Tag — Celebrity Fitness

Across the pond there’s another celebrity profiting from a fitness website; Sky Sports presenter, Georgie Thompson. She follows in the footsteps of other celebs like Jillian Michaels with loads of fitness products,  Tracy Anderson with a fitness website offering exercise tips and products to buy, as well as Gwyneth Paltrow who has a site with fashion, diet and exercise tips. Georgie teamed up with personal trainer Cat Dugdale to create a website for lazy girls who prefer cocktails to cardio, iamsuperchick.com.

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The popular supermarket tabloid US Magazine is starting up a 30-day Get Fit Challenge for one of their reporters, Gretchen Parker.  Over the next 30 days Parker will be blogging on their website a couple of times a week as she takes the readers through her Get Fit journey.  It may be a bit daunting knowing six million readers will know what she’s up to in regard to diet and exercise but she’s one lucky gal because she will train with celebrity trainer Kathy Kaehler (see photo above) whose past clients include Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston.

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Before Jane Fonda and her leotard, the Biggest Loser reality show and the Kardashian sisters slinging Quick Trim, there was Jack LaLanne; the fitness guru of all times. Now at 95 years old he is still going strong with a healthy heart, body and mind and there is nothing that gets in his way. He may not be leading exercises on TV like he used to but he’s still in the fitness business and recently finished a tour promoting his eleventh book titled, Live Young Forever: 12 Steps to Optimum Health, Fitness and Longevity

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Kelly Brook usually hates working out, but thanks to Reebok trainer Tamayah Ahmad, the model and TV presenter know loves hitting the gym. Brook shared a few of her fitness secrets in a short workout video.

The 29-year-old’s first secret is to keep things interesting by adding variety to your workout sessions, for example incorporating hula hooping, skipping and boxing into your routines.

“I love cranking the music up and hula hooping for about 10 minutes,” Brook says, “I find that really breaks a sweat and is a great way to give you that six-pack you’ve always wanted.”

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The former Spice Girl Mel-B isn’t leaving the stage necessarily but instead of performing in a stadium in front of thousands she plans to become a qualified fitness trainer and teach classes based on the DVD she launched in early 2009.  The 34-year-old has plans to complete a two-month course to get qualified and then she’ll start her high-energy class soon after.   [Read more →]

MTV’s Real World hottie Scott Herman wants to join the ranks of celebrities who share their fitness, workout and diet tips with the world. On 1 August 2009, the 24-year-old reality TV show contestant launched a YouTube channel to promote health and build “the ultimate support system” for users.

“I always see people in need of health and fitness education and it pains me to not be able to help them and push them to their goals,” Herman says on his official website.

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Model and volleyball superstar Gabrielle Reece is a contributor for Yahoo Health.  In her latest entry she has devised a 30-day health challenge that holistically targets exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle habits to reach our goals.  She claims that it’s not ‘rocket science’ but something doable and fun to do with a friend.  Thus far, she has explained how to approach Days 1-7.

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Ashley Greene may have been the lesser known Alice Cullen in the teen vampire film series Twilight, but in the upcoming third instalment Eclipse, Greene’s intense fighting scenes will see to it that everyone knows her name. The 22-year-old actress revealed to RadarOnline.com how she got in shape for the role.

“My body is so sore right now,” she told RadarOnline.com. “But in three months I’m going to love it.”

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July wasn’t the best month for Mischa Barton.  After spending several days in a psychiatric ward because of suffering a breakdown she has since been spotted on the set of her new TV show A Beautiful Life looking full of energy and ready to get down to business.  In addition, she has been frequenting the Equinox Gym in New York City and has hired a personal trainer.  A source told People magazine,

“Mischa is really focused on getting into shape.”

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Cha-cha your trouble zones into shape, disco your fat cells into submission and jazz your heart rate to your target level. You can learn to dance like the pros and get fit at the same time with the new workout DVDs So You Think You Can Dance.

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