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Ashley Greene's "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" Diet
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How does Twlight's Ashley Greene stay fit? She doesn't eat. At least that's what the "New Moon" star said her secret to being slim is.
The 22-year-old actress, who plays vampire Alice Cullen, said getting in shape for "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" was "really easy." She told UsMagazine.com, "We were working 12 hours a day, so it didn't leave too much time to eat."
After being nudged from her publicist following that comment, Greene added that when they did eat, it was "really healthy stuff." Apparently, she has not been sinking her teeth into her guilty pleasure: Cheez-Its.
"Cheez-Its are my vice, so I never buy them myself," she told People Magazine in an earlier interview. "I will eat a whole box. I have no self control."
Greene reported they also had a personal trainer on set, worked out four hours a day and that she practiced Pilates in the mornings. And just because filming for "New Moon" is over, that doesn't mean Greene has been slacking off.
When she's not hitting the red carpet these days, Greene is hitting the gym in preparation for the third movie in the Twilight series, "Eclipse", which is scheduled for release in 2010. "I get to fight in "Eclipse." My trainer is teaching me mixed martial arts right now. So. Cool. But I feel if I was in a real fight, I'd get my ass kicked."
Read about other "New Moon" stars and how they stay fit.
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Should Yoga Qualify as an Olympic Sport?
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Isn't yoga based on a philosophy emphasizing being uncompetitive? "Its initial intention was to be an inward experience, a path to enlightenment. Competitive yoga takes this spiritual element away," said April Martucci, a Manhattan-based yoga instructor. "I also think once you present it as a sport, less people will do it because they'll feel intimidated, and say, 'I could never do that.'" Tom Larkin, owner of Sanctuary for Yoga, Body and Spirit in Nashville, Tennessee said this Olympic quest isn't being taken seriously by many yoga enthusiasts. "Most of our students and fellow teachers find it to be completely ridiculous," he said.
I'm definitely in Martucci's camp. But not all yoga practitioners agree. "I think it could get the attention of all sorts of people who might not necessarily be drawn to traditional yoga, like young adults who want a physical outlet but aren't into conventional sports, or those that tend to be bookish. It could also attract people who previously viewed yoga as being just for wimps and nerds," said Paula Heitzner of Nyack, New York, who's been teaching classes that incorporate her own unique blend of yoga styles for 40 years.
Thanksgiving: Pick Your Poison
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The November issue of Self Magazine suggests that many people fear Thanksgiving. Fear? Seems like an odd emotion for a day where you give thanks to the universe for everything it has provided. However, when you consider that Thanksgiving is on record as the single most fattening day of the year, the fear begins to make sense.
Many people gain an average of one pound each year during the holiday season, a pound that begins its growth spurt on Thanksgiving Day when, according to the American Council on Exercise, many of us eat over 3,000 calories not including snacks and drinks. Sixteen little ounces may not seem like such a big deal until you consider they typically pile on year after year and ultimately blossom into 10 pounds of excess weight over the course of each decade. Now that is something to fear – for your appearance and your health.
Holiday Diet Destroyers: This Week on AOL Health

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Tomorrow's D-Day. Okay, that's a little dramatic, but it is the day before the 2009 holiday season officially kicks off. There's no avoiding it: Your waistline is under assault. As much as we all hope that our will power, like our belts, will hold fast until January 1, the fact of the matter is that most Americans experience some amount of holiday weight gain. It's really not a surprise, though -- oversized portions, nonstop partying and decadent desserts are all working against you. However, knowing what you're up against can sometimes help you prepare for the battle of the bulge. Here, AOL Health reports on the 11 holiday diet destroyers and how you can get around them.
Save some room (and some calories) for dessert with Tanya Zuckerbrot's pumpkin pie recipe.
Top Off With Agility
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If you don't break up your love affair with forward-plane cardio and the same lifting regime, you're just another weekend-jock trading former excellence for a sub-par performance. You're also at greater risk for injury when the annual ski trip comes round.
Outside Magazine's "Four Steps to Peak Agility" re-focuses your fitness on two critical, but oft-forgotten skills -- agility and coordination. First, you must be willing to move laterally. Then prepare your knees, before mixing in agility exercises. Finally, learn how to get your mind and body working together so when you lose your weekend warrior balance, and you will, the body will respond in agile kind instead of tearing in two.
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Fad Diets Make Obesity Crisis Worse
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Doctors now warn that celebrity diets are contributing to the obesity epidemic. Think Lemonade, Grapefruit, Tiger, Mayo Clinic, Apple and Cabbage Soup. All of these so-called diets may help you lose weight in the beginning, but can you really stick with them? Only if you don't like food.
Most of these diets have the same thing in common -- they place heavy restrictions on what you can eat. Take the Lemonade Diet (also known as the Master Cleanse) for instance. You mix up a batch of "lemonade" with lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water. With six to 12 glasses allowed each day (no other food), this diet is likely to leave you a little sour. The Cabbage Soup Diet allows you to eat as much of its soup that you want each day along with fruits and vegetables, but it neglects other important food groups which can lead to nutritional deficiencies.
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