a damper on the Balinese government’s reported interest in negotiating a travel bubble with Australia.

As for the setback we’ve seen in Victoria, Mr Hansford said it has set us back “by four or six months.”

For now though, the only thing that remains a certainty, is that the near future of flying in Australia is domestic. How do we know that? Money speaks. As the ABC reports, Qantas, Virgin and Rex are all “looking local.”

This means putting long-distance planes into hibernation.

Looking forward, Peter Harbison, airline analyst and executive chairman of CAPA — Centre for Aviation, told the ABC, as restrictions began to ease, airlines’ actions would all come down to testing.

“In the US they are publishing routes that aren’t actually operational to test market demand,” he said.

“We saw this in Australia before the latest restrictions and we’ll see it again.”

Watch this airspace.

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For both revheads and average Joes, there’s nothing quite like buying a new car. Coffees at the dealership, new car smell, driving away in the latest and greatest… It’s a shame that we don’t get to do it more often, frankly. Sadly we don’t all have Kardashian money to be out buying a new whip every year.

But the reality is that glamour rubs off quickly. Not only do most cars lose a huge chunk of their value in depreciation as soon as they roll off the lot, but with the growing intensity of technological innovation and competition in the auto industry, cars become superseded quicker and quicker. Long gone are the days where carmakers could sell a model for decades upon decades – we’re looking at you, British Leyland and Porsche.

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So with the pace of change in car tech becoming ever more rapid, and budgets getting slimmer thanks to the unfolding disaster that’s 2020, how long should we be holding onto our cars before we sell them in order to maximise returns (and automotive pleasure)?

DMARGE spoke exclusively to Mike Sinclair, Director of Content and Editor-in-Chief at Carsales, who shared some valuable insights around car ownership and when to ‘upgrade’.

“According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the average Australian owns a car for 7.8 years,” Sinclair shared.

“However with more and more cars on lease, people are holding onto cars longer.”

Getting cars on finance has never been more popular, and one of the main drivers (pun intended) of this phenomenon is the commercial vehicle segment. As utes have become bigger and more luxurious (and therefore more expensive), consumers who need these kinds of vehicles for work are finding themselves less and less able to purchase them outright – making finance more appealing. Moreover, because commercial vehicles are becoming more ‘car-like’ in terms of amenities as well as aspirationally, many buyers would rather have just one nice car that can do everything, rather than a work vehicle and a personal vehicle. Same difference: more utes are being sold, particularly on lease.

 

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Sinclair suggests that the sweet spot for when you should consider replacing or upgrading your current car – from a depreciation perspective – is around 5 years.

“Most of the loss of a car’s value due to depreciation happens within the first 2-3 years. After that, given you look after your car, you won’t lose too much more of its value.”

“Your car will be worth more if it’s still in warranty – with many brands offering warranties that are 5, 6, even 7 years long, this is easier than ever.”

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Sinclair relates that most cars on the Australian market have around a 5-8 year model cycle, with longer cycles for commercial vehicles, and somewhat smaller cycles for popular passenger segments such as hatchbacks. While most auto makers make an effort to ‘refresh’ older models with new tech and options in order to stay relevant, the pace of technology provides a very strong incentive to get the most up-to-date model available – much like mobile phones, as soon as they’re out, they’re almost dated anyway.

As to when in a model cycle you should buy a new car, Sinclair says it’s “horses for courses.”

“The early adopters and fanboys will want to buy something as soon as possible. Conventional wisdom would say that you should wait 12 months into a model cycle ‘just in case.’ Others would say you’d be mad not to buy at the very end of a model cycle because that’s when you’re likely to get the best price. Personally, I think those kinds of people are just laggards.”

“The most important thing you need to consider when getting a new car is that you’ve got to be looking back at the car as you walk away. Getting a new car’s different for everyone. But it’s got to excite you… It’s a treat getting a new car.”

Sinclair’s biggest piece of advice would be to buy a demonstrator model, regardless of where in the model cycle the car you’re looking at is.

“Demos are incredibly good value, particularly when brands go into runouts. Near the end of a model cycle, dealers will often be instructed to list more cars as demos in order to shift them.”

At the end of the day, any car purchase should be dictated by a considered combination of financial jurisprudence and heart. You don’t want to be going through cars like tissue paper, nor do you want to be doing yourself a disservice by driving something outdated and not fit for purpose. This is particularly true when you consider advances in fuel efficiency, hybrid drivelines and electric vehicles. Not every car becomes a classic, nor are cars disposable.

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2020 has been a tumultuous year, to say the least, and probably not one we’re going to look back on particularly fondly.

One thing this year has given us the chance to do, however, is to take stock of what’s really important: family, friends, making sure your wardrobe’s filled with baggy jeans…

Chief among those crucial concerns is our health. “No sh*t,” we can hear you saying, but we’re not just talking about avoiding The Bat Kiss. 2020 has also shone a spotlight on how important other aspects of our health are, including our physical and mental wellbeing.

But another aspect to our health that we should be paying more attention to – now more than ever – is our skin. With winter finally on its way out and spring just around the corner, there’s no better time to be paying attention to our body’s largest organ (we know what you’re thinking).

Jimmy Niggles, owner of Australia’s ‘most expensive beard’ and founder of Beard Season, shared a touching image today which further reinforces the importance of getting regular skin checks.

 

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“We met Mitch after a Sydney Swans game a while back and he’s been following our work ever since,” Niggles shared.

“Thankfully too, because after finding a suss looking spot just under his eye, he pushed his doctor to do a biopsy, which letter showed it to be a fairly nasty form of skin cancer known as a squamous cell carcinoma. Thankfully, it’s relatively easy to treat, and Mitch is now good and well. Keen to cheer on the Swannies again.”

Beard Season is a not-for-profit charity championing the early detection of melanoma – “Australia’s national cancer”. They’ve cleverly rebranded winter as ‘beard season’: an opportunity for men to grow out their bumfluff and then use themselves as ruggedly handsome billboards for early detection, to inspire friends and family to get skin checks. Think of it like the World’s Greatest Shave except for melanoma instead of leukemia, and about growing hair instead of chopping it off.

With this week being the last week of ‘beard season’, Niggles’ sharing of Mitch’s story can’t come at a better time.

The reality is that Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in Australia, and about two in three Australians will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer before the age of 70, according to the Cancer Council. This shockingly high number is a result of how outdoorsy the Aussie lifestyle is, how great our weather conditions are, and how most parts of Australia have high levels of UV radiation all year round.

Aussie men are often guilty of not being proactive about their own health. It’s hard to ignore a broken leg or getting coronavirus, but skin cancer isn’t something that’s at the forefront of most of our minds. We need to push each other to take better care of our skin – particularly, as Mitch’s example shows, how easy it is for even medical professionals to dismiss something as ‘just a mole’.

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You may envy those wealthy or busy enough to acquire an exemption to travel during these Locked Down Times. But as one Australian traveller has just shown, jaunting overseas right now, much as it might inspire thumb-stopping FOMO while you’re away, may inspire equal degrees of pity when you return.

Why? Quarantining, even in luxury, can be grim. Jaynee Wehbe, global sales director at TRIANGL, who earlier this year was granted an exemption to travel to Ibiza and Italy on business, knows this all too well.

Jaynee, who arrived back in Australia last week, now finds herself isolating in a hotel for two weeks – as is now a legal requirement for anyone entering the country. Though her posts are somewhat tongue in cheek (it’s The Sheraton Grand, not Guantanamo), they provide an entertaining insight into the everyday challenges of hotel quarantine in Australia.

After enduring the bizarre new reality of long haul travel and being made to “feel like criminals” on arrival to the airport, Jaynee and her fellow travellers were shuttled off to various hotels, where the Castaway challenge truly began.

Jaynee yesterday took to Instagram to share what she’s been up to. Her “Q In Review” began with asking followers which was more likely to have inspired her first cry: lack of fresh air, jet lag, missing Richy (her husband) or dirtying her robe on day one.

Despite what you may have guessed, dirtying her robe was the answer, which sparks the question: are hotels taking quarantine so seriously they won’t wash your clothes? Jaynee’s next dilemma: washing her own clothes (and using the shower as a makeshift washing line) appears to answer that question for us…

Jaynee also shared the emotional challenges of being on your own for two weeks, as well as what is helping her get through it. This ranges from making friends (through the window) with the office workers across the street to putting on shows for your mates who are allowed to come and see you – but again, only from the street.

“Once my mates heard I cried, they came to visit.”

Jaynee also shared how, once you’re in quarantine, even the most mundane interactions – ones people at home normally neglect – become golden windows of opportunity.

When Jaynee has an exercise bike, delivered, for instance, she truly appreciated the human interaction: “I got to talk to someone.”

Then came the bad news: the food, despite the Sheraton being a 4.4-star hotel (with prices from $279 a night), appears rather questionable.

While much of the fault can be attributed to the presentation (something out of both Jaynee and the hotel’s hands), it still feels as though Australia’s high-end hotels are missing out on a golden chance to showcase what they can do (as you can almost guarantee that every bored isolation-ee will be Instagramming every single meal).

The pasta with tomato sauce was on Jaynee’s “bad” list, the chicken with broccoli and rice was on her “goodish” list, and the less said about the sausage and gelatinous scrambled egg the better (hint: it puts most economy airlines to shame).

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“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me,” F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote. And that truism has never been more relevant: in a year which has seen unprecedented global strife and economic fallout, the super-rich are still living it up.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., perhaps the best boxer of all time and easily one of the wealthiest athletes in the world, certainly proves it. The jet-setting former fighter has been seeing out COVID-19 in the lap of luxury, flitting between luxury holiday locales and showing off his enjoyment of the finer things in life.

Mayweather’s latest adventure sees him relaxing poolside at the Mövenpick Resort & Spa in the Philippines resort island of Boracay. The mogul is shown listening to Mariah Carey, wearing a beachy full Polo Ralph Lauren ensemble, and not-so-subtly flexing a Richard Mille RM011 Felipe Massa Rose Gold Boutique Edition timepiece, only one of 50 in the world and worth around 250,000 USD (~350,000 AUD).

 

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We’d do anything to be on a tropical vacation like Mayweather’s right now, but alas Australians aren’t allowed to leave the country unless it’s for an essential reason. But for the wealthy, it’s a little easier to get around. One Australian millionaire with connections to the Morrison government was granted an exemption from the travel ban to pick up a new luxury yacht in Europe, The Sydney Morning Herald reported earlier last week.

It’s not just the Phillippines that Mayweather’s been able to visit this year: earlier this month, the man was enjoying a beachside jaunt in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, and the month before that he was spending some time in Tokyo helping launch a ‘high roller’ entertainment business venture. Back in February he was spotted at the Super Bowl (wearing an outrageous Louis Vuitton outfit), and he’s also shared pictures of him in his private jet, showing off yet another expensive Richard Mille watch.

 

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Yet there’s one thing that money can’t buy you, especially in 2020: company.

“What is all the money in the ? And have no one to share it with? Soo sad,” one commenter observed.

Mayweather has a particularly chequered personal life. His relationship with his boxing coach father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., is famously mercurial, and he has multiple domestic violence charges on his record. Perhaps the conspicuous consumption is just a way to cover up the fact that he’s not a particularly happy man.

It’s a very different story for Mayweather’s one-time rival, MMA legend Conor McGregor. While McGregor is also known for having a bit of a temper and hardly has a spotless record, the Irishman recently popped the question to his girlfriend of over 12 years, businesswoman and personal advisor Dee Devlin. The two lovebirds have been enjoying the European summer, holidaying in Monaco ahead of McGregor’s charity ocean voyage with The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation. McGregor’s domestic bliss puts Mayweather’s peacocking in stark contrast.

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Forget politicians; Sergio Ramos is holding Madrid – and arguably the entire Spanish national identity – together, one tackle at a time. But even as his task has been made easier in recent years, with an aging, mismanaged Barcelona squad to defend against, the 34-year-old centre half is hardly getting any younger himself.

Experience pays dividends, but so do fresh legs. This is something the Madrid captain is well aware of, with Los Blancos having pipped their Catalonian rivals to the La Liga title this last season, but having failed to live up to their bona fides in prestigious extracurriculars like The Champions League.

To that end, it appears Ramos has been taking strides to keep himself in incredible off-season form, taking to Instagram over the weekend to showcase some of the workouts that keep him rippling with strength.

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Ramos yesterday posted a video of an “unchained” workout reminiscent of Mr. T, which involves his hardcore version of single-leg box steps. Unlike most mere mortals, who step up onto small plastic steps, Ramos steps onto a bench, with a chain around his neck to add extra weight (and strength), quite literally, ‘to boot.’

This is a great way to teach your glutes, hamstrings, quads and calves (not to mention abs) to work together, and is an excellent example of a compound exercise which endows transferable strength, co-ordination and skills (unlike isolated machine exercises which can help with bulk but are not always optimal for achieving athletic strength).

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Not satisfied (apparently), Ramos then in the early hours of this morning (last night over there in Spain) posted a video of one of his hill sprint sessions, similar to the one ex-team mate Ronaldo was seen doing earlier this year.

As we have reported previously, hill sprints not only work to strengthen your leg muscles, but they can improve your stamina and – because they’re a HIIT exercise – boost your metabolism which subsequently keeps your body working for the rest of the day to help you lose fat.

Watch Sergio Ramos destroy his biggest workouts below.

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