Celebrity Secret Weapons: How to Banish Your Cellulite

With New Year’s Eve coming up, you may be thinking about your resolutions. For many of us, better wellness and weight loss is a high priority, with a toned bottom and smooth, sculpted thighs ranking high on our body wish lists. However, even if you do manage to kick your bum into gear, come summer, you won’t feel like showing off your gorgeous new rear if it’s covered in cellulite. The dreaded orange peel effect makes the idea of wearing shorts a dampener to your sense of wellbeing – let alone the idea of donning a skimpy swimming costume. Unfortunately, up to 90% of all women will experience some form of cellulite at some time in their life after puberty. However, when you think about it, this means that celebrities also have to fight against cellulite.

 

Some of the most photographed and beautiful women in the world also wage a constant war against lumpy legs, including hot models like Kate Moss, and a-list actresses such as Jennifer Anniston. True, you don’t have the same access to five-star cellulite treatments like these celebs do, but you can have an all-access pass to their lump-and-bump-shedding secrets. The thing that all these celebrities have in common is that they have all taken on board advice from dermatologist to the stars, Dr Howard Murad. He explains, ‘Cellulite is not a fat problem; it’s a skin cellular problem, you can have total liposuction and get rid of every bit of regular fat and still have cellulite – you can exercise till the cows come home, it isn’t going to help.’

 

So then, what is the answer to getting rid of your stubborn cellulite? Murad asserts, ‘Foods rich in nutrients like lecithin, essential fatty acids, amino acids and antioxidants will reduce cellular inflammation, squeeze out excess fluids, and, most importantly, increase circulation which prevents cells from migrating to the surface and looking like cottage cheese.’ According to Murad, the key to beating cellulite is to strengthen your skin through the foods you eat. Put it that way, and the war against cellulite seems more like a walk in the park, so how are the celebs making their way to smoother skin?

 

Kate Moss: For cover girl Kate Moss, white tea is the best source of antioxidant goodness. Alongside this, Kate consumes eggs and soya for their lecithin content, and munches on nuts and seeds to gain some essential fatty acids.

 

Jennifer Lopez: Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez also gets her fill of lecithin, but she gets hers from spinach. The Maid in Manhattan star claims to “Go Popeye” for breakfast, lunch and dinner when she needs to get her legs in shape. J Lo also loves flax seeds, citrus fruits, iceberg lettuce and olive oil, as these are all crucial for giving her the full range of nutrients needed to combat cellulite.

 

Claudia Schiffer: Again, lecithin is high on this model’s list of cellulite-fighting priorities, but Claudia drinks in her lecithin from tomato juice and gets her antioxidants from green and herbal teas. Like J Lo, Claudia eats lots of citrus fruit, as well as dining on avocados and salmon to make sure she eats enough essential fatty acids.

 

Cameron Diaz: The star of There’s Something about Mary has her own homemade soup which she whips up to get her fill of some of the most important foods on Murad’s list. Cameron also drinks a lot of green tea and adds plenty of pulses to her diet.

 

Jennifer Aniston: For her lecithin needs, the Jennifer Anniston eats eggs and cauliflower. The Friends actress also makes a point of eating lots and lots of essential fatty acids in the form of nuts, seeds, canola oil and fresh tuna.

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How To Get A Body Like Your Favourite Celebrity

It is easy to look at celebrities in magazines and on the internet and start to feel envious of their bodies. There is definitely an obsession within celebrity culture the it is important to look slim and attractive all of the time and when people are trying to hold onto their fame, which is of course, famously fleeting, they’ll do almost anything to keep themselves in shape. The problem is that we as the public only get to see the beautiful celebrity bodies without ever having to know the fallout in regards to how they got them. So it ends with us being envious of something that is not really rooted in reality.

 

The fact is that the rich and famous are very different to us. If they find themselves putting on weight, they simply pay the massive fees of professional personal trainers or if they don’t have the money too, their production company or agent – who will have that kind of money to throw around, and will have much more money invested in their client – will do exactly that. Celebrities get cravings for fatty foods just like we do, but for as long as they are still in the public eye they have enormous amounts of money at their disposal to deal with any weight issues.

 

It’s also worth noting that celebrities also have a constant pressure looming over them too. After all, their celebrity status can only last as long as they stay in amazing shape. So that gives them a pretty constant motivation to avoid slipping into bad eating habits or slacking off when it comes to the concept of going to the gym. The rest of us have to fit these things around busy and hectic working schedules.

 

“Celebrities have motivation, determination and, most importantly, pressure,” says Los Angeles-based personal trainer Michelle Lovitt who has worked with Courtney Cox and Julianne Moore “if you were in a movie that was opening in two weeks and two million people were going to critique how you look, you’d feel the same pressure to get to the gym”.

 

But just because you don’t have to go out and impress on the red carpet every other night, it doesn’t mean that you can’t drop those pounds and get a body like a celebrity. And the best way to do it is by using the same methods that those celebrities employ (of course without having to pay out for the expensive personal training sessions).

 

While you might imagine that to stay in shape, your favourite star probably has to spend several hours a day in the gym, but it is just simply not the case. The vast majority of celebrities don’t spend a long time in the gym – after all, they are not looking to bulk up their physique, they just want to stay in shape, and you can do this through short but high intensity sessions. This can include the favourite of Halle Berry, which is interval training, where you do a period of high intensity workout, followed by a short break, and then back into the workout, repeating the process a number of times.

 

Another great tip is that you shouldn’t worry too much about the scales. Whether you’ve gained or lost a few pounds is actually relatively irrelevant – we all know that muscles weights more than fat, so if you’re going to the gym regularly and gaining weight that might be due to additional muscle bulk. Instead, let your clothes be the judge – if they fit you properly or you’re beginning to need a belt, it can be a clear indicator that the work is paying off.

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How Do the Biggest Celebrities Stay So Fit and Healthy?

When you are struggling with your own weight and fitness issues, it can be depressing to look at the pages of beauty magazines and see celebrities looking effortlessly glamorous. It is worth bearing in mind, however, that they do not get their look of glowing wellness for free – they actually have to work very hard to achieve it. Celebrities may have staff and personal trainers to help them improve their wellbeing, but the fact remains that they are the ones who have to do the hard work in the gym every day, and so it is worth listening to what they have to say on the topic.

 

Many stars have to look good in order to earn money – it is as simple as that. Female celebrities especially make money based on the way that they look, and so it is vital to them to preserve their good looks. They also can’t risk their reputation by recommending any kind of fitness product that turns out to be a dud, so when they do endorse something it is worth looking into it a bit more closely.

 

For example, this applies to the RESET kit, endorsed by Mario Lopez an Ali Landry. This is a weight management system which offers specific low-glycaemic ingredients designed to even out their blood sugar and keep hunger pangs away, as well as controlling the craving for carbohydrates. Using RESET, they claim that you can say no to high-carb snacks and reset your metabolism, losing up to five pounds in five days.

 

The Fresh Diet is also celebrity endorsed, by well-known icons such as Sarah Michelle Gellar. Not having time to cook for herself from scratch every day, the celebrity uses the meal plan that was founded by gourmet chefs. You receive three freshly prepared meals to your house every day, as well as two snacks. These are freeze dried or vacuum packed and contain all the nutrients that you need for that day.

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Top Celebrity-Inspired Fitness Crazes

When it comes to getting toned and lean, no-one does it better than the celebs. With the best techniques and experts behind them, they can provide great inspiration for your own workouts to get you in shape. There are so many ways to improve your fitness levels, from dancing to yoga, and the stars can be fantastic motivators for your own lifestyle choices. Here are some of the most effective workouts that the stars simply can’t get enough of to get them red-carpet ready.

 

Dance

Everyone from Pink and Eva Longoria to Jennifer Garner and Julianne Hough opts for a dance workout as a way to have fun while they work out. Dance strengthens the body and builds up stamina, as well as improving your sense of balance. Thanks to the influx of dance programmes on the TV, dance has become an incredibly popular way of exercising. It can be a fantastic stress reliever and a far more entertaining way of getting fit than hitting the gym week after week. You can burn as many as 300 to 600 calories in just one hour, as well as tightening up the muscles in your entire body.

CrossFit

Cameron Diaz, Madonna and Kelly Clarkson are said to be big fans of the CrossFit way of working out. It was actually created two decades ago, but has made a comeback as it is a more exciting way to exercise. The programme works as a time saver, as it incorporates weight-lifting, kettle bells, cardio and plyometrics in one go. It’s a high intensity exercise that sees results quickly, so it’s great for people who want fast effects from quick exercise.

FitOrbit

Celebrity gossip columnist Perez Hilton is a big promoter of FitOrbit, which is a personal training service that matches each client to a specific programme. Along with the exercise, you’ll be provided with a diet plan to help you lose weight and tone up. This programme isn’t a quick fix for losing weight, but it does help you to change up your lifestyle to see results. For people who want to see results and want to make a serious commitment to their health, this is a fun and varied way to do it. It’s customisable so you can tailor it to suit your lifestyle and your specific body goals, making it unique to you and effective in the ways you need it to be.

P90X

It seems as though every celebrity has a personal trainer, but some celebs simply use a DVD programme like the rest of us. Some stars swear by working out at home with a DVD guide, and P90X is a full body workout that can offer real results. It features plyometrics and yoga to build up muscle in what is known as ‘muscle confusion’ – in other words, changing up your routine to create a toned body that means you’ll never plateau.

Yoga

Yoga helps to calm the mind, strengthen the body and tone your limbs. It’s a workout with so many benefits, from reducing stress to keeping your muscles flexible. Camilla Belle and Jennifer Aniston are big fans of this exercise to keep a toned body, and they’re said to enjoy the mix of physical and mental agility that they gain from yoga. A session of just over 45 minutes a couple of times a week can prevent tightness in the body, clear the mind and help you unwind. When performed regularly for a period of time, it can be great for toning up and strengthening the muscles and core of your body.

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Hollywood Stars Lose Weight with the Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Unless you’re a scientist or pub quiz regular, you probably haven’t thought much about your cells since you did biology at school. However, your cells could be the key to your best weight and wellness, as Hollywood’s new favourite diet plan – the anti-inflammatory diet – operates on a biochemical level.

The anti-inflammatory diet can provide your wellbeing with huge benefits, such as a slimmer figure, a clearer mind and better skin. Stars of the silver screen have already taken note of these benefits, such as Matthew Fox (Lost, Vantage Point) who has followed just such an eating plan to shape up for upcoming movie World War Z. Other celebrity fans of the diet include Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, Dear John), Charlize Theron (Prometheus, Monster) and Penelope Cruz (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Vanilla Sky).

So what’s so appealing about the anti-inflammatory diet? The eating plan is designed to neutralize the inflammation that occurs inside your body, due to high levels of saturated fats, trans fats, and refined sugars. These foods set off a series of reactions, in which the “bad fat” triggers your liver to release chemicals to fight the toxins, which in turn causes inflammation. But as your body is inflamed, this means the glucose in food can’t be transported to your cells, and so your brain isn’t registering the intake. This leaves you feeing foggy, hungry and craving more, which becomes a dangerous cycle.

‘The more inflammation you have, the less efficiently you’re using your calories, so you eat more and feel worse,’ explains Jackie Keller, the Los Angeles–based founder of the NutriFit meal-delivery service, who crafts anti-inflammatory diet plans for Channing Tatum, Penelope Cruz, and Charlize Theron. ‘Not all my clients understand the science, but they feel better and find it easier to lose weight, and that’s what matters.’

According to Kristin Kirkpatrick, a registered dietitian and wellness manager at the Cleveland Clinic, ‘Because we’re eating so many processed foods, inflammation is a bigger problem than ever before. This diet is partly about what you don’t eat—saturated fats, trans fats, and sugar—and a lot about what you do eat.’ As well as picking plenty of produce, especially deeply coloured fruits and vegetables which are packed with phytonutrients that help neutralize inflammation; the diet includes unsaturated fats found in fish and olive oil.

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All About Algae: Why Are Celebrities Turning to “Greens”?

Ever since everyone went wacko for wheatgrass, complementary wellness experts have been trying to create new concoctions of green sludge that promise astonishing benefits to your wellbeing. Now, you can give yourself a wellness boost with “greens” – supplements derived from nutrient-packed plants and organisms, found in liquid, powder, pill or capsule form.

There are two categories of “greens”. The first is land-grown leaves and grasses, such as wheatgrass, barley-grass and kale. These are particularly good sources of vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. Then you have algaes, such as spirulina, chlorella and kelp. You’d take these if you want a high dose of good fats and protein, as well as magnesium and a host of vitamins and minerals. Celebrity fans of greens include Victoria Beckham, Gwenyth Paltrow, and Australian model Miranda Kerr. In fact, sales of one brand has rocketed 60% in Britain since model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tweeted a picture of herself drinking a juice cocktail containing chlorella.

Nutritional therapist Ian Marber tells his clients to take a supplement combining several greens, and even does so himself. ‘With so many foods available to us, we are very rarely deficient in essential nutrients,’ he says. But that’s not to say that we couldn’t benefit from a little more of this or that. I use it in place of multivitamins. These ‘edible pond scums’ are not chemical, and that means the body can absorb them more easily. They are good all-rounders and many of them contain probiotic bacteria.’

According to dietician Lucy Jones, ‘We’ve known for a long time that they pack a punch in nutritional terms. But more research is needed into their specific benefits before we can justify their cost. Green supplements are extremely expensive. Their protein content is no better than that of milk or meat, but is about 30 times more expensive. Better sources of protein, as well as all the other vitamins and minerals they contain, can be found elsewhere at a far better price. So if you’re shopping for a supergreen supplement, I’d advise you pick a mixed one, or, better yet, ask yourself whether your money wouldn’t be better spent in the fruit and vegetable aisle.’

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