Get fit for your own red carpet
Posted: Feb 23rd 2008 9:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Fitness, Diet and Weight Loss, Celebrities
Celebrity trainer Gregory Joujon-Roche shares on MSNBC's
The Fit List some techniques he'll be using to whip his clients into shape for Sunday's big
Oscar extravagana. To prime yourself for your own red carpet event, you might want to borrow a few of these. You must first be a regular exerciser, though, says this trainer guy who likes to kick things into high gear. It's all about burning fat. Skip the Pilates, he says. It's time to sweat.
- Aim for an hour of cardio every day. Make it intense and sustained cardio and keep your target heart rate to 85 percent of your max. To calculate a general target heart rate, take 220 minus your age and multiply by .85. If you don't have a heart rate monitor, count your pulse for 6 seconds and multiply that number by 10.
- Exercise first thing in the morning and go for another round of cardio later in the day. This is called "split training" and is one of Joujon-Roche's secrets to dropping pounds.
- Don't focus a lot on intense strength training if slim and trim is your goal. Stick with basic body-weight exercises such as crunches, planks, lunges, and squats. Keep your focus on aerobic activity. Keep the sweat flowing. If you do want to pump up a bit, do circuit training and skip the rest breaks so you keep your heart rate up. And do 50 push-ups every day (not necessarily all in a row).
- Watch your calorie consumption. The wrong diet can easily undo the calorie burn from all that cardio. Eat veggies, veggies, and more veggies. Add some lean protein such as white fish or salmon.
- Let your body restore. Every other day, take 30 minutes or longer to sit still by yourself with zero interruptions. Simply stretch, breathe, and be. Clear your mind and remind yourself of what an amazing person you are.
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