Celebrity Workouts

Aerobic

A system of physical conditioning involving exercises such as; running, walking, swimming, or calisthenics, strenuously performed to cause a marked temporary increase in respiration and heart rate. You can expect to burn between 300-600 calories per workout.

Bicycling

There are a few different forms of this exercise from Mountain Biking, Stationary Bike, Casual Riding, to Professional Cycling. Each form is an excellent Aerobic workout burning from 300 to 1000 calories per hour depending on difficulty and exertion. This form of exercise can not even feel like a workout if you live in a beautiful city.

Boxing

Boxing is a serious workout, you work almost every muscle in the body. A person can burn between 300-700 calories just sparring or moving around hitting the bag. see Martial arts below for Kickboxing.

Budokon

Budokon is Japanese for “way of the spiritual warrior.” It is a practice designed by Cameron Shayne to “create balance and permanent change in the entire system,”. Budokon integrates yoga, martial arts, meditation, and elements of holistic living.It is a full-service practice dedicated to creating both a healthy body and sound mind. Another purpose of Budokon is to “retrain people to think about movement.” The main difference between yoga and Budokon is that yoga makes you strong in a neutral position, and Budokon creates strength in an expanded position.

Cardio

Cardio is a type of exercise in which muscles draw on oxygen in the blood as well as fats and glucose, which increases cardiovascular endurance. Cardio is an essential part of any weight loss regime, because it speed up your metabolism, and burns calories.

Cardio Striptease

Cardio Striptease is a combination dancer type movements designed to stretch, and tone your body, and also connect the exerciser with their sensual side. It is inspired by yoga, ballet, striptease and pole dancing. A person can burn between 300-500 calories per hour doing this activity.

Calisthenics

Calisthenics systematic rhythmic bodily exercises performed usually without apparatus. Depending on the pace a person can burn between 300-600 calories per hour.
Examples of calisthenic exercises include:

  • Sit-ups/crunches
  • Push-ups
  • Squats
  • The Pull-Ups
  • Lunges

Dancing

Dancing is a great way to get in shape. With a combination of movements designed to stretch, tone your body and burn calories with cardio for weight loss. To some it can not even feel like exercise, but a person can burn between 300-500 calories per hour doing this fun form of exercise. Many celebrities who perform on stage dance as part of their performance, they also stay in amazing shape by doing this.

Elliptical Trainer

An Elliptical trainer is a stationary exercise machine used to simulate walking or running without high impact to the joints which can cause injuries, and pain. Elliptical trainers offer a workout that can vary from light to high intensity based on the resistance preference. Some elliptical trainers work the user’s upper and lower body although some models do not have moving upper body components.

Hiking

Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. It usually takes place on trails in rural or wilderness areas, and even urban settings. A lot of Celebrities will walk the Hollywood Hills for a serious workout, and can burn between 300-400 calories per hour.

Kettle Bells

Kettle Bells are Russian cast iron weights looking somewhat like a cannonball with a handle. The kettlebell has become a popular exercise tool due largely to the efforts of strength and flexibility. Many companies produce their own brands of kettlebells and kettlebell exercise programs. Some modern kettlebells feature adjustable weights.

Kettlebell workouts are intended to increase strength, endurance, agility and balance, challenging both the muscular and cardiovascular system with dynamic, total-body movements. A person can burn up to 1500 calories an hour with kettle bells! Jennifer Aniston and Geri Halliwell have been know to use them in workouts.

Kickboxing

Kick-boxing combines boxing, with martial arts, and in turn an aerobic benefit is created. Kickboxing burns a high amount of calories, and can build muscle, and strength easily. Huge calories burns can happen with this form of cardio 300-1500 an hour.

Light Weight

Light Weight Training is a muscle and strength building exercise using weights or dumbbells that are usually no heavier than ten pounds. A lot of woman use light weight training to stay toned, strong, and also to keep their bones strong.

Martial Arts

Combat or self-defense systems, usually practiced as sport, self defense, or self cultivation. We suggest researching on wikipedia for these. There are so many to choose from, each possessing something unique, find one that fits you and master it.

Below is a list of martial art forms and their originating country.

  • American - American Kenpo Karate, Boxing, Chun Kuk Do, Kajukenbo, Kickboxing, Shootfighting
  • Brazilian - Capoeira, Brazilian Ju Jitsu
  • Chinese - Chinese Kempo, Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, San Shou, Tai Chi, Pa Kua Chang, Wing Chun, Wushu
  • Filipino - Arnis, Escrima, Kali
  • French - Savate
  • Greek - Pankration
  • Indian - Kalaripayit, Silambam
  • Indonesian - Kuntao, Pentjak Silat, Tarung Derajat
  • Israeli - Krav Maga
  • Japanese - Aikido, Iaido, Ju Jitsu, Karate, Kenpo, Kendo, Kyudo, Ninjitsu, Sumo
  • Korean - Hapkido, Hwa Rang Do, Jidokwan, Kuk Sool Won, Kumdo, Soo Bahk Do, Tae Kwon Do, Tang Soo Do, Yudo
  • Russian - Sambo, Agni Kempo
  • Thai - Muay Thai, Krabi-Krabong
  • Vietnamese Vovinam
  • Other San Jitsu, Kalindi Lyi

Pilates

Pilates is a physical fitness system that was developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. Pilates wrote at least two books about the Pilates method: Return to Life through Contrology and Your Health: A Corrective System of Exercising That Revolutionizes the Entire Field of Physical Education.

The program focuses on the core postural muscles, the deep abdominal muscles along with the muscles closest to the spine. With Pilates exercises you learn to control the core by integrating the trunk, pelvis and shoulder girdle.The exercises teach awareness of breath and alignment of the spine, and strengthen the deep torso muscles. Pilates is often described as a mix between yoga, and a ballet dancer’s workout. Pilates elongates and strengthens, improving muscle elasticity and joint mobility.

With Pilates you train several muscle groups at once in smooth, continuous movements. Many of the exercises are performed in reclining or sitting positions, or on your back, and most are low impact and partially weight bearing. Pilates is so safe, it is often used in physical therapy facilities to rehabilitate injuries. Pilates is also an extremely flexible exercise system. Modifications can be made to the exercises allow for a range of difficulty ranging from beginning to advanced.

Resistance Training

Resistance training is a form of strength training in which each effort is performed against a specific opposing force. Exercises are isotonic if a body part is moving against the force. Exercises are also isometric if a body part is holding still against the force. Resistance exercise is used to develop the strength and size of skeletal muscles.

Resistance training can be performed using various types of exercise equipment or:

  • Resistance bands
  • Exercise machines
  • Swimming machines
  • Hydraulic Resistance

Running

Running is a great activity a person can burn from 500-1500 calories an hour, outdoor or indoor on a treadmill.

Swimming

Swimming is a full body exercise, cardio burning between 300-600 calories per hour. It is also a great activity for people who have previous injuries, or are a little older. Most people have a routine such as 50 laps of different exercises, back stroke, butterfly, breath stroke, etc.

Treadmill

Treadmills great cardio burning machines, celebrities run outdoors but most run indoors or at gyms on a treadmill. Most people prefer outdoor running for obvious reasons, but it is a very convenient option. Burning calories between 300-500 per hour.

Weight Lifting

Weight Lifting is excellent way to shape your body, gain strength, or build a butt (lunges with weights). There are so many forms out there, slow, fast, static, strength, body building and more. Woman usually do strength training and see major benefits with weeks, especially in addition to cardio and a weight loss program.

Yoga

Yoga is a set of physical practices that include gentle stretches, breathing practices, and progressive deep relaxation intended to ready the body and mind, and strengthen and elongate muscles, and increase flexibility. There are thirty plus types of yoga. Below is a list a partial list:

  • Birkram (loosening of tight muscles in a very hot room)
  • Hatha (slow-paced, gentle, basic)
  • Integral (gentle hatha practice)
  • Iyengar (most concerned with body alignment)
  • Kundalini (moving energy from lower body upward using rapid repetitive movement) used by Amy Smart, and more
  • Sivananda (based on five principles of self care)
  • Vinyasa (rigorous with Sun Salutation poses in which movement is matched to the breath)
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