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Over the past few months Madonna has been criticized for her seeming obsession with fitness. And who could blame the media? First the 51-year-old single mom steps out with killer, overly-muscular arms, reportedly injects herself with vitamins, buys a 6 million pound house and turns it into a gym, and then fires her long-time trainer Tracy Anderson because the celeb trainer wouldn’t go on tour with the material girl.

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The ultra-atheletic Madonna has reportedly given her trainer Tracy Anderson the axe. They have been training together for the past three years but it seems that all good things must end and the two have decided to part ways. According to a source for the New York Post Tracy was carrying ‘baggage’ that Madonna was tired of dealing with. [Read more →]

Each year in Morocco the country hosts a grueling six-day race across the Sahara dessert called the Marathon des Sables. Madonna plans to take on the challenge and run what some consider to be the toughest foot race on earth.  Participants run 151 miles over six days, that’s equivalent to five and a half regular marathons.  One source said,

“She’s always been in great shape, but she is now taking things to a whole other level. She is serious about doing it.”

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They may not be weapons of mass destruction but more and more female celebrities are showing off their guns and are proud of it.  Michelle Obama was the first to be lauded as she has a tendency to wear tank and sleeveless dresses that show off her great triceps.  Brooke Shields gave a tearful speech at Michael Jackson’s funeral and instead of getting credited for her speech, the media decided to praise her toned arms that she flashed while presenting on stage.  Last but not least, we’ve got Madonna who has been under fire because of her sinewy arms that her personal trainer Tracy Anderson claims is a result of too much yoga.

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Madonna has kicked off her summer Sticky & Sweet tour this past week in Europe and of course she is looking as fit as ever.  According to the Daily Mail she has been training two hours a day with celebrity trainer, Tracy Anderson.  Anderson said,

“I change her regime every week. She does 45 minutes of dance every day and then a series of sequences. She is easy to work with and a professional athlete.”

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Madonna is back at the gym just three days after being hospitalized when she was thrown from her horse. Granted, she was discharged just a few hours after being submitted but her representative, Liz Rosenberg, did say she will have some more tests done and remain under doctors’ observation.

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We all know that Madonna is the ultra-buff and over-flexible yoga practitioner who can sing, dance and still be a mom on top of all of that.  But what we don’t know is how she keeps herself motivated year in and year out to push herself to the limit and strive to always be at her physical best.  We’re in luck, because Fitness Magazine teamed up with Humberto Carreno, the photographer for Startraks Photo, that observes Madonna’s every move in New York City and they can give us some more insight as to how Madonna does it.  Humberto says,

“She’s amazing. She never misses a day.”

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Celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson has become oh so famous in the past year.  Starting out as a regular trainer at a local gym her name has become commonplace in the exercise industry thanks to Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow.  Madonna introduced Tracy to Gwyneth and since Ms. Paltrow has become a business guru as of late, the two of them are planning to open a chain of gyms in the US.   [Read more →]