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Christina Applegate - She Eats to Live, Trains Like an Athlete and Can't Afford Her Favorite Lunch
Celebrity Fitzness Report, Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment, Nutrition & Supplements
Curious to know how celebrities squeeze fitness into their daily lives? Our fitness expert Fitz sits down with the stars and digs out their great and not-so-great methods for staying healthy.
Christina Applegate has grown up before our eyes and has truly evolved into a sophisticated, smart, driven woman who also happens to be one hell of a comedic actress. Her hit show "Samantha Who?" on ABC is in its second season, and Christina has had to split her focus between continuing to deliver hilarity on cue and recuperating from an aggressive battle with breast cancer. She's recovering from a double mastectomy and becoming the fit woman she's accustomed to being. Christina talked about her efforts to stay strong, the diet she can no longer afford and the torture she endures for gorgeous skin.
Fitz: Christina, you look the best I've ever seen. What have you been doing?
Christina: Thanks! I'm finally able to exercise (since my surgery). My recovery has been really long and slow but I've been gradually getting back in to it.
Fitz: What type do you do?
Christina: I've been running, spinning, dancing and taking boot camp classes. I really love to exercise.
Fitz: That doesn't sound very gentle at all! In fact, it sounds like a pretty hard-core workout schedule.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: ***EXCLUSIVE ACCESS*** (L-R) Christina Applegate and former contestant Ruben Studdard are seen backstage at the American Idol Season 8 Results Show held at the Nokia Theatre on May 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate;Ruben Studdard
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 20: ***EXCLUSIVE ACCESS*** Christina Applegate is seen backstage at the American Idol Season 8 Results Show held at the Nokia Theatre on May 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by F Micelotta/American Idol 2009/Getty Images for Fox) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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Actress Christina Applegate and musician Keith Urban arrive at the American Idol Season 8 Grand Finale held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on May 20, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. "American Idol" Grand Finale 2009 - Arrivals Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA United States May 20, 2009 Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com To license this image (16805288), contact WireImage.com
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate arrives at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: (L-R) Actors Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Shirley Jones, Peter Graves, Christina Applegate and Kelsey Grammar pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Hanks;Rita Wilson;Arte Johnson;Martin Short;Shirley Jones;Peter Graves;Kelsey Grammar
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate (L) and founding artistic director Ben Donenberg pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate;Ben Donenberg
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: (L-R) Founding artistic director Ben Donenberg, actors Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Shirley Jones, Peter Graves, Christina Applegate and Kelsey Grammar pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Hanks;Rita Wilson;Arte Johnson;Martin Short;Shirley Jones;Peter Graves;Kelsey Grammar;Ben Donenberg
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate arrives at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: Actress Christina Applegate arrives at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Christina Applegate
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LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 18: (L-R) Actors Martin Short, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Arte Johnson, Eugene Levy, Shirley Jones, Peter Graves, Christina Applegate, Kelsey Grammar and singer Alanis Morissette pose at Shakespeare Festival/LA's Simply Shakespeare 2009 "The Comedy of Errors" at The Geffen Playhouse on May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tom Hanks;Rita Wilson;Arte Johnson;Martin Short;Shirley Jones;Peter Graves;Kelsey Grammar
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Boot Camp for Brides: More than a workout
Womens Health, Healthy Events, Diet & Weight Loss, Fitness, Reviews & Products, Motivation
Most of the time, when we think of a boot camp, we imagine a really tough fitness routine run by someone with a face only a mother can love and a voice that causes nightmares. However, if you (or a friend) are getting married, there's a different kind of boot camp for you.The Gaylord Palms Hotel in Kissimmee, Florida, offers a gentle bridal/bachelorette boot camp, where the bride and her friends can spend a weekend relieving stress by working out and getting pampered.
Sure, you could just do a crazy girls' night out, and while the tequila shots and appletinis will probably make you forget about your stress while you're there, they won't do much for you in the long run. Check out the gallery to see what kinds of cool things the Gaylord Palms Boot Camp for Brides offers.
Fitness, military style
From pull-ups, to sit-ups, to heaving tractor tires end over end, this is a fitness routine for the really dedicated. CrossFit was originally designed as a workout military, police, champion martial artists and others who required serious strength conditioning. The program is moving into gyms and is available for the average Joe now. There are no shiny, fancy machines required for this workout. All that's needed is a mat for floor exercise, a climbing rope, jump ropes, various weights, and a few other key ingredients. The workouts are short -- only 10 to 20 minutes -- but they're intense. There's no rest between exercises, it's move-move-move from station to station. You'll work your abs, arms, shoulders, legs, glutes... basically you'll work everything! Even though it's an "elite" fitness program, anyone can join. The instructor will assess your fitness level and determine the exercises that are best for you. Prepare to be challenged -- and be all that you can be!
Student dying at boot camp for teens causes FBI investigation
The boot camp for teens in Missouri comes under scrutiny as thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect continue to crop up around the country in relation to designations for troubled teenagers.
In this case, a fifteen year-old diet in 2004 after two weeks at the Missouri camp, but investigators determined that he had been ill for some time -- in addition to being punished for being too weak to exercise -- although a spider bit was give as the official cause of death.
Get fit with your own private boot camp
Don't cross this workout off your list just because your city lacks hills. Instead, bike to a tall building and run the staircases or hop on your treadmill and increase the incline. And if your community doesn't have a public pool, consider riding your bike to the beach instead. With a little creativity, you can create your own boot camp workout to add to your weekly fitness routine.
Get into summer fitness -- before summer!
If you are in the Portland, Oregon area, are you ready to have someone hold you accountable for getting your healthy lifestyle and swimsuit appearance in gear for this summer? If so, you may want to check out "Recess Boot Camp 2007" starting on April 14.This innovative program offers a two-month, intensive swimsuit-weather preparation course that focuses on making you healthy from the inside out. Excellent! The details include all this:
3 meetings a week to include:
- a killer workout with a certified personal trainer
- nutrition classes with a registered dietitian
- "healthy mystery meat" - a weekly fitness grab bag to keep you guessing and excited about staying fit.
Fit Factor: Boot Camp of fitness
Sometimes when I'm driving to work really early (or even coming home from a really late night out), I see this group of crazy people down by the river. Doing push ups. At 5:30am! Insanity is the only reasonable explanation. Or maybe: Weightloss?
You've probably heard of this Boot Camp phenomenon. It's been around a few years and is based on the premise that if strict, intense military-style training can work for soldiers, it can work for you too. It started as a fitness thing, but this boot camp mentality has crossed over into many mediums. There's dog boot camp, baby boot camp, you name it. But back to the fitness thing. Doing regimented drills under the watchful eye of a 'Sargent' seems like a cruel and unusual punishment for eating too many Twinkies. It's like a cliched fat camp in a comedy movie. People probably pay a lot of money to be yelled at -- do they like it? Do they hate it? I've never taken a class so I don't know. Have you tried it?
Jumpstart Your Fitness: Enlist yourself in boot camp
Fitness boot camps are popping up everywhere, one even started recently over the lunch hour where I work. But before you let visions of impossible obstacle courses, camouflage uniforms, and a screaming sergeant turn you off to the idea, you might want to find out what they're really about.
A boot camp is really just a fitness class that takes place outside and is programmed to last a period of weeks. A sort of jumpstart to healthy living and a good workout plan. There are all kinds of variations, but most boot camps are geared towards women, last for 1 hour/5 days a week for around 8 weeks, and take place outdoors during warmer weather. And although you should consult with your doctor before enrolling, you don't have to worry about being in awesome shape when you first get started (hopefully that's the end result!). Plus, since the boot camp will have a qualified instructor you're actually getting the benefits of a personal trainer for a much cheaper price, usually only $15 to $18 per class.
