NO SPAIN, NO GAIN
GORKA MARQUEZ SET TEMPERATURES RACING WHEN HE JOINED STRICTLY COME DANCING LAST YEAR. NOW, AS THE SERIES RETURNS, THE 27-YEAR-OLD SPANISH DANCER TELLS US HOW HE’S HONED HIS AMAZING PHYSIQUE
PHOTOGRAPHY: MARKUS BIDAUX
STYLING: NICK BYAM
WORDS: ADAM DUXBURY
Gorka wears shorts by Asics
“IT’S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT DANCE. THERE’S A PICTURE OF ME AT SIX YEARS OLD, DANCING WITH MY MUM AND STANDING ON HER FEET”
Tell us about a typical day in your fitness regime?
I wake up at about 6.30am and do cardio for between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on work later in the day and how intense that will be. Then I’ll go home, have my breakfast and carry on with my day before a two-hour gym session. I’ll do weights and some more cardio. The longest session would be leg day with cardio and core.
Does that and your dancing keep you fit or do you also play sport?
Dancing is an aerobic exercise and it makes you sweat a lot and use all your body. You can see how a lot of dancers in the show, even the celebs, lose weight because it’s very intense [so that’s all I need to do].