Like her Glee co-star Lea Michele, Naya Rivera always looks fantastically fit on her hit musical comedy. Naya Rivera plays Santana, the manipulative and promiscuous Cheerio and glee club member. Although her character is a bit mean-spirited, the real-life star claims she is more like the Gleeks.
She recently told Fitness magazine, “In high school I was most like Artie and Rachel. I knew what I wanted, like Rachel, although I wasn’t as obnoxious. But like Artie, I was a nerd, always trying to fit in and get my hair to lie flat.”
Also like her Glee co-stars, Naya Rivera gets in a workout during her Glee rehearsals. The cast works 14 to 16 hour days, which includes mastering high-energy dance routines. Check out what else the Glee star told Fitness magazine about her workout and diet!
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Hula hooping was a blast in the backyard as a kid, but who knew it could offer a great workout for adults? Celebrities from Michelle Obama to Marisa Tomei recognize that hula hooping tones your core, glutes, and thighs – reshaping ladies in all the right places.
In March, we covered the partnership between Marisa Tomei and fitness company Gaiam to release hula hooping DVD “Core & Curves.”Because hula hooping is fun, and a great workout, we want to give you some hula hooping tips from the pros.
Hula hooping expert, Betty Shurin, has a hooping DVD of her own, called the Dance Hoop Workout. Betty uses a strategically weighted hoop, making it easier to keep around your waist and improving sculpting capabilities. According to Betty, using the weighted hoop burns 100 calories every 10 minutes – just as much as running! Betty’s dance hoop workout is fluid and graceful, inspired by elements of Iyengar yoga, Kundalini yoga, and t’ai chi. She is also influenced by her experience as a rock climber, kayaker, runner, and snowboarder. Betty earned a Guinness World Record for hoop/running the Bolder Boulder 10K and hoop/snowboarding in the ESPN Winter X Games!
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Here is The Celebrity Workout’s Top 10 Fittest Celebrities You Don’t Know. Even though many of the following (future) stars appear in popular TV shows and/or movies, many of them are relatively unknown. In addition, most people don’t realize that these unknowns are some of the fittest celebrities around.
Ryan Kwanten – True Blood
Ryan Kwanten, who plays Jason Stackhouse on True Blood, is atop the list of fittest celebrities. He is a former tri-athlete (and L.A. Biathlon winner in 2006 and 2007) and welterweight boxing champ. Ryan Kwanten has one the best celebrity bodies in the business. To maintain his celebrity body, Kwanten does not limit himself to any particular type of workout. Indeed, his workouts range from body weight exercises, like push ups and pull ups, to yoga and from rope jumping to interval training (HIIT) – Ryan Kwanten does it all. Check back for more on Ryan Kwanten as Season 3 of True Blood approaches.
Paul Bettany – Legion
A self-described “beer and bread man,” Paul Bettany recently transformed his body in preparation for his role in Legion by altering his metabolism by eating multiple meals per day. In addition, Paul Bettany used circuit training to build muscle fast and to further increase his metabolism.
Maggie Q – Live Free or Die Hard, Mission: Impossible III
Maggie Q, star of Live Free or Die Hard and Mission: Impossible III, is a vegetarian who does all types of workouts to stay in shape including running, yoga, swimming, boxing, and martial arts. Indeed, Maggie Q warrants her own article, so be on the lookout for Maggie Q’s own article.
Sean Faris – Vampire Diaries
Sean Faris of the Vampire Diaries is another of the fittest celebrities whose fitness levels are unknown to most. Previously on TCW, we disclosed how Sean Faris uses workouts to shock the body by mixing up the number of reps (some sets with lots of reps at a low weight and other sets with low reps at a heavy weight).
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Kendra Wilkinson had a big year in 2009. She ended her role on hit E! reality show The Girls Next Door, moved out of the Playboy Mansion, married NFL star Hank Baskett, and gave birth to baby boy Hank IV. If you want to see more of Kendra’s big year, check out the season premier of her solo E! reality show Kendra tonight.
Although Kendra gained 50 lbs. while pregnant, she plans to reclaim her famously fit body as soon as possible. In fact, Kendra says, “I’m going to have a better body than before.” Kendra already lost some of the baby weight by dieting, running, and lifting weights. Before her pregnancy Kendra weighed 113 lbs. Now Kendra weighs 140 lbs., down 23 lbs. from her pregnancy weight. Kendra likes to work out as much as possible, and has been working out 4 days per week since recovering from giving birth. Kendra’s favorite workouts include outdoor activities such as biking, hiking, skateboarding, and surfing. Hopefully we can catch Kendra’s workouts in action this season!
If you want to get pumped-up for working out like Kendra does, check out the workout playlist she posted on her website!
Kendra’s Workout Playlist:
- Who’s Your Daddy – Benny Benassi
- Rock Your Hips – Crime Mob
- Play – David Danner
- Holla at Me Baby – DJ Khaled
- Walk it Out – DJ Unk
- Let’s Get High – Dr. Dre
- Without Me – Eminem
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