18 pounds lighter in just 10 weeks! How did Jennifer Love Hewitt get such dramatic results in such a short amount of time after being highly criticized by the press last Fall for her fuller figure? Personal trainer, Stevie Sant’Angelo, helped the 29 year-old actress bounce back to a trimmer figure by sticking to a daily 1,200 to 1,500 calorie diet (started out 1,500 to 1,800 calories) and hitting the gym for an hour 3-4 times a week.
Hewitt eats 3 meals a day that are relatively high in protein including lean turkey, roasted chicken, cottage cheese, low-fat yogurt, and fish along with whole grains and vegetables and snacks twice a day on whole grains and fruit (only until 2 P.M. or 3 P.M., to maintain energy and prevent late-night snacking).
Her workout regimen includes a 10 minute cardio warm-up (jump rope or treadmill), followed by 45 minutes of a kettlebell-focused workout that involves: one-arm military presses using 18-pound cast-iron bells, bicep curls with 15-pound bells paired with squats, single-leg touch-downs with a tricep kickback using 18-pound bells and jumps holding 15-pound bells (three sets of 15 reps each). The workout ends with three one-minute full-body planks.
The combination of cardio to burn fat and weight training to tone and build lean body mass form the basis for a healthy, long term approach to exercise.
When Jennifer trains on her own her hour long workout routine looks like this: 40 minutes of cardio, such as roller skating (her favorite), incline training on the treadmill or swimming.
Upper body: three sets each of 15 pushups, three-minute body planks and one-minute bicycle crunches.
Lower body: 25 lunges on each leg (three sets), tones her inner thighs and core by lying on her back with hands underneath the tailbone and opening and closing legs in a Y position (three sets of 50 reps) and ends with three sets of 50 donkey kicks.
Baron Davis joined another team besides the Clippers this offseason: Jenny Craig’s. Davis has followed Kirstie Alley, Valerie Bertinelli and Queen Latifah in becoming a high-profile client of the weight loss program. The 29-year-old point guard (listed at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds) started the diet in August to gear up for training camp, according to People Magazine:
With her most recent comeback, there’s been rumors that Britney Spears might be looking to start a new line of fitness DVD’s. A pop star making a DVD about fitness? It makes perfect sense as the dance choreography she incorporates into her performances would rival some of the best fitness DVDs out there.
As seen in US Weekly, Nicole Kidman debuted her slim frame just weeks after giving birth to daughter Sunday on July 7. While pregnant, the actress kept fit by hiking, running, playing tennis and spinning at Santa Monica’s Revolution Fitness and Nashville’s WestSide Athletic Club.
According to US Weekly, John Mayer’s been sporting his transformed hard bod around town thanks to five months of Krav Maga, an intense form of self-defense. James Sherman, personal trainer, has been working with the Grammy-Award winning singer up to five days a week at NYC’s Rich Barretta Private Training Studio.
Fergie is the ultimate workout machine, making sure to hit every part of her body (biceps, abs, butt and legs) to stay completely fit. The 5-foot-2 singer says, “I’ll do arm repetitions while hiking” according to US Weekly. To maintain her hard bod physique, Fergie relies on 90 minute hikes, weight lifting twice a week, 100 sit-ups four times a week and yoga sessions.
According to US Weekly, the 5-foot-10 tennis champ lost control of her life and weight when she was stabbed by a fan in 1993. Seles says, “It was clearly manifested in my body that I was sad and depressed” after packing on more than twenty pounds and growing to a size 14. After several failed diet attempts, she started eating in moderation two years ago and seeing the weight come off. Now after shedding 33 pounds, Seles is a proud and slim size 6!
I trained with Danny for several months, and he is a great personal trainer. He definitely knows what hes talking about. He tells you what parts of your muscles that youre working out. He also pushes you to your maximal limits! He pushes you to the furthest you can go without hurting, straining, or pulling anything. He likes to make you feel comfortable in front of him, and hes even funny too. He's a great trainer and if you don't hire him then you won't get into shape the way you want. - Amy
