Tag — Running

Danica Patrick is an auto racing driver in the IndyCar Series.  Apart from establishing herself as a serious auto racer she has also become quite the model being featured in various magazines such as Sports Illustrated and FHM.  In May 2009 she will be on the cover of Shape Magazine and in her interview she gave some tips on diet and exercise.

Danica is 5′2″ and 105 pounds and the smallest of the Indy drivers.  Normally in racing you get a faster speed the lighter the load, but in Danica’s case she has to be strong in order to keep up with other racers.  She said,

“I have to work harder than those bigger guys to control my car.”

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Jennifer Esposito has had roles on Law & Order, Spin City and most recently she plays the role of Andrea Belladonna on Samantha Who? starring Christina Applegate.  Recently, People Magazine revealed  Jennifer’s ‘moderation mantra’ when it comes to diet and exercise.  According to People, Jennifer takes a balanced approach; she’ll allow herself to indulge from time to time but she will also be sure to balance that with something healthy.  She explains,

“I really love food but I have a healthy relationship with it,” she continues, “One day I’ll make pastas and eggplant parm and bring it into work and we’ll eat on set, but then I’ll eat kale and boiled salmon.”

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Giuliana Rancic is one of the hosts on the celebrity gossip show E! News, and it appears that she is all about twittering her daily workouts.  By looking at some of her past tweets it looks like she does a lot of H.I.I.T (high intensity interval training), which is absolutely the most efficient way to burn fat.   [Read more →]

The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson has pledged to don a bikini and run on the beach to show people that they can still be fit and healthy at the age of 50.  The Duchess will turn 50 next October so as of this week she began her training with the help of soccer legend David Beckham, whose management team found her a personal fitness trainer. [Read more →]

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.”

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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. [Read more →]