Supermodel and master volleyball player Gabrielle Reece has a great new workout to burn that cellulite off those unwanted saddle bags. Previously she has designed workouts with dumbbells, a butt workout and a bikini workout and they have all proven to be gut-wrenching! Her new thigh-toning workout is specifically designed for those moments when you’re in a hurry, traveling, or need a quick exercise fix. For the following seven exercises try to do 4 sets of 20 reps each; it should take only 20 minutes.

1. Toe Squat – With your arms out to your sides and feet together, squat down while on your toes and hold for two seconds and all the while keep your heels lifted.

2. Leg Forward Lunge – Step one leg out front with hands on your hips and squat back and down onto the back leg, then rise back up.

3. Side to Side Hops – Hold hands at chest level while balancing on one leg. Push off the standing leg to hop onto the opposite leg. Regain your balance before hopping back to original position.

4. Plie Jumps – Release your inner ballerina with this one. Stagger feet so that one is slightly in front of the other then jump into the air and switch feet so that when you land the other foot is slightly in front.

5. Outward Calf Raises – Stand with feet a little more than shoulder width apart. Rise up onto your toes and squeeze your calf muscles. Lower back down and repeat.

6. Soldier Toe Touch – While balancing on one leg hold the other arm straight out in front of you and parallel to the floor. Raise the leg (keep it straight) until you touch the tip of your toe to your extended arm and then lower leg back to the floor but remain balancing.

7. Open Faced Side Lunge – Extend arms out to the side, step one leg out to the side and squat into that leg. The push off and go back to starting position. Repeat on the other leg.

Good Luck!

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As a health and fitness writer for Yahoo! Health, Gabrielle Reece has really outdone herself with this latest dumbbell circuit workout.  I’ve done the butt workout and the abs and core workout but this new one (that I just did today) will really put you to the test.  The workout is an all over toning workout that incorporates both the lower body and the upper body so you’re working twice as hard.  Reece also throws in some cardio moves too to keep the heart rate up.  There are 11 exercises in the circuit and you should strive to complete the whole circuit three to four times.

1. Running

Do short sprints of approximately 30 feet. Walk back to the starting point and begin the next sprint. Do 5 sprints.

2. Skating

Stand in a seated squat position. Quickly jump from side to side exploding off the floor and try to go as fast as you can while keeping your balance and concentrating on form. Do 20 on each leg.

3. Split Squat

Stand with feet apart with one foot behind the other.  Hold dumbbells by your side and perform a single lunge squat.  Do 12 times on each leg.

4. Bicep Shoulder Press Combo

While holding dumbbells at your side stand erect and do a traditional biceps curl, but when you get to the top rotate wrists in order to go up into a shoulder press.  Lower back down and repeat 12 times.

5. Stationary Lunge Bicep Curl

Lunge forward with one leg, place weights down by the forward calf, and curl arms towards shoulders. Lower weights, go back to standing position and repeat on both legs 12 times.

6. Stationary Lunge Tri Kickback

Lunge forward with one leg, bend arms and place weights by the sides of your tummy; extend weights back until arms are straight. Lower weights, go back to standing position and repeat on both legs 12 times.

7. Side to Front Shoulder Raise

While standing hold weights at your sides and then raise arms to to the side until parallel to the ground.  Then slowly move weights to the front of you keeping parallel with the floor and then back to starting position.  Repeat 12 times.

8. Squat Row

Lower into a squat position, leaning your upper body slightly forward with arms hanging down. Pull weights in toward your body, bending from the elbows until maxed out. Slowly lower back to straight arms. Repeat 12 times

9. Toe Squat with Front Shoulder Raise

Rise up onto your toes and hold it there while you raise the dumbbells straight out in front until parallel to the ground. Lower your arms back to the beginning position and repeat 12 times while staying on your toes.

10. Side Toe Squat with V-Shoulder Raise

Turn feet and knees outward. Rise up onto toes and hold; raise dumbbells diagonally out to a V until arms are parallel to the ground. Lower back down while remaining on your toes and repeat 12 times.

11. Straight Leg Deadlift

Stand erect with weights in your hands by your sides.  Hinge down at the waist while keeping arms and back straight and keep going down until weights touch the ground. Slowly hinge back up to starting position.  Repeat 12 times.

This is one hefty workout.  Don’t forget that once you complete the 11 exercises in the circuit you still have to do the whole process two more times, whew.  Good luck!

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As a contributor to Yahoo Health, Gabrielle Reece has given all kinds of good tips on diet and exercise.  Be it her master cleanse diet or her abs and core workout, it’s always good stuff that promises a fit physique.  This month she has devised the butt blast workout which will really get those buns burning.

In her article she first advises to do plenty of stretching and warming up before starting the exercises because since we are sedentary creatures who sit at the desk all day and on the sofa all night the glutes and hamstrings are often tight and shortened. For each of the below exercises do 2 to 3 sets and 8 to 10 reps per set.

1. Half Jack - Do the jumping jacks but with only your legs. While jumping keep your hands together in front of your chest and be sure to keep your head and core stationary.

2. Body Curl with Weight - Stand in a lunge stance, right leg forward and right arm holding onto something for support. Hold a dumbbell in your left hand with your arm hanging down toward the floor. Lift the dumbbell back and up into a row; at the same time lift your knee up into your chest. Do one set and then repeat with other leg and arm.

3. T Hinge and Weight - With a dumbbell on the floor stand on one leg and bend down with upper body and lift one leg back being sure to keep both legs straight.  Hinge down to pick up the weight and go back up to the starting position.  Repeat the whole move and place the weight back on the floor.  Repeat on both sides.

4. Elevated Reach to Sky Crunch - Lie on the floor and put your calves on a chair or ball so that your glutes are elevated and engaged.  With hands above your head and arms straight pulse your lower body up to the sky. This one burns!

5. Side Scissor with Weight – Stand with dumbbell in left hand and right arm holding onto something for support, lift the left leg to the side and pulse your left arm and leg toward each other in a scissor-like motion. Keep arms and legs straight while pulsing. Repeat on other side.

6. Supported Karate Kick with Weight – Place right arm on a sturdy surface for support. Raise left arm (with dumbbell) to side and curl hand toward the chest. Bend the left leg and lift to the side. Kick your arm and leg out to an extended position then return to start. Repeat on other side.

7. Squat Pick Up - This is a three-part exercise. While standing, put two dumbbells at your feet. Squat down to pick up the dumbbell but grab the one in front of the opposite foot.  Stand up and then squat down to pick up the other dumbbell on the other opposite side.  Stand up again and then squat down and release both dumbbells.  Be sure to keep your back straight at all times.

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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.

Day 1: Lifestyle – Buy a planner and write down your goals for the next 30 days as well as things that need to be done.  Then mark them off once you accomplish them.

Day 2: Fitness – Wake up a little bit earlier than usual and go for a walk.  Start with 20  minutes and then add a minute each day until you’re up to 50 minutes a day.

Day 3: Diet – Measure out 70 ounces of water and drink that through out the day, not all at once.  Do this every day from here on out.

Day 4: Lifestyle – Contact a friend and ask him/her to join you in the lifestyle challenge.

Day 5: Fitness – Add stretches to your morning walk that you started back on Day 2.  Here is Gabrielle’s list of stretches:

1. rectus abdominus (core stretch)

2. child’s pose – reach arms way out front (back stretch)

3. & 4. grab toe with arm, reach over and switch legs (hamstring, lat stretch)

5. runners lunge – try to touch forearms to the ground  and switch legs (hamstring stretch)

6. runners lunge with a toe grab, or just stand up and grab quad (quad and hamstring stretch)

7. triceps stretch – goal is to bring your fingertips in between shoulder blades (triceps stretch)

8. hamstring hang – (hamstring, lower back stretch)

Day 6: Diet – Remember breakfast, it’s the most important meal of the day because it gets the metabolism going.

Day 7: Lifestyle – Take a healthy snack to work and take enough to share with colleagues.

Stay tuned to get the inside scoop on Days 8-30.

Professional volleyball player and fashion model, Gabrielle Reece, gave Yahoo! readers a great workout for getting that summertime bikini body.  It’s just now early July so it’s not too late to take her advice and give this two-week workout a try and see some positive results.  The volleyball star wrote,

“Well, summer is here, so it’s time to get down to brass tacks. We all know there is no magic bullet or cure-all diet that works overnight, but there are some things you can do right now to make real changes.”

She continues,

“These are my favorite get-ready-for-summer moves. I chose these moves because we can all do them: They are effective, safe, and you don’t need tons of equipment. Do 3 sets of 10-15 reps at least 3 to 4 times a week and you’ll see a difference in as little as 2 weeks!”

Here are the 10 exercises:

1.  Side Lunges – Works the glutes, lower back and core.

2.  One Leg Bicep Curl – Works biceps and glutes.

3.  Tricep Dips – Gets rid of the tricep jiggle.  Be sure to keep your elbows in close to the body.

4.  Swimmers – Good for the shoulders.

5.  Exercise Ball Lift – Tones the hamstrings, core and shoulders.

6.  Lat Burn – This will burn the shoulders and triceps, keep those elbows tucked in!

7.  Hip Up Squeeze – Good for a tight tush.

8.  Tricep Kickback – Tones upper and lower body at the same time.

9.  Front Lunges- Works hamstrings, quads and glutes.

10.  Superman – Watch your form on this one.  Good for core and body balance.

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Gabrielle Reece, the 6-foot-3 volleyball player and fashion model has a body that conveys athleticism and feminine beauty.  As a professional athlete she surely has strenuous workouts, fortunately, we can learn how she gets that body because she has a new job as contributing fitness expert to Yahoo! Health.  Recently, she wrote about the benefits of doing a yearly cleanse, in particular, she practices the Master Cleanse method.  She explained,

“I go on a soft food only diet for about 2 or 3 days: overly steamed veggies, sweet potatoes and soup broths. Then for five or six days I drink a series of juices: watermelon and lime for energy in the morning; lemon, cayenne pepper, water, and maple syrup to curb my appetite (this is the Master Cleanse drink); cucumber and strawberry for inflammation; and finally, a pineapple juice. All are made fresh and are full of fiber.”

Gabrielle goes on to explain that she does loose a few pounds but she actually sees many other benefits that outweigh the weight loss.  She wrote,

1.  I respect food more.

2.  I notice what and how I am eating

3.  My sensitivity to smell and flavor are elevated.

4.  I am more selective about what I put in my body.

5. I appreciate that I do have such abundance around me.

6.  My mind and mood feel balanced.

7.  I think about other things.

8.  My pants are looser and my knees hurt less.

9.  I’m just happy to eat anything, even sprouts!

Gabrielle emphasizes that this is not a weight loss diet but a yearly body renewal.  Other celebrity detox cleansers include Anne Hathaway and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Celeb Diet Doc weigh in…
While celebs continue to damage their health with the Master Cleanser.. readers of this blog know better.  Gabrielle appears to be doing a modified Master Cleanse and has incorporated veggies into her cleanse. The Master Cleanser alone however is far from a “renewal” therapy, unless of course you consider something like smoking cigarettes a “renewal.” Eating less unprocessed foods is the best and healthiest way to renew your body. Stay healthy…

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Professional volleyball player and fashion model, Gabrielle Reece gives periodic fitness and exercise tips on Yahoo! Health.  Most recently she demonstrated a great workout consisting of 12 exercises that target the abs and core.  Gabrielle explains the difference between core muscles and abdominal muscles,

“Let’s break down what your abs and your core consist of. Your core muscles extend from under your neck line all the way down to the mid-part of your thigh. Seriously, they are not just the muscles between your chest and bikini line. Those are your abs.”

She then made sure to point out that doing these 12 exercises is not the whole solution but you have to do cardio and have proper nutrition also:

“Keep in mind that these moves alone will not flatten and strengthen your belly without proper nutrition and cardiovascular exercise. A lot of us have abdominal muscles that are lurking below the surface of extra body fat we need to lose. So, it is imperative to attack this from all sides: smart exercise, proper nutrition, and minimizing stress.”

The 12 exercises are:

1. Standing Ballet Side Crunch

2. Standing Knee Front Crunch

3. Standing Elbow to Cross Knee Crunch

4. The Plank

5. Spiderman

6. Good Old-Fashioned Sit-Ups

7.  Leg Raises

8.  Side Oblique Crunch

9. Arms Straight Overhead Bend

10. One Leg Touch Crunch

11. Open Leg Pulse

12. Swivel Heel Touch

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