Want to know how Madonna stays in such great shape or how Jennifer Aniston got those sculpted arms? We buzzed some of the A-Lists most sought-after personal trainers to bring you these professional, fail-proof, fitness tips. Your summer body makeover begins here
‘To really change your body, you need to put in two hours of exercise, six days a week. But it’s not just the amount of time you spend working out that’s important, it’s how you spend it. You need to be smart and have a really good designer working on your body.’
Tracy Anderson, Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Personal Trainer
‘Carbs aren’t “bad”. You just need to make sure you eat the right ones. Too many refined carbs will cause your blood sugar levels to spike, which will bring on hunger pangs fast and make you put on weight – slow release ones have the opposite effect. Here’s a quickie guide: Yes to brown rice, fruit with skin (apples, pears, all berries) and beans; No to fruit juice, white rice, processed foods and anything with added sugar, like certain cereals.’
Patrick Murphy, Eva Longoria’s Personal Trainer
‘Optimise a healthy diet by going vegetarian for most of the week. Limit your intake of animal products – and that includes yoghurt, cheese, milk and eggs – to once a day. (The rest of your meals should consist of healthy grains and loads of vegetables, pulses and fish.)’
Natasha Kufa, Fergie’s Personal Trainer
'To get rid of Bingo Wings, hold a big water bottle in each hand and sit upright on a chair. Reach up with both arms towards the ceiling. Bend both elbows to 90 degrees so the water bottles go behind your head. Press back up to the start position ‘squeezing’ your triceps as you go to work the back of the arm as much as possible. 15-20 repetitions every day should be enough to make them work pretty hard.'
Matt Roberts, celebrity Trainer whose clients include Tom Ford, Naomi Campbell and John Galliano
'Treat the week before your beach holiday as your tune up. Make sure that you really give it a good blast on the exercise front, don’t drink any alcohol, tea, coffee or fizzy drinks and try to make sure that you only eat freshly prepared foods that are naturally low in sugars.'
Matt Roberts, celebrity Trainer whose clients include Tom Ford, Naomi Campbell and John Galliano
There’s lots of research to show that certain activities can trigger off other (unhealthy) activities – snacking whilst watching TV, for example, or queuing up for popcorn at the cinema (even though you’re not hungry). Break the cycle by finding things to distract you in each case (try ironing or holding a magazine to flick while you’re watching TV). Or at least make sure you have healthy snack food to hand – homemade popcorn (with nothing added), rice cakes and vegetables with a salsa dip are all low in calories. Not sure what your snacking triggers are? Keep a food diary for a week, then read back to find out what you were doing – or about to do – when you reached for those crisps…
Matt Roberts, celebrity Trainer whose clients include Tom Ford, Naomi Campbell and John Galliano
‘Music is a great motivator and certain clients respond best to certain songs. Halle Berry loves Prince so when the workout is dragging I throw some on. Other client favourites include Black eyed peas, Pink, and Lady Gaga. As a general rule, the tunes that get you up and moving on the dance floor are the ones to add to your workout playlist.’
Ramona Braganza, Halle Berry and Jessica Alba’s Personal Trainer
‘Do a mini weekend juice fast! Start the mini cleanse on a Saturday morning, ending Sunday night.Try to make all your juices mostly green with vegetables like kale, celery and spinach - add a little green apple for sweetness. You can also have soups, just puree the vegetables (cream of tomato doesn’t count). Also, have wheatgrass shots to boost energy, you can even have herbal tea just don't add milk or sugar.If you need a snack make your own veggie chips by cutting up celery and carrots. And remember there are no limits, have as much juice, soup, shots, and tea as you want - this is a flush, not starvation - so drink, drink, drink.’
Greg Jourjon-Roche, Celebrity clients include Pink and Gisele
‘Work your tummy muscles all day, even whilst sitting at your desk. Here’s how: expand your tummy, then, as you exhale, bring your belly button back to your inner spine to engage your transverse muscles (the ones you can feel when you tighten you stomach). Hold it there for 30 seconds, then do 10 little squeezes. End with a deep breath out. Do as many of these as you can everyday.'
Julie Tupler, RN – creater of The Tupler Technique in Mama Mio’s Bootcamp for Tummies
‘One of the best things you can drinks in the first 30 mins after exercise is chocolate milk – yes really! The milk has all the amino acids your body needs to help speed recovery and repair damaged muscle tissue after an arduous session and the chocolate gives you that little bit of carbohydrate to aid recovery. Only lower fat versions though girls, Frijj is a good one – steer clear of the higher fat creamy options!’
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