Fabulous Abs Are Within Reach, Sister 2 Sister
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62 S2S | JULY 2010 Flat tummy. Tiny waist. The perfect hourglass figure. We all would love to have these traits—and love to hate the women that do. But you don’t have to be a celeb with a personal trainer to rock a goddess-like body. Our fat-blast- ing fitness gurus give you three different options to tighten and tone those elusive ab muscles, so dance, diet or do traditional cardio: Each of these options, or even a combi- nation of the three (do what works for you!) requires no crunches, only tips that work. Shape up, thin out Targeting your body’s core can be simplified for your busy lifestyle. “It’s all about dieting and cardio,” said Rahman “Ray” Grayson, president and CEO of Athletes and Entertainers in Motion (A.E.I.M.) in Atlanta, Georgia. Ray, who has helped shape up talents like Ciara and LeToya Luckett, focuses on getting the body as lean as possible rather than spot-treating flab. He said you have to “hit the abs from all angles” by working the obliques and lower back to define the mid-section. To do so, Ray recommends low and high intensity car- dio workouts for 45 minutes a day, three days a week. Using an elliptical machine, walking a treadmill and stair climbing are low intensity. Jumping rope at a rapid pace, running sprints (on a treadmill or track) or running uphill are high intensity. Or, you can do two to three sets each of his favorite exercises, which are bicycles (20 reps per side), seated oblique twists (20 reps per side), core planks (45 to 60 seconds) and hanging knee raises (10 to 15 reps). Ray’s workouts set your body in motion and elevate the heart rate. Instead of two hours at the gym, you work your entire body in 40 minutes. Switch your exercises every two weeks for variety, then notice a difference in four to six weeks. Still, “It’s not about the scale,” Ray stressed. “Your abs may look better and the weight may only be one or two pounds different, but it’s about how you look.” Dance off the pounds Hip-Hop Abs creator Shaun T of New York City believes you can have a blast while blasting off fat in just 60 days. He said that 30-45 minutes of dance, even if it’s just in your living room, is great cardio for getting the blood flowing. His Hip-Hop Abs cardio program demonstrates “Shaun T’s 3 T’s”: tilt, tuck and tighten. The body sculpting dance exercises supersede crunches and sit-ups, which can strain the neck and back. “Crunches don’t work,” Shaun T said. “They’re uncom- fortable and people don’t do them correctly. It only works the top part of the abdominal area and people usually want to focus on the ‘pooch’ area.” To keep it fun, though, Shaun T recommends either making up short routines with your friends at home or heading out for a night on the town at your favorite local hot spot. “You’re still burning calories,” he said. And he advised that you diversify your dance styles: Rather than sticking to straight hip-hop moves, try out a salsa dance or two “’cause salsa is fun, it’s fast … it just has high energy.” To keep those abs in check while keeping in time with the beat, Shaun said tighten up! “Constantly engage your core,” he said. “When your dancing … constantly keep your core tight … it’s a workout in itself.” S2S Health by Margie Monin Dombrowski (Photo by Kateryna Govorushchenko A lean diet—just try it Sculpting your abs means working on your diet too. “Sexy abs is 80 per- cent food and 20 percent workout,” said A.J. Johnson, a celebrity life stylist in Los Angeles. An actress herself, she coaches clients on The A.J. Zone, her regimen that, simply put, teaches clients to do fewer repetitions with the fork and get serious about their diet. People always want to find out what the hot abs exercise is, but A.J. wants to know more about what her clients are eating. She also dispels weight-loss myths, especially when people think they can eat whatever they want as long as they exercise. The truth? Healthy food choices pro- duce a lean, healthy body. Results will look different on someone who eats healthily as opposed to someone who eats junk. Her tips? Drink water to flush out fat. Eat a diet packed with vegeta- bles, lean-meat protein and fruits with- out too many sugars carbohydrates, calories and fat. The A.J. Zone also provides customized meal plans to fit your lifestyle and body goals. There are no shortcuts to a tighter mid-section, only lifestyle choices. A.J. emphasized. She believes that you can’t get the body you want without pairing an exercise regimen with a healthy diet and sticking with it. “Success stories,” A.J. said, “are coming from people who adjusted their nutritional program.” An example her- self, she has lived a healthy lifestyle for more than 15 years in the spotlight. For a hotter body, lead a healthier lifestyle. Don’t follow the fitness fad du jour, only to stumble later. A.J. said, “You’ve got to be consistent—and patient.” Are Within Reach Feeling inspired? Don’t worry, there’s more! We also had a chat with The Hollywood Trainer, Jeanette Jenkins, who just finished shooting a new workout DVD, and she sent over some video clips for our S2S fam. Head on over to s2smagazine.com and watch her show you how to pull off work- out moves to help you get that beach bod you crave. 30-45 minutes of dance, even if it’s just in your living room, is great cardio for getting the blood flowing.
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62 S2S | JULY 2010
Flat tummy. Tiny waist. The perfect hourglass figure. Weall would love to have these traits—and love to hate thewomen that do. But you don’t have to be a celeb with apersonal trainer to rock a goddess-like body. Our fat-blast-ing fitness gurus give you three different options to tightenand tone those elusive ab muscles, so dance, diet or do
traditional cardio: Each of these options, or even a combi-nation of the three (do what works for you!) requires nocrunches, only tips that work.
Shape up, thin outTargeting your body’s core can be simplified for your
busy lifestyle. “It’s all about dieting and cardio,” saidRahman “Ray” Grayson, president and CEO of Athletesand Entertainers in Motion (A.E.I.M.) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ray, who has helped shape up talents like Ciara andLeToya Luckett, focuses on getting the body as lean aspossible rather than spot-treating flab. He said you haveto “hit the abs from all angles” by working the obliquesand lower back to define the mid-section.
To do so, Ray recommends low and high intensity car-dio workouts for 45 minutes a day, three days a week.Using an elliptical machine, walking a treadmill and stairclimbing are low intensity. Jumping rope at a rapid pace,running sprints (on a treadmill or track) or running uphillare high intensity. Or, you can do two to three sets each ofhis favorite exercises, which are bicycles (20 reps perside), seated oblique twists (20 reps per side), core planks(45 to 60 seconds) and hanging knee raises (10 to 15reps).
Ray’s workouts set your body in motion and elevate theheart rate. Instead of two hours at the gym, you work yourentire body in 40 minutes. Switch your exercises every two
weeks for variety, then notice a difference in four to sixweeks.
Still, “It’s not about the scale,” Ray stressed. “Your absmay look better and the weight may only be one or twopounds different, but it’s about how you look.”
Dance off the poundsHip-Hop Abs creator Shaun T of New York City believes
you can have a blast while blasting off fat in just 60 days.He said that 30-45 minutes of dance, even if it’s just in yourliving room, is great cardio for getting the blood flowing.His Hip-Hop Abs cardio program demonstrates “Shaun T’s3 T’s”: tilt, tuck and tighten. The body sculpting danceexercises supersede crunches and sit-ups, which canstrain the neck and back.
“Crunches don’t work,” Shaun T said. “They’re uncom-fortable and people don’t do them correctly. It only worksthe top part of the abdominal area and people usuallywant to focus on the ‘pooch’ area.”
To keep it fun, though, Shaun T recommends eithermaking up short routines with your friends at home orheading out for a night on the town at your favorite localhot spot. “You’re still burning calories,” he said. And headvised that you diversify your dance styles: Rather thansticking to straight hip-hop moves, try out a salsa dance ortwo “’cause salsa is fun, it’s fast … it just has high energy.”To keep those abs in check while keeping in time with thebeat, Shaun said tighten up! “Constantly engage yourcore,” he said. “When your dancing … constantly keepyour core tight … it’s a workout in itself.”
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A lean
diet—just try itSculpting your abs means working
on your diet too. “Sexy abs is 80 per-cent food and 20 percent workout,”said A.J. Johnson, a celebrity life stylistin Los Angeles. An actress herself, shecoaches clients on The A.J. Zone, herregimen that, simply put, teachesclients to do fewer repetitions with thefork and get serious about their diet.
People always want to find outwhat the hot abs exercise is, but A.J.wants to know more about what herclients are eating. She also dispelsweight-loss myths, especially whenpeople think they can eat whateverthey want as long as they exercise.
The truth? Healthy food choices pro-duce a lean, healthy body. Results willlook different on someone who eatshealthily as opposed to someone whoeats junk. Her tips? Drink water to flushout fat. Eat a diet packed with vegeta-bles, lean-meat protein and fruits with-out too many sugars carbohydrates,
calories and fat. The A.J. Zone alsoprovides customized meal plans to fityour lifestyle and body goals.
There are no shortcuts to a tightermid-section, only lifestyle choices. A.J.emphasized. She believes that youcan’t get the body you want withoutpairing an exercise regimenwith a healthy diet andsticking with it. “Successstories,” A.J. said, “arecoming from people whoadjusted their nutritionalprogram.” An example her-self, she has lived a healthylifestyle for more than 15years in the spotlight.
For a hotter body, leada healthier lifestyle. Don’tfollow the fitness fad dujour, only to stumble later.A.J. said, “You’ve got to beconsistent—and patient.”
Are Within Reach
Feeling inspired?
Don’t worry, there’s more!
We also had a chat with The Holl
ywood
Trainer, Jeanette Jenkins, who jus
t finished
shooting a new workout DVD, and
she
sent over some video clips for our S2S fam.
Head on over to s2smagazine.com and
watch her show you how to pull o
ff work-
out moves to help you get that beach
bod you crave.
30-45 minutes of dance, even if it’s just in your living room,
is great cardio for getting the blood flowing.
