Sunday, July 8, 2007

Fitness -- Celebrity Slimdown Secrets

From E! 101 Celebrity Slimdowns, here are a few notes I took from the top 50:
-- Teri Hatcher: pole dancing
-- Whoopi Goldberg: SlimFast
-- Matt Damon: chicken, egg whites, broccoli
-- Camryn Manheim: racquetball, swimming, rollerblading
-- Nicolas Cage: lift weights, no oil or butter
-- Heidi Klum: working out 7 days per week, portion control, high protein, low carb
-- Morgan Spurlock (of Supersize me): vegan detox diet (took 30 days to gain, but 1 yr to lose)
-- Vivica Fox: 3 months of martial arts studio for Kill Bill, now does Tai Bo 3-5 times per week
-- Jerry O'Connell: fencing
-- Demi Moore: running to get lean, power lifting to bulk up for GI Jane, swim, raw food, martial arts
-- Toni Collette: bike or elliptical daily, pilates
-- Alicia Silverstone: vegan, yoga, swimming
-- Ben Affleck: agility and movement training with personal trainer
-- Kelly Ripa: breast-feeding
-- Madonna: yoga, running, body sculpting with weights and personal trainer, dancing
-- Brittany Murphy: boxing, martial arts, aerobics
-- Jennifer Aniston: zone diet, personal trainer
-- Victoria Beckham: pilates, strict diet
-- Sarah Fergurson: WeightWatchers points counting
-- Courtney Thorne Smith: fruits and veggies (not recommended without a dietitian supervision)
-- Angela Bassett: 90 minutes per day with trainer plus dance rehearsal for 1 month to prepare for movie roles, 3-4 times per week at the gym other times
-- Mary J Blige: light lifting, healthy eating
-- Matthew Perry: personal trainer
-- Richard Simmons: 1000 calories per day and exercise
-- Kathy Najimy: swimming 5 times per week
-- Calista Flockhart: spin class, healthy eating
-- Charlize Theron: treadmill, pilates
-- Wynonna Judd: calorie-counting, personal trainer, surveillance camera in kitchen, regular exercise, sensible eating
-- Carson Daly: running, biking, swimming, eat less fat, no late night snacking
-- Christian Bale: salad, non-fat latte, gum; to bulk up for Batman: high protein, low carb, chicken fish veggies, lift weights, core training
-- George Clooney: no pasta, gym twice per day (not recommended without doctor's approval)
-- Gwen Stefani: yoga, pilates, running, weight training, no pizza
-- Ricki Lake: diet exercise, calorie-counting
-- Hilary Swank: to bulk up to play female boxer: jump rope, shadow boxing, sit-ups, punching bag, egg whites, concentrate on moving from the core
-- Jack Osbourne: extreme sports, high-fiber diet, Thai kickboxing, wall-climbing
-- Kelly Clarkson: running 1.5hrs per day, frozen grapes (not recommended without doctor's supervision)
-- Star Jones: water, personally designed healthy meals
-- Britney Spears: chicken, veggies, swimming, weight training, walking, pilates, dancing
-- Kirstie Alley: Jenny Craig, dancing and working out at home
-- Nicole Richie: rowing or surfing machine
-- Oprah: no refined carbs (cereal, bread, pasta), 5 miles of running per day, 7:30pm kitchen closes

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