5 Celebrity Body Secrets
Trainers behind beautiful-bodied stars like Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez reveal how their clients got their shapes and how you can, too.
Jennifer Lopez - Marie Claire
1. Eat! One big mistake women make is severely cutting calories, which slows your metabolism and makes you feel deprived. The result? You binge and gain weight.
2. When you're doing any kind of athletic movement--jumping, lunging, lifting weights--never lock your elbows or knees. Keep them slightly "soft" (but not floppy) to prevent joint injury.
3. MUST-DO MOVE: Upper-body twist
TARGETS: Obliques (sides of stomach)
HOW TO DO IT: Sit on a mat or rug with your knees bent and your feet flexed. Lean back slightly (at a 45-degree angle). Now reach across your body with your right hand, as though you're grabbing something on your left, then reach to the right with your left hand. Do 10 reps (five on each side), rest for 30 seconds, then do two more.
4. Quit quick-stepping on the stairclimber! This works fewer muscles and burns fewer calories than long, deep steps.
5. MUST-DO MOVE: Tricep extension
TARGETS: The backs of the arms
HOW TO DO IT: Hold one end of a five-to-eight-pound dumbbell in both hands above your head. Slowly lower the weight behind your head so elbows point to the ceiling, then lift. Aim for three sets of eight.
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