Sandra Bullock is known for her accomplishments on screen, her polished look, and her classy style.  She’s not part of the celebrity diet train, pushing new and better diets, supplements, and brands.  She’s committed to keeping her weight off and stable by working out 1 hour a day, 6 days a week.  One of her training secrets, along with Anne Hathaway, is not a particular machine or crazy diet pill, but rather a person …. Simone.

Simone De La Rue , Body by Simone,  is a dance class which uses high energy cardio moves, mixed with light weight training, yoga, pilates, and body weight movements.

Self Magazine got the inside scoop on three of the exercises that he uses to slim and tone the celebs.   Use these exercises to keep yourself red carpet ready all year long.

 

Sandra Bullock’s Leg Workout

 

1. Glute Burn
Lay on your belly and bend your knees so that your heels touch with feet flexed in a frog position. Your knees will be pointing away from one another. Squeeze your glutes as you raise your heels towards the ceiling and lower down, making sure to engage in your core to protect your lower back. Repeat 3 sets of 10 reps (This one is oddly difficult).

2. Kickbacks
Start on all fours, with your fingertips facing forward, away from the body. Engage your abs so that the navel is back towards to spine. Bring your right knee to chest keeping everything parallel, then kick back the leg (staying parallel) with foot flexed and then bring the knee back into the chest. Do 40 reps and repeat on the left leg to feel the summer burn!

3. Inner Thigh Squeeze
Sit down in a chair. Grab a small Pilates ball (or a kid’s dodge ball works just fine) and place between your legs. Firing from the inner thigh, squeeze the ball and release. Repeat 3 sets of 10, at the end of the last set, hold the contraction for 20 counts (source).

Adele’s most recent surgery on her vocal cords has sparked a a healthy change.  She has traded in the nicotine for pilates and her already alluring personality has taken on an even more energetic vibe.  Her goal is to drop 2 dress sizes by summer.  She is working hard with an “in home trainer,” twice a week.

Sources say ,   “Adele has found so much more energy now she’s quit smoking. She really wants to get healthier, now that she’s half-way there.

“She had always been curious about taking up Pilates but until recently there just hadn’t been any time.”

While Adele has always been proud of her curves and voluptuous figure, she says she doesn’t want to give female fans the wrong impression.  In the past, she has made it very clear that you don’t have to be “stick thin,” to feel good about yourself.

“In an interview earlier this year, she said: “I’ve never seen magazine covers or music videos and been like, ‘I need to look like that to be a success.’ I don’t want to be some skinny mini with my t*ts out (source).”

Just last month designer, Karl Lagerfeld accused Adele of being “a little too fat.”

Since the 23 year old star is such a role model to women I think that this is a great change regardless.  Powerful women like Adele deserve to have a healthy body to go along their empowering messages.  We applaud her for making such a positive change in her life and we wish her all the happiness that true health can bring!

Adria Ali