Eva Longoria has a great body and even though right now she appears to be on the chubby side on Desperate Housewives, that’s all due to the extra padding and cushioning she’s wearing for the role as Gabby. In the real world, Eva is as trim as can be. In the latest issue of Ok! Magazine, Eva’s trainer, Aimet Victoria, reveals how she keeps her arms so tone and avoids getting the cottage cheese-like wobbly bit that none of us like. Here is a sample of five exercises she does during training. Be sure to do 15 reps of each using five to ten pound weights.

Bicep Curls and Presses: Starting with hands by your side, curl up both arms like a traditional bicep curl and then press straight up overhead.

Slow Curls: Do a traditional bicep curl but hold at the top for three seconds to get added benefit.

Preacher Curls: Hover over a bench so that your armpit is pressed against the edge of the bench. Lengthen your arm down to the floor and then curl back up being sure to keep elbows close to your side at all times.

Triceps Kickbacks: Have arms down to your side and then straighten arms behind you being sure to keep elbows behind your back.

Dips: Support yourself on the edge of the seat of a chair and dip down being sure to keep your elbows close to your body.

Keep this routine up for six weeks and you’ll soon see the same sleek arms just like Eva Longoria.

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Over the past few years we have all seen how Jillian Michaels, the fitness trainer from The Biggest Loser has whipped those contestants into shape. Her constant motivation is admirable and it is evident that she practices what she preaches. Now, Jillian has come out with two DVDs so that we too can learn her best fitness practices in the privacy of our own homes.

The first DVD titled, Jillian Michaels: No More Trouble Zones, is a 40-minute circuit workout that targets your belly and waistline (also called muffin top) and wobbly arms. And the second DVD titled, Jillian Michaels: Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism is a series of ten short cardio workouts that last four minutes each that is sure to burn off those unwanted calories. As we’ve seen on the reality show series, Jillian has incredible knowledge on fitness and health and she knows how to target those unsightly areas that need the most work. These DVDs have just got to be good!

Nancy O’Dell has been the co-host of the tabloid news show, Access Hollywood, since 1996. During her recent interview with Runner’s Magazine she opened up about how she has stayed fit after all of these years of constantly being in front of the camera. She said that it was interviewing other actresses that pressured her to do a lot of running because she was always standing next to fit celebrities. She especially took up running because it’s the fastest way to lose weight since you can burn up calories quickly. She told Runner’s Magazine,

“For me running has always been the easy way if I wanted to lose five pounds in a couple of weeks. Running has been the only thing and the quickest thing that works for me. So, I really started running when I came to LA, that would have been back in 1996 when I started with Access—and I was having to stand next to all these Hollywood celebrities. And then I was running consistently.”

As for her running schedule she used to run 30 to 45 minutes, three days a week. But over the past year, with a pregnancy and other family commitments she had put on weight and had to do something about it. Now, she has increased her running time,

“I’ve been running five days a week now straight for about 3 months and I’ve already lost 12 pounds. That was nice. I do it now five days a week, probably 45 minutes per run. It’s tough to try to fit it all in. But it makes you feel so much better and I enjoy it.”

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The former Spice Girl, Mel-B, was on the Ellen Degeneres show this week to demonstrate some of the new moves off of her new fitness DVD. She told Ellen that while she was pregnant with her second child she gained a total of 60 pounds. After the birth she had to learn how to get a workout done while the kids were taking a nap. At the same time, she didn’t want to go out and buy expensive workout equipment or schedule times with a trainer. So what is a Spice Girl to do?

Well, after a few months of having her girlfriends come over two to three times a week and do workouts using every day products that are lying around the house, she has become a fitness expert and her DVD, Totally Fit, showcases these exercises. Bottled water and canned goods act as weights, and a broom is great for doing stability and strength exercises. Even after having two children, Mel-B has rock hard abs, so there must be something in her routine that makes this DVD worth purchasing.

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The long-legged and ultra-thin supermodel Jordan, also known as Katie Price, is under strict training as she prepares for the London marathon on April 26^th. Jordan is concerned that she will bulk out too much during these final months of training as she has increased her consumption of carbohydrates. But it does seem rather odd she’s worried about bulk as most marathon runners sport a slim frame to begin with because of the regular long distance training.

We’ve seen how this body-conscious glamour model is very concerned about appearance as one day she has botoxed lips and then another day she’s either gained or lost a breast size over night. It’s sad how an international celebrity will go through various medical procedures to look the look, and then stress about bulking when preparing for a marathon. Honestly, how many so-called bulky marathon participants do we see running the streets? Not that many. Jordan should allow herself this physical challenge and forget about outward appearances and instead focusing on the inner strength needed to successfully finish a 26-mile long marathon.

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