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This Week in Celebrity Workout Tips

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Celebrity Workout Tips from Taylor Lautner

Here are some quick hits on celebrity workout tips and info on celebrity workout routines we’ve heard about in the last week…

Taylor Lautner Keeps his 6-pack…

“[I did] the same thing I did to put it on in the first place — a lot of hours in the gym. The most challenging part for me is the eating process,” Taylor Lautner explained. “The interesting thing is it’s just as hard to maintain it as it was to put in on in the first place. I didn’t know that.”
“We’re busy promoting these films and I don’t have time to get into the gym, I don’t have time to eat, and I’ll drop five pounds like, ‘That!’” he said, snapping his fingers. “It’s pretty hard to put it back on.”

TCW says…Whether you are a hard gainer or need to lose some extra body fat your diet is essential to getting the results you want. You need to treat the food you eat as fuel for your body and not make eating something you do for pleasure. It takes a unique level of commitment to get results like the one’s that made Taylor Lautner the Fittest Male of the Year in 2009.

World Cup Refs Run…A Lot…

“Referees, who can be twice the age of the players, sprint across the field keeping up with the players and closely tracking the action. They tend to run 12 miles during the game — five more than the players, according to data from the U.S. Soccer Federation,” according to a report by CNN.

TCW says…For more info on World Cup soccer workouts check out our posts on Jonathan Bornstein, Clint Dempsey, and Tim Howard.

Lo Bosworth Stays Motivated…

Lo Bosworth of The Hills actress told People that she has recently gotten into spinning in addition to her boxing workouts. “As far as fitness, I love indoor cycling — it has made a really big difference. I feel a lot skinnier than I did last year. It’s kind of the ultimate cardio,” said Bosworth.

Lo Bosworth also stays motivated by exercising with a group or an instructor, saying, “Because if I’m by myself, I go to the gym and do 15 reps. And then I’m like, ‘Oh, my e-mail. I need to make a phone call.’”

TCW says…Group fitness classes have gained immense popularity in the last year. If you can find a group of people to work out with you will be less likely to skip the gym because you won’t want to let them down. It can be easy to talk yourself out of going to the gym when the alarm is blaring and you aren’t quite feeling ready to get up, but you feel more guilty if you have a friend or two waiting on you because you know bailing on them will disappoint them.

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World Cup Soccer Workout: Clint Dempsey

by Nate

in Athlete Workouts

World Cup Soccer Workout with Clint Dempsey

Clint Dempsey trickled a goal through the arms of goalkeeper Robert Greene to earn a draw for the United States in the opening round of the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament. Dempsey, a midfielder for the U.S. National Team, has been known to run almost 8 miles per game. Men’s Health recently revealed the training secrets of four members of the U.S. squad, including those of Clint Dempsey, with a soccer workout devised for endurance, strength, speed and agility. The Celebrity Workout’s first look at the soccer workout for each of those skills will be at the endurance training of Clint Dempsey.

Scott Piri, director of soccer for Athletes’ Performance, which oversees fitness for the U.S. men’s team, says, “Running in soccer is interval based Midfielders mix jogging, running, high-speed running, and sprinting.”

Dempsey, who currently plays for Fulham, says “My competitiveness pushes me. That’s where I gain my edge–the willingness to push myself. If you’re not doing it, someone else will.”

“Clint’s not a freak born with incredible running ability,” says Pierre Barrieu, the national team fitness coach. “He’s worked a lot on his running because he knows he needs it to play at his best.” There’s a special payoff to having gas left in the tank. “You see most goals scored in the final 15 minutes of a game,” says Piri. “You’ve been running for 75 minutes, and the question is, Can you still run hard?”

Test Your Endurance

Do this interval workout developed by German national team fitness coach Shad Forsythe:

1) Run for 4 minutes at the fastest pace you can. Note the distance you covered.
2) Jog slowly for 3 minutes
3) Repeat 2 more times.
4) Take an average of the distance you covered while running the three fast intervals.

Now take the average you found in step 4:

Average endurance – .4 miles
Great endurance – .6 miles
World Class endurance – .8 miles

TCW Says… Keep in mind that running on the treadmill may be easier to record the distance you covered but it is also not as challenging as your calves do not have to work nearly as hard to propel you. TCW suggests raising the incline of the treadmill to between 1.0 and 2.0 to simulate running outdoors (e.g.,wind resistance).

If your test results aren’t as good as you’d like, use this soccer workout program featured on the Men’s Health website and then re-test yourself in a few weeks to see how much improvement you have made. Remember, you must push through your comfort zone to get results.

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House Star Lisa Edelstein’s Ashtanga Yoga Practice

by Emily

in Celebrity Fitness, Celebrity Workouts, Workout Routines

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Lisa Edelstein plays Dr. Lisa Cuddy on Fox’s hit medical drama House. The 44-year old actress credits a life-long vegetarian diet and a consistent yoga practice for her healthy body and mind.

Lisa Edelstein discovered yoga over a decade ago when her doctor warned her of a back injury. She told Prevention, “my doctor told me that I was going to need spinal fusions (sawing the bone off my pelvis and putting it in my neck) for the rest of my life because every few years my discs would go like dominoes. I was in pain so I started doing Bikram yoga. Within 3 months, I was pain-free. After 6 months, I never had a neck injury again.”

Lisa turned to yoga to heal her injury because she realized, “A lot of pain is emotional more than physical. I read a book on back pain and realized that what was hurting me the most was the way I was handling stress.”

A year later, Lisa Edelstein turned to the renowned, historical practice of Ashtanga yoga. Ashtanga yoga is a self-led practice, consisting of a series of poses, which are added upon as the student improves. She says, “I fell in love with Mysore-style Ashtanga. It’s old and traditional. I don’t feel like it’s an Americanized version of yoga or an exercise class.”

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Hilary Duff’s Wedding Workout and Diet

by Emily

in Celebrity Diets, Celebrity Fitness, Celebrity Workouts

People recently reported on how Hilary Duff got in shape for her Saturday wedding to NHL player Mike Comrie. Hilary Duff worked out with celebrity trainer, and author of The 5-Factor World Diet, Harley Pasternak to prepare for the big day. Pasternak also trained Megan Fox and Jennifer Hudson for their weddings, so he knows how to get the job done. Check out the workout and diet Hilary used to slim down and tone up before she tied the knot!

Wedding Workout

Harley Pasternak says, “The key is to have amazing shoulders, amazing arms, posture is really important.” “But it’s also important to have a really tight midsection, because the way a wedding dress hugs your midsection, you really want it lean and tight.” Hilary Duff upped the ante on her pre-wedding workout routine by increasing her cardio. [click to continue…]