Browsing articles from "August, 2010"
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She’s Got The Look and So Do You – Lose Weight and Look Great

About She’s Got The Look

“She’s Got the Look” is an original television series hosted by Brooke Burke that airs season 3 August 25, 2010.  The show is all about discovering beautiful and sexy women who are all over the age of 35 years old.  The point of the show is to transform women into a successful model through a journey the pushes them through several competitions ranging from photo shoots to fashion tests.

These are the beautiful women of “She’s Got the Look” season 2.  Being over 30 does’t mean you can’t look and feel great as these women clearly show.  It’s up to you to do the things needed to make sure you are health and strong and look great well after the age of 30.

The Contestants On She’s Got the Look

The great thing about the contestants on She’s Got the Look is that they range from the ages of 35 to 54.   These beautiful women range from grandmothers to certified bus mechanics from Los Angeles California.  These women also vary in height ranges as well in that some of them are as short as 5 foot 4 inches while other top the scale at above 5’7.  What I like is that the show shows you that you can be different older and still beautiful, sophisticated and sexy.

How to Get the Look of These Women

Well the great thing is that all of these women look great and while no one can ever really look the same you too can have a great body and be in awesome shape.  Not only to most of the contestants workout but they also work really jobs and have a happy lifestyle.  These are the tips recommended to get the looks of the contestants.

Tips to Get the Look and Body of the Contestants

Proper Diet – Dieting seems to big the most over looked aspect when it comes to losing weight.  It’s not about what you need to start eating but rather what you need to stop eating.  Many women simply eat too many calories.  I’m not asking you to stop eating your favorite foods just eat less of it and make sure you give your body time to digest and use to food.

Drink Water – A lot of women tell me all the time that they drink enough water on a day to day basis.  The thing is that usually when you are snacking its not because you are hungry but rather because you are thirsty.  When I asked what else the drank that day it is usually followed with I have coffee, a sports drink and some other things.

Cut back on the empty calories – This follows my tip from above about drinking water as so many women don’t realize how many empty calories are in sports drinks and soda.  Just think that you could be adding an additional 500-1000 calories per day from fluids and this doesn’t include calories from your food sources.

Interval Training for Cardio – Yes, you go running on the treadmill but are you doing interval training?  Interval training is designed so that your workouts only last for about 20 minutes and they can be done on treadmills and elliptical.  The best thing about interval training is that you can burn calories twice as fast during the workout and even when you are done your body will burn calories for up to another 24 hours after.

Become the Next Winner on She’s Got the Look

You too can become the next winner on She’s Got the Look!  You just need to have confidence in yourself and focus.  There are going to be a lot of thing trying to knock you off track from friends and family members who tell you what you are doing is wrong to all the food that is going to be at in front of you to eat.  Just remember the choices you make now result in how you look and feel later.

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Exercises That Tone Thighs and Reduce Flab

Knowing what exercises tone thighs is one of the most asked questions I get from women.  The next question that usually follows it how long is it going to take to reduce the flab and have nice sexy legs.  What I usually start off saying is that it is going to take a little time and patience but that they will easily see results in a few weeks. 

I know they will see results they want if they follow my plan and the exercises that I layout for them.  One key to knowing that you are seeing results is to make sure that you measure your thighs so that you know what you are starting with.

Thighs come in all shapes and sizes but that doesn’t mean that you can have the thighs you want.  Just keep doing the exercises listing below and maintaining a healthly low calorie diet and you will see the flab slowly reduce from all over.

Exercises That Tone Thighs That You Can Do At Home

I train many women and the one thing that is for sure, women want to have toned inner thighs.  Though this seems to be one of the biggest problem areas for many there are easy and simple solutions to getting you the thighs you have always wanted.  In fact most of the exercises you need to do can be done at home without needed any gym memberships or fancy workout equipment.

Inner Thigh Exercises To Tone Thighs

Side Lunges:  The side lunge is a version of the standard lunge however instead of stepping forward you will actually step from side to side.  The side lunge can be done with dumbbells or without just using your own body weight.

Single-Leg Circles:  Lay on your back with your arms on the floor palms down.  Take your left leg and left it up in the air as if you were trying to touch the ceiling with your toes.  Inhale and while your legs are in the air trace a circle as if it were on the ceiling starting in a clockwise motion 5 times and then in a counter-clockwise direction.  Make sure you are still and that your hands or hips left up off the floor.

Front Thigh Exercises To Tone Thighs

Step Ups:  Start with a small chair, step, or stair in front of you and begin by lifting your left leg and placing it on the step.  Once your leg is on the step you want to raise your entire body up in the air using your quads muscles in front of your thighs.  Step up and pause before returning to the starting position.  Do several repetitions with one leg before switching and doing the other leg and this also can be done using dumbbells.

Standard Lunges:  Stand straight with your feet about hip-width apart and lunge forward with your right leg making sure to land on your heel and then your forefoot.  You want to lower your body by bending the knee and flexing the hip of the right leg until your left knee almost touches the floor and then return to the starting position.

Rear Thigh Exercises To Tone Thighs

Good mornings:  When doing this exercise you want to start out with little or no weight.  Stand straight up and make sure you squeeze your butt and bend at the hips.  Lower your upper body to the floor until your hands or dumbbells touch it while making sure your back is straight.  Slowly lift back to the starting position using a nice controlled movement and repeat.

Swiss Ball Hamstring Curl:  With a Swiss ball lie on the floor with your feet on the ball.  Raise your butt so that your body will be straight or slightly arched at your back.  Bend your knees while keeping your feet on the ball until they are at a 90 degree angle, the ball will roll with your feet while you are bending.  Hold for about 2-3 seconds making sure that you are not bending at the hips and the roll the ball back to the starting position.

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So you have Lost Some Weight – Tips To Keep It Off

So many women lose weight only to see it come right back a few weeks or months later. The fact is the even though so many people are able to lose weight only a few are able to actually keep it off and move on to the next goal. Becoming complacent once you have lost weight only allows you to slip back into old ways.

Hearing people say you look great and letting it go to your head usually allows time for you to slip on your diet and going back to doing things that you stopped to lose the weight. Here are some tips to make sure you keep the pounds off that you have already lost.

“Holding on to your old clothing could be another reason for your weight loss and gain cycle.  Having clothes that fit what you use to weigh allows you to slide back into them without notice until it is too late.  Get rid of them and buy nice new clothes that fit the new you!”

Watch Less Television

Stop watching so much television and go do something with that time. Try cutting down a hour of television and go walking or to the beach. The problem is that many people eat while they are watching tv even if they are not hungry. Between all the food commercials and being so close to your own refrigerator it is easy to want something to snack on. Go read a book, play with your kids or spend time with your husband or boyfriend.

Throw away old clothing

I deal with this with my wife all the time and frankly it’s a battle so I know how women must feel about old clothes. The problem is that you have reached a goal for weight loss and need to put the past behind you. Allowing yourself to keep the clothes in your closet allows you to slip back to your old weight without even noticing it. You will simply just go in a grab something and before you know it you are back at your previous weight. Get rid of them and buy new ones that fit your current size.

Take a lot of Pictures

Make sure you take pictures of how you look at the weight you never want to be again. Then as you start to lose weight take pictures of how you are now. When you start comparing the old you to the new you it will make you see how far you have come and will give you more confidence and motivation to continue one. You will be driven to never go back to the way you were before you lost all the weight.

It’s Not a Diet It’s A Lifestyle Change

The problem with most weight gain after weight loss has occurred is that people stop the diet that they are on. I you choose a weight loss diet or program make sure it is something you can continue. Don’t look at it as a diet but rather a lifestyle, because with diets once you are done you go back to eating the way you were before and the weight comes back. This is why I like “Eat Stop Eat” by Brad Pilon. It allows you to enjoy foods and keep weight off and its very simple to make into a lifestyle.

NOTE: If you follow these tips I will guarantee that you will keep the weight off. Give “Eat Stop Eat” a try as it allows you to currently eat what you are eating without any changes in the foods you buy. You simply make simple adjustments to your meal times.

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Smaller Hips? Exercise Your Butt Off With This Buttocks Exercise

Okay so you want smaller hips but don’t know what exercise to do.  This hips exercise will make sure that you get a tighter more tone butt than ever.  I always suggest that women to some type of buttocks exercise whether it be sprinting, walking, or running stairs, just anything other than setting on their butts.

Smaller Hips and Sexier Butt

Just because you want smaller hips doesn’t mean you want to lose your butt.  If you are looking to improve your butt try this great butt exercise workout.

If you want smaller hips and want to exercise your rear end to get the best butt possible than this is the post for you.  In this post we will go over another exercise that will help you in your journey to toning that old butt of yours into a new smaller more rounded bum!

Buttocks Exercise Without A Stupid Machine or Gimmick

The answer to ridding yourself of the butt that you don’t want and getting one that is perfect is not from using some expensive machine at the gym or one that is on sale on HSN.  In fact one of the best hips and buttocks exercise is one that you can use just your bodyweight or some handy free weights.

This exercise is known as the single-leg Romanian Deadlift.  It is a great exercise not only for toning and slimming your butt but also the back of your thighs.  You will also be working other muscles throughout each leg since this exercise requires you to only focus on one leg at a time every muscle in the leg gets worked even the ankle.

Smaller Hips

“Some women want a bigger butt while others want a smaller one. The key to a nice overall body is making sure everything fits together nothing over shadowing anything else.

How to Properly Do A Romanian Deadlift:

Stand straight up, looking in front of you and balance on your left leg, while your right leg is slightly bent behind you.

Make sure that you maintain a small bend at the knees while doing this exercise.

Slowly bend over to touch the floor while simultaneously pushing the butt and hips back making sure you are keeping a flat (not rounded) back.

While in the bent position, focus on squeezing your hips and butt muscles as hard as you can as you reverse your movement and bring yourself back up all while still maintaining a flat back.

This would be considered one repetition for your left leg.  You need to do 6-10 repetitions for each leg for 2-4 sets.  You can mix this in with your sprints or jump rope routine or simply do this while at home. For this exercise balance and squeezing the buttocks and stabilizing the core are key and after a few sets you will be feeling it a lot in both the butt and back of your thighs.

Single-Leg Romanian Deadlift Video

NOTE: Not every one is looking for smaller hips or thighs, however for those who are this exercise combined with sprinting or running stairs would be great.  There are a few buttocks exercises out there and I will be sure to post more in the future.

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