Get the Body You Crave With Celeb-Inspired Workouts (Part 3)

Get the Body You Crave With Celeb-Inspired Workouts

Gwyneth Paltrow's Legs (Phase 1)

Her secret weapon: Tracy Anderson, fitness expert and creator of the Tracy Anderson Method

Her top leg move: Crossover Leg Lift

Why it’s great: “This exercise works your entire leg, particularly the hard-to-tone outer-thigh area that’s a problem for a lot of women,” Anderson says.

How to: Sit with weight balanced on right hip; place  forearms and hands in front for support. Bend right leg so the bottom of the foot “faces” the wall behind you. Cross your left leg over your right; extend it forward with the foot flexed.

 

Crossover Leg Lift (Final Phase)

How to: Raise your left leg straight up toward the ceiling as high as you can without rocking back, then bring it back down. Start with 25 reps (eventually working up to 50), then switch sides and repeat.

Jessica Alba's Abs (Phase 1)

Her secret weapon: Ramona Braganza, Los Angeles–based trainer and creator of the 3-2-1 Baby Bulge Be Gone program

Her top abs move: Twisting Plank

Why it’s great: “This is an excellent exercise for both the obliques (your side ab muscles) and the transverse abdominus, the muscle that acts like a girdle and cinches in your waist,” Braganza explains.

How to: Begin in plank position with arms straight, hands directly beneath your shoulders, and fingers spread wide for balance.

 

Twisting Plank (Final Phase)

How to: Contract your abs and bring your right knee in toward your left elbow; return to plank position. Repeat on the opposite side, bringing your left knee toward your right elbow; that’s 1 rep. Do 5 reps.

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