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One of the reasons I adore Jamie Lee Curtis forever and ever is that she let herself be photographed pre-makeup. That kind of honesty about what goes into maintaining a celebrity look is very rare. So for this week's roundup, let's look at how the celebs manage to look the way they do.

Kelly Ripa is on the cover of Fitness, and the publicity email claims the photos feature her "un-airbrushed bellybutton". Just the bellybutton, then? Well, she was happy to share her secret to a perky booty: "I buy jeans that are tight in the rear end. I'm not kidding. I treat my cheeks like breasts in a push-up bra. I just reach down in there, lift them up and push them together. And they'll stay put if the jeans are tight enough in the seat." Bra jeans. We feel you, Kelly.

Speaking of bras, Jane Seymour reveals what goes into star-boobs: implants. She confessed she had a boob job--with implants so small the surgeon had to special-order them. 'Kay. Good for her at least for being open about it.

So how do celebrities and Hollywood power players stay svelte? Freaky eating habits. Thank goodness we don't live in L.A.

Perhaps skewed visions of diet are behind Geri Halliwell's claim that she never diets herself. She also says she doesn't exercise, except for a little walking and yoga. Mmm hmm. Oh, but she drinks loads of water. Well, that explains it. Listen, either Ginger is lying, or she's in Julia Robert's camp. Which is...

Having the good fortune to be blessed with great genes, and Julia is straight-up about it. She's also in the minority most likely. Check this quote that makes me wanna smooch her: "I have been working out, but listen, it is 97 percent genetics. Don't let anybody tell you any crap about anything else, because that's what it is: 97 percent genetics and 3 percent just get your ass moving. Because I've never met a cookie I didn't like." I guess when it comes down to it, you'd either be very lucky, follow some completely ridiculous food plan, or just decide not to have a celebrity body and get healthy instead. S'up to you.

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]]>celebritydietimplantsjulia robertsJuliaRobertskelly ripaKellyRipaKelly MillsFri, 16 Nov 2007 06:00:00 ESTWe love to gawk at fit celebs weekly roundup: Reality checkhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/11/02/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-roundup-reality-check/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/11/02/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-roundup-reality-check/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/11/02/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-roundup-reality-check/#commentsFiled under:

Hopefully we all know celebrities don't represent reality as the rest of us know it. The famous people we see have been made up, personal trained, coiffed, dressed, and soft-lit into the closest they can come to perfection, and of course they represent a very small and genetically blessed segment of the population. So sometimes it's necessary to do a little reality check, just to remind ourselves that what we see isn't what we are supposed to be.

Cheers to America Ferrara for giving us a vocabulary reality check. Right now the media is labeling her with what I call 'Kate Winslet Syndrome': when a svelte, normal-looking celeb is called "curvy" because she is shapelier than the stick figures in Hollywood. Pencils are "curvy" next to some of those ladies. America says, "I think it's hilarious when people call Jessica Alba or Eva Longoria curvy. Come on - they're not curvy. I'm curvy!" Props to her also for refusing to starve for her art. Don't shrink America!

As far as reality, supermodel Eva Herzigova has given us a mixed bag. Four months postpartum she's back to her pre-baby size, and says, "Nature has a way of taking care of things. If you have a certain figure you'll go back to it. Breast feed and don't worry about it." 'Kay, we like the very un-model-like lack of weight concern, but nature ain't so kind to everybody Eva.

While the Spice Girls reunion might be one of the first signs of the apocalypse, the press has certainly decided they haven't aged gracefully. Photos of Sporty and Posh with less-than-flawless complexions got media jeers, and Ginger's loose belly skin was also ridiculed. (Oooh, loose stomach skin. Big problem.) Now the SGs are being mocked for looking, um, ageless in their new video. So yeah, we know kind lighting and some digital magic probably made the transformation possible, but I have to say, is bad skin and some belly baggage so reprehensible? I think the scorn probably does more to encourage the 'perfection by any means' mentality than make it okay for famous people to have flaws. Sporty even said she almost refused the reunion for fear her old eating disorders would resurface. So let's stop bagging on the ladies for having imperfections and get back to trashing the crappy music.

And finally, here's a reality check on behalf of the men: While I like Matthew McConaughey's chest as much as the next person, I've seen enough shirtless beach photos of him. Really. People does a 'Guess the chest' quiz and I know the answer because I'd probably recognize MM's pecs faster than I'd peg a photo of the Grand Canyon. And of course, we see sandy, wind-blown MM all the time because that body isn't typical. Reality might bite, but there you have it.

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]]>america ferraraAmericaFerraracelebrityeating disordersEatingDisordersexpire-images:2008-10-31expire-images:2008-11-1realityspice girlsSpiceGirlssupermodelKelly MillsFri, 02 Nov 2007 06:30:00 ESTWe love to gawk at fit celebs weekly roundup: Cheers or jeers?http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/26/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-roundup-cheers-or-jeers/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/26/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-roundup-cheers-or-jeers/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/26/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-roundup-cheers-or-jeers/#commentsFiled under:

In the world of celebrity fitness, there's a few gems and a whole lot of stuff that's just plain funny. Let's take a gander at the lifestyles of the rich and famous and see what we love, and what just makes us fall down on the floor in hysterical laughter.

My dreamboat Gabrielle Reece is on the cover of Pregnancy magazine, because of course she still exercises and stays healthy while she's with child. Known for her straight-shooting fitness advice and Amazonian awesomeness, she's proof you can be hot and pregnant at the same time. Actually, if you check out the pics of her exercises on FitSugar, you'll realize Gabby would probably look hot taking out the garbage with her hair in curlers. Just sayin'. Solid cheers for her, and I won't hear anything otherwise.

Speaking of pregnancy, Trish Sutter, formerly of the Bachelor, wants to lose the last 10 pounds of her pregnancy weight--she's 5'2" and now weighs 116. Ah, body image in La-la land. Us magazine reports on her hatred of her belly, three months postpartum. (Cough.) We'd like to remind her that it's okay to take your time, that many ladies (hi!) hold the baby weight for a while. Jeers, not so much for the weight thing, but because Trish reports, "My friend said that when I came home from the hospital, I'd be back in my old jeans." Honey, anyone who feeds you that lie is NOT your friend.

Of course Us also has the diet and exercise plans for your weight loss, straight from the trainers to the stars. I'm sure you'll be able to follow their exact regimen and program without the benefit of a trainer and personal chef. Yeah. Anyhow, the very best bit comes from Valerie Waters, trainer to Jennifer Garner. Her exercises use a tool she created called, "The Valslide (R)." Don't have one handy? Well, "You can duplicate the motion at home using a paper plate on carpet or a towel on hardwood floor." Hold on, I'll get the paper plate out as soon as I stop laughing. Jeers.

Hey, your workouts could result in a happy marriage. At least it worked for Seal and Heidi Klum. Heidi told Oprah she first spotted Seal coming out of the gym wearing bike shorts. So, did his rock-hard physique win her over? Um, I think it was more that the shorts reveal so much about a man. Ahem. I think this is cheers, just because at least he was working out, and at least she was honest about what drew her to him.

The last one comes from the In Style celebrity gallery. Celebs were asked, "What is sexy?" and boy, are there some really hilariously stupid answers. Although it's not a great question either. It'd be all jeers, except Joy Bryant listed her chocolate cake as sexy, and since most famous folks don't even remember what dessert tastes like, we'll give her big cheers for that.

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]]>celebritygabrielle reeceGabrielleReeceheidi klumHeidiKlumpregnancytrainersKelly MillsFri, 26 Oct 2007 06:00:00 ESTWe love to gawk at fit celebs weekly round-up: It isn't easyhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/19/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-round-up-it-isnt-easy/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/19/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-round-up-it-isnt-easy/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/10/19/we-love-to-gawk-at-fit-celebs-weekly-round-up-it-isnt-easy/#commentsFiled under:

We all know fitness doesn't come effortlessly to anyone. There's hard work and consistency involved in being in shape. Hence the sweatiness. And celebrities are no exception...well, except for the ones who get their bods through a little plastic surgery, but hardly any of them do that, right? Right? This week's celebrity gawking focuses on the fact that, well, it isn't easy.

Jessica Simpson may be getting praise for her toned body again, but she confesses she's lousy at one key component of her regime: jumping rope. Jess claims her lack of rhythm is to blame, and of course her trainer makes her do lots of sets, because trainers are evil like that. She also says if she craves a food, she allows herself a taste, as in, a couple of bites. Livin' large, girl. Now that sounds like it isn't easy.

Lance Armstrong is pretty much the picture of athletic awesomeness, but now that he's training for a marathon, he says running isn't easy. Lance claims riding a bike is more efficient and easier on the body. That's only because he's never seen me ride a bike.

Samantha Harris, host of Dancing With the Stars, resumed working out just two-and-a-half weeks after giving birth. She says her doctor gave her the green light, so she dived in with a yoga class, a cardio sculpting class, a plain old sculpting class... She says, "I'm not trying to drop the weight fast in any capacity." Mmm hmm, whatever you say. I'm thinking the immediate return to exercise isn't, you know...

Lily Allen credits hypnosis for her recent weight loss. The singer dropped many pounds and claims the hypnotism helps her stop eating when she's full and makes her want to get to the gym daily. Allen has blogged about her weight and body issues for a while, and while she's tried to let go of it, she confessed in May that she had "fallen victim to the evil machine." That kind of public weight scrutiny can't be easy.

Forbes interviews the trainers to stars like Jessica Biel and Kimora Lee Simmons for the lowdown on how celebs get their bodies looking good. I'll give you a hint: It sure helps to have the time and money to work out zealously with a trainer. There are also photos of swanky gyms the famous people hit. Exercising with a pro in posh digs still isn't easy, but it's easier than the rest of us have it.

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]]>celebritiesjessica bieljessica simpsonJessicaBielJessicaSimpsonlance armstrongLanceArmstronglily allenLilyAllentrainersKelly MillsFri, 19 Oct 2007 06:02:00 EST5 resolutions round-up: Eyelash transplants and making the hubby happy with a tummy tuckhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/09/06/5-resolutions-round-up-eyelash-transplants-and-making-the-hubby/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/09/06/5-resolutions-round-up-eyelash-transplants-and-making-the-hubby/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/09/06/5-resolutions-round-up-eyelash-transplants-and-making-the-hubby/#commentsFiled under: , ,

5 resolutionsI'm a fan of the 5 Resolutions blog, started by model and bulimia awareness spokesperson Magali Amadei and writer and eating disorder expert Claire Mysko. They feature a nice round-up of the summer's plastic surgery news, including the rise of the $6,000 eyelash transplant and a study showing that British women are more likely to get plastic surgery to make their partners happy than American women. But my favorite 'ugh" story? Let's look at the ease with which you can get your lines Botoxed versus your wait for a skin cancer screening. "A typical wait for a Botox treatment is just eight days. But if you need a doc to examine a mole, you'll have to wait 26." Nice.

Magali and Claire are waging a campaign to change the fashion and beauty industries, and I'm way on board that train. Here's some more on their 5 point plan. Read and get all inspired to do the good work.

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]]>beautyfive resolutionsFiveResolutionsmodelsplastic surgeryPlasticSurgeryKelly MillsThu, 06 Sep 2007 10:52:00 ESTHeart problems very bad for athleteshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/09/05/heart-problems-very-bad-for-athletes/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/09/05/heart-problems-very-bad-for-athletes/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/09/05/heart-problems-very-bad-for-athletes/#commentsFiled under: ,

soccer ballWe generally think of competitive athletes as super-duper healthy, but doctors at a heart conference pointed out that heart problems like arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) actually pose a greater risk to those who go for gold. Athletes may not know they have a heart issue, and adrenaline produced during exercise can overstimulate the heart. However, screening all athletes for these kinds of problems could reduce the rate of death. Right now Italy is the only country that mandates this kind of screening for its pros.

The issue has garnered more attention lately following the deaths of football (that's soccer for the Americans) players Antonio Puerta, Chaswe Nsofwa, and Anton Reid. The docs estimate that Italy's screening program costs about $82 per athlete, but many countries hesitate to implement screening due to the relatively rare incidence of the conditions and questions about the effectiveness of the tests. I dunno, still seems like a small price to pay to potentially prevent 16-year-olds from dropping dead on the field.

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]]>arrhythmiaathletesheart problemsHeartProblemsirregular heartbeatIrregularHeartbeatsoccerKelly MillsWed, 05 Sep 2007 09:16:00 ESTFree weight: Use your kidshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/29/free-weight-use-your-kids/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/29/free-weight-use-your-kids/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/29/free-weight-use-your-kids/#commentsFiled under: , ,

piggyback rideI'm big on activities that kill two birds with one workout. And one of my life goals is to actually have moments of being "fun mom," so I like to look for ways to combine exercise with playtime. Here's my five best kid-exercises that require no equipment except a hyped up small child or two.

1. Piggyback rides. Don't just walk, run, and see if you don't get at least a little sweaty.

2. Freeze tag. When you get frozen hold a squat position or plank. Then run like the wind when you are it. And don't hang out at base.

3. Airplane. Lay on your back, hold your child's hands, and pull them onto the bottoms of your feet. Now bend and straighten your wings. Junior's flying while your legs are dying.

4. Blurty sit-ups. Get in sit-up position, and have your kid stand between your feet. When you sit up, blurt them on the belly. Fun ensues.

5. Squat to press. Hold your child by the waist, and squat down. Then stand and lift your kid (using good form, please!) If you have a small enough child, straighten your arms and press them into the air. Repeat until your child is tired or you are toast, whichever comes first.

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]]>exerciseskidsparentssquatsKelly MillsWed, 29 Aug 2007 11:31:00 ESTWhat should I eat? Good question.http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/29/what-should-i-eat-good-question/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/29/what-should-i-eat-good-question/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/29/what-should-i-eat-good-question/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

veggiesWith new studies appearing daily on the effects of this diet or that food, it gets hard to know exactly what constitutes a healthy diet. This month's Scientific American has an excellent article by Marion Nestle, renowned nutrition professor and author of What to Eat. Her answer to the good eating dilemma is pretty straightforward: "eat less, move more, eat a largely plant-based diet, and avoid eating too much junk food," and as she says, we've known this for a while now. But she also includes a discussion of how studies of single nutrients and the influence of the food industry on research and consumer behavior have muddied the waters considerably.

One great sidebar is her take on the newest food pyramid. She notes that the vague color scheme and absence of clear-cut advice on foods to avoid makes the pyramid, well, pretty unhelpful. Why is this pyramid so much more flawed than the 1992 version? Nestle and others suspect the influence of the food lobbies, who prefer the that government doesn't tell consumers to stay away from their products. In other words, what is good for the bottom line of food companies is pretty sucky for the rest of us.

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]]>foodmarion nestleMarionNestlenutritionpyramidKelly MillsWed, 29 Aug 2007 08:02:00 ESTBroccoli is really, really, really good for youhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/22/broccoli-is-really-really-really-good-for-you/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/22/broccoli-is-really-really-really-good-for-you/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/22/broccoli-is-really-really-really-good-for-you/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

broccoliIt might not be a newsflash that broccoli is, well, healthy, but the more we learn about the magical little vegetable, the more it seems you should eat the stuff by the truckload. Aside from being all low-cal and vegetable-y, broccoli has 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM), a chemical produced when broccoli (and kale and cabbage) are chewed up and digested. DIM has been shown to stop the growth of cancer cells in animal studies. But researchers at the University of California at Berkeley also found that DIM boosts the immune response in mice. Better immune response means the body can better fight infections and cancers.

If DIM has the same result in humans, it's one more reason to broccolify your meals. I'm keeping my fingers crossed they'll find cake has the same health-helping properties, but I don't think it's looking good so far...

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]]>broccolicancerhealthy foodsHealthyFoodsKelly MillsWed, 22 Aug 2007 10:24:00 ESTWomen need heavier weightshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/22/women-need-heavier-weights/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/22/women-need-heavier-weights/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/22/women-need-heavier-weights/#commentsFiled under: ,

dumbellI hear this often from women: "I want to weight train, but I'm nervous about bulking up." I'm here to tell you, honey, the chances are slim that you'll get big rippling muscles unless you also do lots of steroids. Women just don't have the testosterone for it. In fact, you might need to worry about whether you are lifting enough. A study of college students at Ohio State University showed that women, when left to their own strength training devices, typically chose weights at 50 percent of their max capacity, which isn't even close to the 75 percent you should be pumping. And women who were given a regimen using weights at 75 percent reported that the program was too hard. So while guys in the gym might be adding pounds to the bicep curl, many women are probably just, well, barely making it worth their while.

This is a drag, because you need sufficient weight to really get the benefits of muscular fitness and bone density. Bone density is crucial in the prevention of osteoporosis. Here's one way to tell if you aren't pumping enough iron: can you do three sets of ten to twelve reps of an exercise with relative ease? If so, add weight, baby. At least the last few reps of the second and third set should be hard to complete.

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]]>osteoporosisweight trainingWeightTrainingKelly MillsWed, 22 Aug 2007 09:01:00 ESTReality check: More celebrity airbrushinghttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/16/reality-check-more-celebrity-airbrushing/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/16/reality-check-more-celebrity-airbrushing/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/16/reality-check-more-celebrity-airbrushing/#commentsFiled under: , ,

mirrorThere's been several notable scandals in magazine airbrushing lately (arms that get bigger or smaller, pounds that melt away while boobs swell to a new cup size) but so far it hasn't dampened much of the industry enthusiasm for showing celebrities in that bizarre fake light with flawless, plastic skin and crazy unrealistic bods. Aside from the completely whackadoo body image stuff it promotes, I actually think lots of the photos look creepy. I'm hoping this shiny rubber people thing is replaced by a grittier, more natural aesthetic. Well, you can see for yourself what some famous people look like if you check out the iWANEX portfolio. They are a professional photo retouching company and they rework folks like Cameron Diaz and Cate Blanchett into smooth, strange weirdness.

It's kinda fun to toggle back and forth and see famous people shrink and grow right before your eyes. No need for us to feel so bad about our own eye wrinkles and flyaway hair. And I think the celebs look best pre-retouch too. Via Strollerderby.

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]]>airbrushingbody imageBodyImagecelebritiesflawsKelly MillsThu, 16 Aug 2007 11:30:00 ESTIt's a small world, after all: Healthy menhttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/15/its-a-small-world-after-all-healthy-men/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/15/its-a-small-world-after-all-healthy-men/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/15/its-a-small-world-after-all-healthy-men/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

global men's healthMen's Health compiled a bunch of surveys and stats and came up with the healthiest countries for men. Then they borrowed little tips from each country so the males in the fair U.S. of A. can emulate their manly international brethren. Ooooh, so cosmopolitan. Okay, now adopt your best vague accent and let's take our whirlwind tour of the world.

From nutritional winner Greece we learn that guys should eat veggies as a main course, and Portugal pumps up the seafood quota. Exercise champ the Netherlands has the big bicycle advantage, and Canada believes in green spaces and, uh, getting a dog. Hmmm. For less work stress, take a tip from the break-and-vacation-taking Spaniards. The U.S. leads in kicking the nic habit, and Australians avoid diseases by playing manly rugby and eating steaks. (What happened to all those veggies and fish, mate?) For better lovin', be chivalrous like the Polish and up front like the British. (I had no idea English guys were such good lays.)

Overall I think the Netherlands, Canada, and Poland came out well, but it's a hard contest to call. Ukraine and Romania need help. Anyhow, keep your passport updated just in case.

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]]>diseasefitnessinternationalmen's healthMen'sHealthnutritionKelly MillsWed, 15 Aug 2007 14:01:00 ESTNew celebrity diet: Hang out with Posh Spicehttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/15/new-celebrity-diet-hang-out-with-posh-spice/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/15/new-celebrity-diet-hang-out-with-posh-spice/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/15/new-celebrity-diet-hang-out-with-posh-spice/#commentsFiled under: , ,

posh spiceForget horse asthma medication and cocaine and working out 17 hours a day: the newest way for celebs to lose weight is apparently to spend a little time with Victoria Beckham. Katie Holmes may have gotten diet tips from her, and now food stalkers say Eva Longoria is next. Fit & Healthy reports, "'They had bruschetta and an artichoke dip at the table for the group, and I never saw Eva eat a thing,' says an eyewitness. Victoria nibbled a tiny bit while drinking white wine." Okay, maybe Eva just wasn't hungry that night. I hope.

Shucks, I think we could all take a tip from Posh's husband, cuz a little junk in the trunk is way hot. And I have no idea how Victoria stays skinny, especially since celebs aren't always that up front with their true diet plans. But yes, not eating will make you lose weight. It's just not particularly healthy for, you know, functioning in the world. If the item is correct, and ladies really do get antsy being photographed next to Posh because she's such a rail, then yikes. Now, why would celebrities be anxious about a few photos?

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]]>celebritiescellulitedietposhweightKelly MillsWed, 15 Aug 2007 12:05:00 ESTExercise ain't just for the youngstershttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/14/exercise-aint-just-for-the-youngsters/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/14/exercise-aint-just-for-the-youngsters/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/14/exercise-aint-just-for-the-youngsters/#commentsFiled under: ,

senior fitnessOne more reason sixty is the new thirty... As Bethany told you, more and more seniors are getting and staying in shape. And some good news in all this is exercise professionals are starting to design more workout programs specific to older populations, and fitness centers are springing up in retirement communities. Forget sitting in a rocker and reminiscing: retirement is all about setting a new record for your bench press.

The best quote in the article comes from Dr. Walter Bortz, who wrote "Dare to Be 100" and "Living Longer for Dummies." He's 77 years old, for the last 35 years he's run a marathon annually. While cautioning older people not to go all crazy with the workouts, he says, "Obviously, pain is nature's signal, but you can't be a pantywaist about pain." Excellent.

Seniors should work on four different things, according to the National Institute on Aging: endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Oh yeah, that's vastly different from what the young 'uns are supposed to work on.

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]]>baby boomerBabyBoomerfitnessseniorKelly MillsTue, 14 Aug 2007 09:02:00 ESTGabby Reece is superwoman, even while pregnanthttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/09/gabby-reece-is-superwoman-even-while-pregnant/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/09/gabby-reece-is-superwoman-even-while-pregnant/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/09/gabby-reece-is-superwoman-even-while-pregnant/#commentsFiled under: , ,

gabrielle reeceIn a lineup of people who loooove Gabrielle Reece, I probably stand somewhere just behind her husband Laird and her kids. She's an amazing athlete, hotter than the sun, and she gives straight-up fitness advice without pulling punches. As Parentdish reports, at five months pregnant she still manages to stay on the pro volleyball circuit and put in time as a Today show correspondent. Her mortal hubby says, "She's feeling good, training hard, working out like an animal."

Normally I might kinda resent women who can do it all while pregnant, but she's so fierce and, well, hot, I can't help but adore her even more. Why do I get the feeling she could deliver her baby on the volleyball court and still find a way to fit in a workout? Go Gabby, go!

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]]>gabrielle reeceGabrielleReecepregnancyvolleyballKelly MillsThu, 09 Aug 2007 09:01:00 ESTBody age versus real age: Are you Britney or Madonna?http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/08/body-age-versus-real-age-are-you-britney-or-madonna/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/08/body-age-versus-real-age-are-you-britney-or-madonna/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/08/body-age-versus-real-age-are-you-britney-or-madonna/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

The Daily Mirror slapped together a little quiz to estimate your body's age, as opposed to the age you have on your driver's license. They factor in things like smoking, flexibility, and soda drinking to tell you why you may or may not feel so old. And of course, we must know how old celebrities are too: Madonna is 48, but her body is 35 (and I believe it, I've seen her booty) while the troubled Ms. Spears is a 25-year-old trapped in a 30-year-old body. There's also tips for turning back the body-aging clock. I'll summarize this way: no hard living.

The folks over at Jezebel took the quiz, so feel free to compare yourself to bloggers instead of celebrities if you like. For myself, I'll just report that I was pleased to break even.

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]]>agingcelebritiesmadonnaKelly MillsWed, 08 Aug 2007 11:25:00 ESTVegansexuals don't do carnivoreshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/08/vegansexuals-dont-do-carnivores/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/08/vegansexuals-dont-do-carnivores/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/08/vegansexuals-dont-do-carnivores/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Over at Slashfood there's an interesting bit on vegansexuals: vegans who don't sleep with non-vegans, because, as one vegansexual says, "I would not want to be intimate with somebody whose body is literally made up from the bodies of others who have died for their sustenance. I wouldn't want to get close to them in a physical sense if their body was derived from meat. For me, this constitutes my very personal form of ethical sexuality." I guess this is just taking the notion that "you are what you eat" into the bedroom...or something.

'Course we should mention that not all vegans are vegansexual (that word doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it?) but I'm still a little confused about why this gets its own category. I mean, we all have people we wouldn't sleep with. But hey, maybe this could be a gentle brush off: "I really like you, but I'm, um, vegansexual." It'd probably still work even if the other person has no idea what that means.

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]]>ethicssexveganvegansexualKelly MillsWed, 08 Aug 2007 09:05:00 ESTMen and women have sex for same reasonshttp://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/men-and-women-have-sex-for-same-reasons/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/men-and-women-have-sex-for-same-reasons/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/men-and-women-have-sex-for-same-reasons/#commentsFiled under: ,

Only researchers would ask why people have sex, but they did, and the answer? Because it feels good. Out of the top 25 reasons men and women cited for doing the nasty, 20 were the same. This goes towards refuting the stereotype that women seek love from sex, while men just look for lust. "Meston and colleague David Buss first questioned 444 men and women - ranging in age from 17 to 52 - to come up with a list of 237 distinct reasons people have sex. They ranged from 'It's fun' which men ranked fourth and women ranked eighth to 'I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease' which ranked on the bottom by women."

One caveat: the researchers had college students do the ranking. Hmmm, I suspect college students might have a little more hormonal drive than the rest of the population.

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]]>gendermensexwomenKelly MillsTue, 07 Aug 2007 18:18:00 ESTSo, you're a walker who wants to be a runner...http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/so-youre-a-walker-who-wants-to-be-a-runner/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/so-youre-a-walker-who-wants-to-be-a-runner/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/so-youre-a-walker-who-wants-to-be-a-runner/#commentsFiled under: , ,

You already go for regular walks, but you are nervously toying with the idea of ramping up your exercise into the running zone. Kudos! Assuming you have no nagging injuries and you have shoes that can make the transition with you, one of the best ways to kick yourself into the fast lane is to start adding running intervals to your walks. I know three good ways to do this:

1. Wear a watch, and add in increments of running. Depending on your fitness level, you might be able to add running blocks of thirty seconds to two minutes followed by a comparable amount of walking. Then slooowly increase the running piece and decrease the walking bit until you are sprinting past your neighbors. But maybe the idea of glancing breathlessly at your wrist gets you down. So...

2. Look for landmarks (trees, benches, city blocks) and run from one landmark to the next. Then walk to recover. This eliminates the watch watching. But maybe you get sick of dreading the next tree. Then...

3. Use your music to help. If you wear an iPod or other music-playing device, you can try running for the length of a song or part of a song. If you haven't guessed, I'm very into this idea, because the music helps inspire the quick feet and make the move into running more palatable. Now I'm gonna look for you, passing me on the track. Speedy.

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]]>joggingrunningwalkingKelly MillsTue, 07 Aug 2007 14:01:00 ESTA 5-year-old tennis star?http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/a-5-year-old-tennis-star/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/a-5-year-old-tennis-star/http://www.thatsfit.com/2007/08/07/a-5-year-old-tennis-star/#commentsFiled under: ,

Jan Silva devotes much of his day to tennis. His family moved to France so he could train at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy near Paris, with patron Patrick Mouratoglou paying the bills. It might be considered a risky investment for all involved, since Jan is only five years old. The hope is that he will go the way of Andre Agassi and Tracy Austin, both of whom showed early talent and went on to carve out professional careers in the sport.

The Silvas have hopes for their son, but they also say they'll be fine if he decides to give up the sport when he's older. But why do I sense there might be some pressure, intended or not, on Jan to stick with his racquet? Could it be, um, the fact that the whole family moved to France for his training and someone invested hundreds of thousands of dollars with hopes that he'll be a star? For now, though, their child's love of tennis and the opportunity for him to train so fiercely motivated the Silvas to take a chance. Guess time will tell.

Thanks to Deadspin for pointing us to this one.

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