Athletic shoe company Asics has come up with a brilliant new running shoe for the ladies of the exercise world. It’s about time! The ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 16 Running Shoe has been designed to change its shape depending on the woman’s hormone levels.

Research has shown that fluctuating estrogen levels affect the flexibility and the height of the foot’s arch. So when a woman’s levels are at their highest and she’s fertile the arch drops. Then, during menstruation the estrogen levels are low and the arch is higher. Likewise, a woman will be running differently through out the month.

The new ASICS Women’s Gel-Kayano 16 Running Shoe shoe has three layers below the arch. Furthest from the foot is a plastic block, followed by an air-filled gap and then closest to the foot is foam. So, when the woman’s arch is low the foam will compress into the gap but when arches are high the foam fills out to support the arch. Available in white, gold and black.

What an innovative idea.

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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.”

To keep up, she works out almost every day and changes her routine twice a year to keep things fresh.  Racing season is from April to September and this is when she runs an hour a day and does upper body strengthening for the shoulders, forearms and back.  During the off season she works with a personal trainer.  She said,

“I skip days here and there and don’t beat myself up for it,” she says. “My husband always reminds me to let my body rest.”

When it comes to eating a proper diet this can be a challenge for racers because they have to have enough energy for three and five hour long races.

“I worry about the scale like anyone else, but I have to make it through five-hour races,” says Danica. “It’s a constant battle for me.”

She is sure to get plenty of protein and complex carbohydrates.  Morning breakfast is a three-egg white omelet with oatmeal and flax meal.  And for lunch she will have an open-face turkey sandwich dressed with veggies and a bit of cheese:

“I get hungry every three hours, so I also like to munch on an apple or whole-wheat toast with peanut butter,” says Danica, who adds, “I like my food to be tasty.”

Danica also mentioned that she likes do a lot of homemade cooking where she will get creative with dishes by adding things like flaxseed, bran and fresh herbs to increase the nutritional content.

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.”

Her workouts are approached with the same idea in mind.  She tries not to be over obsessive about exercise but she does run when there is a time.

“I run a lot and exercise when I can, but I’m not a crazy lunatic about it.”

Celeb Diet Doc…
Great to see Jennifer eats kale. Part of the cruciferious veggie family (think broccoli, cabbage, bok choy, arugula) , kale is packed with anti-cancer organosulfur compounds and is truly an under appreciated superfood.

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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.  

Here are a few of her tweets:

“Good morning! Just did 35 minutes of cardio. Alternate 2 minutes fast walk, 2 minutes run and weights. In morning meeting. Have a great day!”

“Just walked/sprinted 55 minutes. 5.3 miles. Feeling good before a super busy day. Xo.”

“Off to the gym. Remember Energy flows where Attention Goes. So think and be postive today and good things must happen:)”

“I’ve turned 5 friends on to reading the Kindle on treadmill. Proof I’m not the only crazy person who can read and run:). Learn AND get fit!”

It’s evident that fitness and health is important to Giuliana because she’s twittering about it practically every day.  As for her H.I.I.T. workouts, it’s a great program where she can exercise at her maximum heart rate, get a cardio workout and strength workout all in one go.

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.

This one-time royal is now a motivational speaker and has a history of leading a healthy lifestyle.  Before, she even served in the US as spokeswoman for Weight Watchers International.

For Fergie’s fit at 50 run she has mentioned Bondi Beach in Australia as a possible location claiming that Australians have no excuse not to be fit as they have great weather and great beaches for year-round exercise.

“I am going to come down and run along a beach at 50 and be football fit,” the Duchess said.  ”So when I get to 50 on October 15th, I will be running down that beach, football fit in my small black bikini. When it happens, you will know about it. I’m having the world’s press there to see me football fit and then you can put me on a football ground and make me run up and down it.”

When it comes to health Fergie is shocked to think that cardiovascular disease is number one on the list of cause of deaths around the globe.  She continues,

“Firstly, I hate the word obese … I think that everybody has to do it for their own lifestyle to realise their own health.  They have to take things slowly and say, ‘I’m not doing this because I have to get into a pair of jeans, I need to do this because if I don’t I’m going to die of heart disease’.”

Sarah Ferguson has always been an inspiration to people all over the world and it’s wonderful to see that she has the goal to put lifelong fitness on the map at a global scale.

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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 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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