Randy Couture may be a small-town boy from Oregon but the 46-year-old is huge in the world of Ultimate Fighting. He’s currently the world’s oldest UFC fighting champion and he works hard for those big guns and rock hard abs. He has recently released a collection of songs that he uses while exercising. It’s titled, Don’t Quit Music Presents: Randy Couture’s Workout Mix Volume 1 ((Exercise, Fitness, Workout, Aerobics, Running, Walking, Weight Lifting, Cardio, Weight Loss, Abs) and is available for mp3 download.

“I’m sure I’m showing my age…. but they are all songs that take me back to nostalgic places…… Every single fight I walk out to I pick a new song and usually it’s something old school.”

Here’s what you’ll find on his compilation:

“Everybody Have Fun Tonight” – Wang Chung
“Hair Of The Dog” – Nazareth
“Addicted To Love” – Robert Palmer
“Somebody’s Watching Me” – Rockwell
“Shout” – Tears For Fears
“All Right Now” – Free
“You Keep Me Hangin’ On” – Kim Wilde
“Gimme Three Steps” – Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Saturday’s Alright For Fighting” – Elton John
“The Boys Are Back In Town” – Thin Lizzy
“My Prerogative” – Bobby Brown
“Show Me The Way” – Peter Frampton
“Heat Of The Moment” – Asia
“Caught Up In You” – 38 Special
“All Star” – Smash Mouth

Some research shows that by choosing the right workout soundtrack you can increase your workout’s effectiveness by 34%. There’s nothing like that perfect song that gets the mind and body going and all you want to do it run like the wind and escape reality for awhile.

You may want to check out the Top 100 Workout Songs compiled by Fitness magazine as well as Shiri Appleby’s playlist and Jake Steinfeld’s digital fitness music for inspiration.

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Hula hooping is not just something the kids do for fun, it’s something First Lady Michelle Obama and actress Marisa Tomei do to keep fit. Hooping strengthens your core, improves your balance and can even serve as a really good aerobic workout, adding variety to your current one.

Official hooping classes usually last for an hour – they begin with stretching and then progress into the basic moves, where you not only use your waist, but your arms and legs too. If you’re new to hooping the best hoop to buy would be a large size, handmade one that’s weighted and has grip tape that will grip to your skin and clothes.

The video above shows exactly how you can get your hoop moving as well as a few progressions for more advanced hoopers.

“Most people want to make little circles with their hips, but actually you’re really just have to rock back and forth, from your front to your back foot,” says Valentina Martin, a hooping instructor, of the basic motion.

Celeb Diet Doc…
Looks like fun… an oldie but goodie is making a comeback.

Rihanna is known for her amazing vocals, revealing outfits and goddess-like legs and curves. It’s evident she works hard to keep that body and in past interviews she has even confessed to working out at midnight to keep her body in shape. Now, her workout habits have landed her in some legal trouble as she is being sued by her past personal trainer, Cindy Percival. Percival filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles last week claiming $26,144.14 in unpaid wages during 2009.

According to Percival she was hired by Rihanna for “exclusive personal training services” at $1,500 per day. What a salary! The two trained together in September and October of 2009 and Percival has yet to see any of that money. In addition, she’s seeking $2,644.14 in travel expenses for the time she worked with Rihanna while traveling in Europe.

So far, Rihanna’s representative has not made any comments but before jumping to conclusions let’s remember that this occurred approximately the same time when Rihanna was living a nightmare with singer Chris Brown. Paying a trainer was probably the last thing on Rihanna’s mind.

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Jenni Farley, aka Jwoww, on the MTV reality series Jersey Shore has one incredible body. In the past she has said that she follows the low-calorie HCG diet to keep her slim figure. More recently she claims that she hasn’t exercised in months because she is so busy. She hasn’t gained any weight but she admitted,

“I actually have not worked out since the show.”

The 25-year-old is most likely adjusting to her temporary celebrity status as she’s continually on talk shows and at promotional events. While celebrating her birthday last week at Las Vegas’s Palms Casino Resort she said she thinks the reason she hasn’t put on weight is because she is sleep deprived and she’s active just because she has so much running around to do with the show. She said,

“I think I’m good right now,” she said of her body. “I don’t want to change that much for the second [season]. I still want to be myself, and if being myself is lazy, then that’s great.”

Being herself is all just fine but she may want to think about doing some mild exercise such as yoga or pilates to keep herself centered. If she’s a busy as she says she is, her body is probably begging for attention and would love a good downward facing dog yoga posture to relax.

Celeb Diet Doc Says..
Jenni may be getting plenty of exercise if she’s walking around all day keeping up with all her Jersey Shore promotional duties.  Add in all the fist pumping and she may be doing enough to put the wow in Jwoww!

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Shiri Appleby, the star of the hit show on The CW, Life Unexpected, has just finished filming season one. Now that she’s finally got some time off she’s looking forward to long baths, going on dates and exercise. Appleby is an avid exerciser and she finds exercising pleasurable.

She works out with a trainer three times a week and she also does cardio by herself three times a week. While filming her show she took up running and she’s hoping to soon train for a half-marathon. But it doesn’t stop there, she also loves to do yoga and recently went to Bali Indonesia for a yoga retreat. She said,

“Exercise makes you feel more confident in life.”

The actress also shared her top five songs for running. Check these out:

Shiri Appleby’s Playlist
Paparazzi by Lady Gaga
If U Seek Amy by Britney Spears
Wait Your Turn by Rihanna
I Am by Mary J. Blige
I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas

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Star of New Adventures of Old Christine, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, graces the cover of the March issue of Redbook. The 49-year-old and mother of two looks absolutely amazing and most of us would think she’s not a day over 30. In past interviews she revealed that she strives to eat healthy and be fit instead of resorting to invasive techniques. She always eats a salad every day and she tries to find healthy foods that she likes to eat to keep her cravings in check.

In Redbook she tells us about her exercise routine. She starts off by saying that she always feels great after doing some Pilates. She said,

“I run, hike, do Pilates. I try to change it up.”

But one little sad secret she shared is that when she was asked when she feels most beautiful she replied,

“When I’m super skinny.”

She was most likely joking when she said it, but since celebrities words are easily twisted it wasn’t a good idea to make such a joke in our current weight-obsessed culture.

Celeb Diet Doc Says…
Whatever exercise she’s doing it’s obviously working! Julia looks marvelous!

The MTV presenter and former Miss Australia, Erin McNaught, has a fabulous body. But like most young models she went through a rocky period where she was exercising too much and eating like a bird. She says,

“I was a massive gym junkie — I was doing (aerobic class) body attack four times a week, then running on top of that. It became an obsession, and my life started revolving around the gym. I literally wore my body into the ground and couldn’t get well.”

At the time she was going through a big breakup and she started to realize she was using the gym to deal with her problems. But instead of using exercise as a stress-reliever she abused it. She then recognized her obsession and did an about face. These days she has taken a softer and healthier approach. Now, she goes for mild walks or runs along the beach and she’ll even allow herself some indulgences like a double fudge chocolate cooked even if she’s heavier for it. She said,

“I’ve got cellulite and a little belly but I don’t care. I know it sounds clichéd, but when you’re happy with your life it really translates to being happy in your own skin.”

With her new job at MTV in 2010 as well as a new romance, Erin has her self together physically, emotionally and mentally.

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Move over Carrie Underwood, country music has got a new blonde bombshell in the works. Tony-nominated actress, Laura Bell Bundy, is a little pint-sized energy-driven singer that will soon release her debut album, Achin’ and Shakin’. You may recognize her from the Broadway stage as she played the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Reese Witherspoon starred in the movie version). She’s shedding that good-girl persona and strapping on her cowboy boots and leather lace-up pants to promote her new tunes.

Last week she caught up with Self Magazine to reveal how she keeps her too-cute figure. Laura likes to run and if she can’t do that she still makes a point to sweat once a day, even if it’s just for 15 minutes. She loves those fast beats and foot-stomping tunes while running so her new album is even exercise-friendly. She said,

“I checked my album to make sure you can run to every song!”

The up and coming singer said she’ll do interval training where she’ll run for two songs and then walk for one song. This is a great method to get an efficient workout and still burn fat at a high rate.

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This week Michelle Obama launched her first policy initiative as the First Lady. During her first year in the White House she was always vocal about healthy eating and exercise by campaigning for local foods, teaming up with Sesame Street and hosting a healthy kids fair. This new initiative, Let’s Move, aims to teach kids how to increase their daily exercise. In addition the initiative calls on schools to provide healthier meals and for food companies to accurately label the nutritional content of their products. Mrs. Obama said,

“I would move heaven and earth to give my kids all the chance in the world for them to be at the top of their game in every way, shape and form.”

Figures show that 32-percent of kids in the US are obese and Mrs. Obama wants to get these kids to understand how to live a balanced lifestyle where they enjoy healthy foods, prevent illness and are out running, playing and walking.

Celeb Diet Doc
Michelle Obama is taking on an issue that strikes close to home. She put her two daughters Sasha and Malia on a diet after she was warned by their pediatrician that they were becoming overweight.  Sugary drinks were replaced with water. More whole fruits and less burgers were the prescription for a healthier diet.

Michelle admits to liking junk food. ‘I love burgers and fries. And I love ice cream and cake. And so do most kids.’   She adds that she’s not excluding these foods entirely. It’s all about dialing up the healthy stuff and dialing down the junk.

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At a Jenny Craig press conference Valerie Bertinelli has announced a new fitness goal. Let’s not forget she already lost 40 pounds on Jenny Craig, sported a bikini for People magazine, ran a half-marathon last year and released a fitness DVD. Now, she’s announced she wants to run the Boston Marathon. She said,

“For me, my 2010 goal, believe it or not, is to run the Boston marathon, four days before I turn 50!”

What an inspiration! She’s obviously fit but she’s naturally a little nervous about crossing that finish line. Keep in mind that a full marathon is 26.2 miles. She said,

“I’m a little nervous. I’m a little excited. Just keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck.”

During the press conference she also made a point to congratulate fellow spokespersons Sara Rue and Jason Alexander on their current weight loss accomplishments.

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