I tried the 12-minute workout Helen Mirren's used for her ‘whole life’ - HOW I TRAIN: Harry Bullmore discovers why the ...

The 79-year-old uses a 1950s fitness programme for women, developed for the Royal Canadian Air Force, called the XBX plan. And she says she’s done so “off and on my whole life”. The plan ...

Dame Helen Mirren is one of the film industry's longest-standing stars with a career spanning 60 years. The 1923 star, 79, ...

Helen Mirren reveals that her disciplined fitness routine, which has kept her active for 60 years, is based on a modified version of the Royal Canadian Air Force's 12-minute XBX exercise program.

Dame Helen Mirren's secret to staying fit is a 12-minute exercise regime that dates back to the 1950sCredit: Alamy Developed by Dr Bill Orban for the Canadian military, his “XBX” workout is ...

The actress, who turns 80 in July, told Women's Weekly that she was "a big believer in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) women's exercise regime, which is 12 minutes." Called XBX (ten basic ...

The XBX plan is composed of four charts of ten exercises, arranged in progressive order of difficulty. The charts are also divided into levels - 48 levels in total, 12 in each chart. 'The time ...

Fitness] doesn't mean joining expensive gyms.' The routine, XBX (ten basic exercises), was developed by Dr Bill Orban in the late 1950s to increase fitness among females in the RCAF. According to the ...