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Weight
Loss - Celebrity Not all celebrity weight loss plans are created equal. The popular Atkins diet is a favorite among Hollywood stars including Jennifer Aniston, Minnie Driver, and Demi Moore. It involves eating mainly proteins with very few amounts of carbohydrates. While you are on this diet, feel free to eat at as much meats, and dairy products as you like. However, stay away from any foods that contain carbs (fruits, breads, and vegetables, etc). Despite its celebrity status however, doctors are now warning people that the Atkins weightloss diet does more harm than good. In clinical studies, researchers have discovered long-term effects associated with the Atkins diet. They include heart disease, high blood pressure, liver problems, even kidney failure. How
is it that celebrities manage to stay so stunning at any age? Even though some
celebrities rely on quirky rituals to keep the pounds off, others follow simple
healthy diet and exercise plan to stay in shape. Below, some of the most famous
celebrities explain what they do and how they do it - and how you can adapt their
fitness regime to fit your lifestyle.
Body type: The 5'5" Friends star is naturally small-boned and slender–despite the fact that her character, Monica, was a former fatty. Trainer: Mark Blanchard, yoga and weight loss guru Weight Loss: According to Blanchard, this form of yoga ("Zen-like yoga that’s been revved up a few notches") effectively oxygenates the body. "It transmits oxygen into every single muscle at the same time," explains Blanchard. "So you’re giving yourself the energy to be able to support your body in all different positions and moves." What it did for Courtney: "She lost weight, toned up, increased her flexibility, and has gained length in muscles so hers look more sinewy and long," says Blanchard. Why she loves it: "At the end of it, I feel so relaxed, although when I’m doing it, I sweat profusely. You’re continuously moving, working up a great sweat. It tones and elongates every muscle in your body." Time commitment: Blanchard suggests doing power yoga 3—4 times a week for 90 minutes. "Any more than that is fabulous; less than that, you’ll still get a better workout with 2 power yoga classes than 5 weight training/cardio workouts."
Body type: The 5'6" Bronx-born singer/actress loves to show off her curvaceous figure in revealing outfits. Trainer: Gunnar Peterson has worked with her for several years and got her into her best shape ever for the movie Enough (she played an abused ex who kicks butt). How it works: Weight training stimulates all the major muscle groups of the body–you tone and tighten while building strength. What it does for J-Lo: "Just look at her–she looks amazing" says Peterson. Why she loves it: "Because she never gets bored. We mix it up all the time. Sometimes we work on areas that we think need more work than others; sometimes we work antagonistically; sometimes we work peripheral. We want to make sure her rear and shoulders are in proportion with the hips." Weight
Loss: "With Jen, we’ll do a 60- to 90-minute workout on average
4—5 days a week." When she isn’t working on a project, "we’ll
cut back to 2—3 times a week and give her body a rest." For regular
folk, Peterson recommends 60 minutes, 3 times a week. "That will definitely
give you results."
Age: 38 Body type: The nearly 6'-tall Aussie actor had a fabulous physique–which he flaunted in Gladiator. Though he did pack on a few pounds after winning his Best Actor Oscar, his new regime seems to have brought back those six-pack abs. Trainer: Greg Isaacs took the actor from beefy to buff by putting him on his program, The Lean Routine. How it works: "I determine the individual’s goal weight based on their lean body mass and goal body fat. It all works synergistically from strength training to flexibility to cardio to diet." What it did for Russell: "It strengthens the heart, increases muscle tone and density, keeps muscles flexible. He has also lost weight and toned up." Why he loves it: "Energy in and energy out–he feels charged from it. That said, the time of the program is a big key for him as well." Weight Loss: One hour, six days a week. "Day 1 would be cardio conditioning for 45 minutes; day 2 is the same but from a different stimuli; day 3 is strength training with weights–10 exercises covering all major body parts for an hour; days 4 and 5 repeat days 1 and 2; day 6 repeats day 3; day 7 is a rest or recovery day."
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