Category — Celebrity Workouts

Reality TV dad Jon Gosselin seems to finally be getting some help. The embattled father of 8 was recently spotted by Us magazine giving yoga a spin, trying out different poses and stretching as well as meditative and breathing exercises.

The 33-year-old has made tabloid headlines in the last few months since him and his wife of 10 years, Kate, started divorce proceedings. But it seems the partying and bad behavior has led him to try to find holistic help as he faces a large legal battle with his estranged wife.

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British actress Thandie Newton has starred in films such as Mission Impossible II, Crash and W. She’s simply gorgeous and always looks picture-perfect on the red carpet. In this month’s issue of the UK InStyle Magazine the 37-year-old mother-of-two explains that her fit figure all boils down to good genes workouts at the gym and plenty of yoga. She said,

“I’m a Jivamukti yoga freak – it’s food for my soul. When I’m not working, I’ll drop Rip off at school and Nico at nursery, then I go to yoga.”

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Emmy Rossum keeps her 23-year-old body tight and taught by heating it up; she practices Bikram Yoga (also known as Hot Yoga). The actress and star of Phantom of the Opera tweeted recently that she was taking Bikram classes.

“Continuing with my new workout kick,” Emmy said from her Twitter account. “105 degrees, 90 minutes of Bikram hell = a really clear mind and a really toned behind. Oh it even rhymes!”

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The glamorous Kate Winslet has accepted libel damages over the previous allegations that she lied about her workout routine. A few months ago Winslet sued the Associated Newspapers when an article was published accusing her of lying about only exercising 20 minutes a day and the author of the article suggested that the actress had to do more than that to prepare for roles. [Read more →]

Not many 49-year-olds can boost losing 40 pounds, running a marathon and being a spokesperson for Jenny Craig. Valerie Bertinelli has gone one further this month – she’s just released a new fitness DVD, Losing It And Keeping Fit, with her personal trainer Christopher Ross Lane.

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Self magazine caught up with a few of the stars of the Twilight movie series and spoke to them about their fitness habits.

Rachelle Lefevre
Cast as Victoria in the first 2 movie of the series, Rachelle keeps fit by hitting a boot camp 4 to 5 times a week. She also does a little Pilates to lengthen and tone her limbs, but drinks about a gallon of water every day.

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Comedian and talk show host Chelsea Handler is on the cover of the December issue of Playboy Magazine.  The 34-year-old hasn’t said if she reveals all but the au-naturalle Chelsea is proud of her shapely body.  On her show Chelsea Lately she will often joke about her large breasts and the fact that she doesn’t need any surgical enhancements.  While on the Jay Leno Show this week she was asked how she got in shape for the photo shoot and she jokingly responded,

“I quit drinking for like a day and a half,” she explains. “And I worked out — but I always work out. So it wasn’t anything major.”

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Cougar Town star Courtney Cox Arquette is a big advocate of the Power Plate. She used the machine as she prepared for her role as a newly divorced mom who is getting back into dating after years of marriage. She said,

“Power Plate Training Machine has dramatically changed my workout. I know that every muscle in my body is being ignited in ways that you can’t do with traditional training. Its uses are limitless. I love this machine!”

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Edward Norton, star of Fight Club and The Incredible Hulk has laced up his shoes and he’s ready to run the upcoming New York City Marathon.  He decided to train for the marathon in order to raise money for the Massai Wildnerness Conservation Trust, an organization he discovered 10 years ago while doing work in Kenya. He has even done some training with Maasai tribesmen who are the Kenyan long-distance superstars.  He now has a 30 person team (including David Blaine, Alanis Morrisette and Maasai warriors) ready for the marathon and they’ll all be raising money to support the cause.

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Previous The Biggest Loser trainer, Kim Lyons, has released a new fitness DVD – one aimed specifically targeted to diabetes patients, called Start Fitness Now: Beating Type 2 Diabetes.

The 3-set DVD series, produced by Watch It Now Entertainment and created with Dr Sheila Singh, MD, Diplomat of the American Association of Family Physicians, is a workout designed by a celebrity trainer but endorsed by a registered physician. [Read more →]