Jacqueline Valdez, 40, Studio Owner of Elegant Body Pilates/Professional Dancer, Gainesville, Florida Why do you do Pole Dance and Pilates? I do Pole Dance and Pilates mostly to stay fit, keep myself mobile and to relieve stress. I enjoy these activities the most because they make me feel good and I like the results. Pole dancing and Pilates are [...]
You can usually find Lucy Liu playing a fierce fighting female that kicks bad-guy booty in movies like Charlie’s Angels and Kill Bill. But did you know that when the camera stops rolling, she hits the gym to get her own butt kicked by her Pilates instructor?! You may think that Lucy was in her prime back in her twenties, [...]
The first Step Up made the then unknown Channing Tatum into a Hollywood heart throb. Step Up Revolution 3D brings the rich girl meets tough guy story to the streets of Miami. Tatum won’t be in this one, but stars Kathryn McCormick and Ryan Guzman ensure this film will be just as sexy as the original. Guzman is a former MMA fighter with [...]
It’s only been ten years since Tobey Maguire took the screen as Peter Parker, but this summer’s the Amazing Spiderman is bringing the darker side of the saga to light. With a new story comes a new Spidey, and Andrew Garfield fit the bill. This is the British actors’ first leading role and he’s starring alongside “it girl” Emma Stone. Stone [...]
Olympic gold medal winning swimmer, Natalie Coughlin, doesn’t live the life of the average person. While training for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, workouts seem never-ending, her eating habits are quite strict, and balancing her everyday life makes things hectic. She’s comfortable with her healthy body, but on occasion finds reasons to feel self-conscious in a swimsuit! Read [...]
In a recent search for celebrity fitness trends, I found myself intrigued not by what the celebrities were doing but by new and innovative fitness activities being done around the nation. The following workouts are adaptive representations of dance, workouts, yoga, and more, combined to make new, hybrid workouts, if you will, for those people looking to try new things. [...]
Kristen Bell is starring in like, 700 movies in the next year, but you probably know her best as the babe from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She’s starring in a new Showtime drama about boardroom intrigue, House of Lies, this month’s feel-good release Big Miracle, and later this year, Outrun, a film directed by her longtime partner, Dax Shepard. SELF magazine [...]
Outdoorsy types rejoice! You can now enjoy your favorite beach yoga sessions, picnics, camping activities, volleyball games and more with the fresh breezes on your face and the scratchy sand OUT of your nooks and crannies. That’s right, I said it! We’ve all had sand go where it’s not supposed to go and we can probably all agree that it’s [...]
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Ryan Reynolds is well-known for being in great shape. With roles in Blade Trinity, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Smokin’ Aces, and Green Lantern … it’s easy to see that he puts a lot of effort into keeping himself fit. The Green Lantern pushed Reynolds to great heights, which resulted in the 6’2″ actor weighing 200 pounds with only eight percent body [...]
