Becki Newton, who plays the snarky receptionist, Amanda, on Ugly Betty, is always dressed to kill. On the show she's generally wearing office attire. Well, the kind of office attire one would wear for a job at a fashion magazine. On the red carpet, however, she tends to go with strapless, slinky, sexy dresses, and she knows just how to get ready to bare her arms.

Newton's trainer, Elise Gulan, says the actress uses tricep push-ups to get her arms toned and ready for strapless gowns. Before a big event, Newton will do 15 to 20 reps up to four times a week, which is something I think we could all work into our fitness routines.

Gulan explains that this exercise makes a big difference quickly because, "Triceps are the biggest muscle group in the arms, so it's going to build really quickly."

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Carrie Underwood recently displayed the best kind of fitness -- fitness of the body as well as the spirit. She took part in the 8th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge, showing off her batting skills while raising money for City of Hope, "an innovative biomedical, research, treatment, and education institute dedicated to prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening illness." Judging by the pictures, it looks like Carrie might really have some skills!

Janet Jackson is once again relying on a hardcore workout regiment to get into superstar shape before her comeback tour (scheduled to begin September 7). Six days out of the week, she spends an hour working out in the morning, loosens up for a bit, then dances ... for eight hours!

I remember reading about her fitness routine the last time she got her body into completely amazing shape -- it was really tough, but incorporated all kinds of fun things that she loved to do, like dancing and playing basketball. What a smart way to approach fitness!

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