Nadine, Cheryl, Kimberley, Sarah and Nicola reveal all!
Girls Aloud are a girl group that were created on the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002. The group, consisting of Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh, have been successful in achieving a string of 20 consecutive UK Top 10 singles (including four number ones), two UK number one albums, and having been nominated for four BRIT Awards, winning Best Single in 2009 for “The Promise”.
Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one in the UK Charts (with their platinum-selling début single “Sound of the Underground”), and have since become one of the few UK reality television acts to achieve continued success, amassing a fortune of £25 million by May 2009. Guinness World Records lists them as “Most Successful Reality TV Group” in the 2007 edition. They also hold the record for “Most Consecutive Top Ten Entries in the UK by a Female Group” in the 2008 edition, with 15 consecutive top tens from “Sound of the Underground” in 2002 through to “Walk This Way” in 2007.
Girls Aloud Reveal All
After pigging out on junk food, Girls Aloud wanted to lose weight and shed 36lb between them. This is how they got back their fantastic toned figures.
Alison Elizabeth “Ali” Larter is an American actress and former fashion model best known for her screen roles aimed at teenage audiences. Larter can currently be seen on the hit television series Heroes. She has also had roles in successful Hollywood films including, Varsity Blues (1999), House on Haunted Hill (1999), Final Destination (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) and Obsessed (2009).
In March 2008 Ali was on the front cover of Shape Magazine in March 2008. In that edition, she disclosed her diet, exercise and motivation tips.
”Working out has always been a part of my life,” says Ali, who grew up playing sports like softball and soccer. “Now that I’m in my 30s, it’s become even more important for me to take care of myself.” A dedicated runner, Ali takes advantage of the near-perfect Los Angeles weather with 25-minute morning jogs three or four times a week through the Hollywood Hills. “This is nonnegotiable,” she says of her two- to three-mile run. “I don’t think about it, I just do it. I never, ever miss my workout. Never!”
Ali’s diet is based on portion control. She does not follow any particular system of weight loss and eats sensibly.
She might splurge occasionally and have pasta, champagne as well as chocolate soufflé. The next day, she will have a simple salad for the main meal and a frozen yogurt for the dessert.
Ali Larter black dress
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Ali Larter Working out
Ali Larter Working out
Ali Larter Working out
Ali Larter Working out
Ali sticks to an organic diet and loves cooking her dinners. She avoids eating carbohydrates at night time as they quickly cause her to put on weight. So she would make a sauce with the main dish and add a salad, leaving out bread and pasta. Ali Larter’s Organic Portion Controlled Diet
* Breakfast: Muesli with vanilla soya milk
* Lunch: Grilled chicken and green salad
* Dinner: Lamb Ragout and green salad
* Workout: In order to stay in shape Ali has always been committed to exercise.
Exercise
Working out is a massive part of her life. Her sporty look is greatly due to her playing sports like soccer and softball and soccer when she was younger.
She makes sure she jogs for at least 25 minutes every evening. She never, ever misses out on her jogs, which are usually 2-3 mile runs.
DOB: January 29, 1970 is an American actress and fashion model.
Heather Graham says her visit to a strip club was very unimpressive, because the girls couldn’t dance.
Heather Graham was “disappointed” when she went to a strip club.
The actress learned to pole dance in preparation for her role as a stripper in ‘The Hangover’ and was astonished after seeing the less than impressive antics of her real-life counterparts.
She said: “I went to a strip club to prepare for the role but it was a big disappointment. I’d taken these classes on how to dance but if you go to a strip club, no-one’s dancing. Everyone just stands there. The girls are all just on stage and it’s all about lap dances.”
Heather is not the only celebrity who has learned to pole dance.
Supermodel Kate Moss showed off her skills in the White Stripes’ music video for ‘I Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’, while Britney Spears recently insisted a pole be installed in her hotel room.
The ‘Toxic’ singer – who is a huge fan of pole dancing as it helps maintain her new slender figure – made the unusual request to staff at London’s Dorchester Hotel, where she will be staying when she performs at the city’s O2 arena in June as part of the UK leg of her ‘Circus’ tour.
“Never say diet” according to the latest Shape Mag. Hmmm… I am always amused by such statements and looking at what Heather Graham eats, I can say without hesitation she does diet, but doesn’t know it. While there may be some extraordinary individuals who can eat whatever they want without gaining weight, for 99.49% of the population this does not hold true. A self described foodie, Heather Graham loves healthy Mexican and Japanese dishes.
Here’s one of Heather’s favorite recipes:
Heather’s Favorite Broccoli Recipe
While making a film in Dublin, Ireland last year, Heather got addicted to this crunch dish from Avoca Caf.
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5-7 minutes
Nutrition Score per serving:
(2 cups): 285 calories, 22 g fat (69% of calories), 4 g sat fat, 17 g carbs, 10 g protein, 7 g fiber, 176 mg calcium, 3 mg iron, 370 mg sodium
Ingredients
¾ cup hazelnuts
6 cups broccoli florets (bite size)
1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
4 oz feta cheese
¼ cup reduced-fat French dressing
Freshly ground pepper (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread hazelnuts on a shallow pan and bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown. Rub off the skins with a clean kitchen towel and allow to cool.In a large mixing bowl, add broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and cheese. Add nuts once they’ve cooled. Pour on the dressing and toss gently to combine.
Celeb Diet Doctor Weigh In…
Here’s the deal. As a healthy foodie, Heather can control what goes in her dishes and judging by her recipe she’s eating low cal. People often get in trouble when they eat out because there are a lot of added stealth calories. The more you can prepare your meals at home the better you’ll be at controlling your calorie intake.
Heather works out on a daily basis and it shows. She says “I’ve been practicing yoga five days a week for 11 years. About two years ago I realized my stomach was kind of mushy, so I started doing Pilates twice a week to strengthen my abs. Now it feels and looks much more toned.” She also uses Transcendental Meditation to help her de-stress.
Heather, who is 37 btw, has got the bod of a woman in her 20’s. Her recipe of yoga and Pilates, along with being a healthy foodie is obviously paying off.
Squats is a lower body exercise used in strength training. The exercise’s main emphasis is on the quadriceps and the glutes, but it also involves the hamstrings, the calves, and the lower back. The squat is often called “the king of exercises” by those who believe it capable of inducing more and faster muscle growth than any other exercise.
The squat is done by bending the legs at the knees and hips, lowering the torso between the legs, and then reversing direction to stand up straight again. The torso remains relatively upright throughout the movement. It acts as a supporting structure, unlike its role in the deadlift.
Proper technique is critical, otherwise very serious injuries or gradual injury over a period of time can occur. The back must maintain its natural curvature and not “round out” (excessive lumbar or thoracic kyphosis), otherwise excess strain can be placed on the spine and cause serious injury.
Lifting belts can be used to help support the lower back.
- 3 to 5 minutes of light stretching (warm-ups was the walking lunge 8 to 10 repetitions per leg).
Cardiovascular exercise
- Jogs for half a mile to warm up
- intervals with 6 sprints(Rests about a minute between each sprint:
2 sets of 200 meter sprints
2 sets of 150 meter sprints
2 sets of 100 meter sprints
Plyometrics training
- Plyometrics training is specialized, high intensity training techniques used to develop athletic power (strength and speed).
Jessica Biel jumps from the bottom step of a flight of at least 20 stairs with 3 flights in total
Another plyometric exercise she has done was the jumping squats. (She did 12 repetitions) exercise tightened up her legs and core muscles.
Weight Training
- Her weight workout that changed from week to week such as shoulders, opposing body parts, chest, back, biceps, triceps, quadriceps and hamstrings.
Abs
- leg raises with Russian twist and crunches.
She was able to loose 10 pounds(4.6kgs) and reduced her body fat by 10 percent before shooting Blade Trinity.
In order for Brad Pitt to get ready for the role in the movie Troy, He dropped cigarettes and sharply cut back on beer and chips. He used a low-carb, high-protein diet during the training for his role. Physically, Pitt prepared for the role with a year of intense training. “The first three months were daunting and not fun at all.”
His days included two to three hours in the gym, two additional hours of sword work and four high-protein, low-carb meals. As a result, he gained about 10 pounds of brawn.
The workout:
Chest:
Sets
Reps
Bench press
5
6-10
Incline bench press
6
6-10
Cable crossovers
6
6-10
Dips
5
To Failure
Dumbbell pullovers
5
10-12
Back:
Sets
Reps
Front wide-grip chin-ups
6
To Failure
T-bar rows
6
6-10
Seated pulley rows
6
15
Straight-leg deadlifts
Legs:
Sets
Reps
Squats
6
8-12
Leg presses
6
8-12
Leg extensions
6
12-15
Barbell lunges
5
15
Calves:
Sets
Reps
Standing calf raises
10
10
Seated calf raises
8
15
One-legged calf raises (holding dumbbells)
6
12
Forearms:
Sets
Reps
Wrist curls (forearms on knees)
4
10
Reverse barbell curls
4
8
Wright roller machine
To Failure
To Failure
Biceps:
Barbell curls
6
6-10
Seated dumbbell curls
6
6-10
Dumbbell concentration curls
6
6-10
Triceps:
Sets
Reps
Close-grip bench presses (for the all three heads)
Miranda May Kerr (born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model, best known as one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels. She was the first Australian addition to the Victoria’s Secret campaign, and was the face of Australian fashion chain Portmans. Kerr rose to prominence within the fashion industry in her mid-teens after winning a 1997 Australian nation-wide model search hosted by Dolly Magazine and Impulse fragrances. Her youth caused controversy in the Australian press, which raised concerns about the ethics of showing such a young girl in skimpy clothing.Kerr’s career has continued to expand, and as of 2008, she has achieved international fame.
Miranda Kerr is definitely an advocate for healthy eating and exercise but it has been revealed that maintains her supermodel figure by taking green tea pills to aid weight loss. In my last post about Miranda Kerr she gave advice to a fan who wanted to know about her diet and exercise regime (see below). One thing you will notice is that the supermodel drinks alot of green tea. Green tea is a huge weight loss aid but many people don’t have time to drink enough tea or just hate the taste. A source close to Miranda revealed “She’s always been a healthy eater, she just needs a bit of help to get the last few kilos off before a shoot. She has been taking green tea Diet Pills ever since she found out she would be working for Victorias Secret. It’s not a big deal, heaps of the models use them to lose weight”
I have tried keeping an eye out for these mysterious green tea Diet Pills but haven’t had any luck. If you take them let us know if you are seeing such great results like Miranda!
A typical daily diet if I am home is:
Breakfast:
* Fresh fruit salad with yoghurt and muesli
* 2 x Rye toast with avocado and boiled eggs
* Water with lemon and ginger
* Cup of green tea
Pecans, almonds and walnuts to nibble on for morning tea (sometimes roasted in tamari)
Lunch:
Fresh tuna salad with spelt crispbreads
Water with lemon
Dandelion Tea
Piece of fruit or nuts for afternoon tea
Dinner:
Either a salmon steak or other fish or Lamb Loin chops or a piece of steak with veges or salad
I don’t eat a lot of potato, but I eat heaps of greens and sweet potato and pumpkin roasted.
Pink (often stylized as P!nk), is a two-time Grammy-winning American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in 2000.
P!nk released her first record, the R&B-oriented Can’t Take Me Home, in 2000 via LaFace Records. Her pop rock-based second studio album, M!ssundaztood, was released in 2001 and is her biggest seller to date. Her third album, 2003′s Try This, failed to match the success of M!ssundaztood. After taking a break, Pink released her fourth studio album, I’m Not Dead (2006), which was successful worldwide.
Row, Row, Row Your Way To Losing Pounds
One of the most useful activities that will help you lose wait is rowing. You can find a variety of fitness and athletic activities that use the rowing or similar techniques. The following is a list and description of some very popular and fun rowing techniques:
Canoeing: Believe it or not canoeing is not always just sitting on a calm, peaceful river drifting along carelessly. This activity takes work. You have to make sure that you are steering the boat in the right direction. Almost always, unless you are in a river with a slow steady current and not too much obstruction along its route, you usually have to row quite a bit. You also have to steer at every turn and curve of the river you are on. This can not only exercise your body but also can stimulate your mind and lead to greater health, and weight loss.
Whitewater Rafting: This activity is even more of a rush than canoeing, and is often done in rapid flowing waters, sometimes over small waterfalls. You need to pay attention while rafting down one of these trails, or you could get caught in a rock or drift downstream so fast you may not even know where you are going. Not only that, but you may wind up overturning the raft if you are not careful. The constant rowing and steering needed while making your way down the rapids is a constant workout for your arms and upper body.
Inner Tubing or Wood Rafting: Usually this activity is more for beginners who have never been rafting before. These activities are a quite a bit less strenuous than other types of rafting because they usually take place down a gentle stream or small river that has only a light current. However this could be a great warm-up and you can possibly lose a few pounds going down a river on one of these types of rafts (inner tube or wood raft).
Kayaking: If you love rowing sports and you have never been kayaking, this is the sport for you. Kayaking is much like a canoe only it is smaller and designed for just one person, who sits in a small seat area. A large portion of kayaks have safety devices that hold you in case you want to be brave and try to perform a flip in which you would complete a 360 degree turn under water and then back above water again. This activity is called the kayak roll. You can use this versatile piece of equipment to help you lose pounds-way more than navigating in a motorboat!
Swimming: This is one of the most common activities that actually involve stroke techniques rather than rowing motions. However, it is an outdoor water activity in which you use similar techniques to navigate through water. The technique used to travel through water while swimming is a great source of exercise for most of the muscles in both your arms and your legs.
Skiing and Ski Machines: Skiing is not usually thought of as a rowing activity any more than swimming. However, the sweeping strokes that you make while you maneuver along a trail or while you coast downhill usually involve the same or similar muscles that you would use while swimming or rowing. These workouts are especially great for the upper body and to help you give your heart a proper workout. They will also help you shed pounds.
Rowing Machines: Most weight rooms and aerobic workout centers have rowing machines in them. These can be used followed by bicycling exercises to work both your arms and legs, and well as most of your upper body. If you engage in this activity at a fast enough pace you will burn quite a bit of calories and fat.
You can also participate in variations of these above exercises to both decrease body fat and to build muscles. The right combination of these exercises will help firm all of your muscles and you will look thinner than you have ever looked before. Remember to also participate in a proper dieting program in order for your exercise to be safe and effective.
If you have any questions about the effectiveness of any of the above rowing exercises, you can ask a health care professional for more information. You can also learn more information through a certified personal fitness trainer or ask your friends and family for more workout tips. However you choose to go about losing weight and keeping it off, you will benefit from your workout and lifestyle changes greatly.
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