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He’s helped Beyonce, her hubby Jay-Z, and superhot mom Gwen Stefani get into shape, and now Marcos Borges can help you work out over the holiday season. Because we’re all frantically running around during this time of the year, Marcos created a 5-minute total body routine, published in Us magazine, for which you only need your own body weight.

Dedicate only 1 minute to each exercise; they’re guaranteed to work your biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest, core, abs, lower back, glutes and thighs.

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Marco Borges is a celebrity trainer who is most known for working with Beyonce Knowles but he has also trained with Jay-Z and Gwen Stefani. As the holidays are soon approaching Borges has teamed up with JCPenny to offer a total-body circuit routine to keep that body in shape while feasting on pumpkin pie and cookies at those office holiday parties. He offers five simple exercises that only take five minutes where only your own body weight is to be used and not any supplemental weights. In addition, each exercise should be done for one minute only before you move on to the next one so be sure to keep a stopwatch handy.

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There’s nothing like a great song to give you that extra drive to push past the wall when you’re working your body hard in the gym or hitting the road outside. Fitness magazine have spoken to the leading trainers across America for the songs that really motivate their clients, and have compiled a list of top 100 workout songs.

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There are plenty of alternative health treatments, diet plans and supplements that all get celebrity backing. The Kardashians for QuickTrim, Valerie Bertineli for Jenny Craig and the list goes on and on. The insurance firm Aviva surveyed 200 general practitioners to determine what health fads are ineffective and sometimes harmful. Dr. Douglas Wright of Aviva said that women are wasting their money on health fads. In addition, he said,

“What’s more worrying is that some [women] are opting for treatment trends rather than seeking medical advice – they might not be fashionable but tried and tested health routes are safer and more beneficial.”

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“I always take two or three servings with me on international flights.  Plane food is never, ever a good idea.”

Apart from her awesome music, Beyonce is known the world round for her curves, on-stage leotards and fit physique.  She recently told Billboard that she may not wear her high heels on the treadmill but she does do all of her choreography practice in her heels, and she makes sure that the back-up dancers do the same.  She said,

“But I mainly get in shape from doing the choreography during those long 12-hour rehearsals for two months before a tour.”

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The rapping megastar Jay-Z, who is married to Beyonce, is a regular exerciser.  He recently said that he normally exercises four times a week and does things such as push ups, pull ups, cardio and weight training. Granted that’s if he’s not on holiday nor if he’s in the middle of a strenuous tour.

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The man behind Beyonce’s gorgeous figure, Marco Borges, is revealing his secrets to a Dream Girl body, and how you can get those dangerous curves.

Borges has spent the past 16 years helping people lead healthier lifestyles and has worked with other celebrities including rap heavy-weight Jay-Z and the super fit pop-rocker Gwen Stefani. His latest book, Power Moves: The Four Motions to Transform Your Body For Life, reveals his inventive secrets for lifelong health based solely on four simple exercise motions. Earlier this year, Borges appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres show to demonstrate a few moves from his book – without expensive gym equipment. [Read more →]

Beyonce, Sarah Jessica Parker and especially Gwyneth Paltrow all swear by detox cleanses. But the Today Health show has questioned whether they’re safe and as healthy as they claim to be or not.

Dr Ian Smith, author of The 4 Day Diet, and Heidi Skolnik, a nutritionist to the New York Giants, went on to the morning chat show to discuss the pros and cons to these sometimes extreme eating programs.

Watch the video above for the answers…

Most women would kill for a bootylicious body like Beyonce’s. But the Grammy-award winning singer says she too has her days when she’s not entirely happy with her curves.

The 27-year-old bombshell is as famous for shaking her booty on stage as she is for her powerhouse voice, but told MTV recently that she goes through stages, like every woman.

“I guess my butt is natural… I like being curvy but sometimes I get curvy in the wrong places.”

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