They, one might say, dazzled the figures and bodies of celebrities, made them more attractive.
They relieved them of stress, added health and armed them with optimism. These wizards are called fitness trainers. And many Hollywood stars are ready to admit that half of the success and fame rightfully belongs to them.
Since childhood, Janet Jenkins has been distinguished by her strong character and perseverance. The outskirts of Ottawa, where she was born, were not famous for their expensive neighborhoods, and mostly low-income families lived here. Janet’s mother raised three children alone, barely making ends meet. Therefore, the young dark-skinned girl understood that in the future she would have to rely only on herself. Janet was very athletic, and fitness classes, according to her, made the future star well prepared for any vicissitudes of fate.
A strong, well-built girl, it should be noted, had a sharp mind, a rare ability to creatively solve any problem. After graduating from college, Janet managed to get three specialties in sports medicine, nutrition. And, being already a trainer, she began to actively collaborate as a fitness blogger with the site of The Huffington Post magazine. Her progress in this area has been phenomenal! Janet Jenkins’ blog began to collect 20 million views a day: star fame was already, figuratively speaking, stepping on the girl’s heels. And today she is one of the outstanding fitness trainers – the developer of the famous program The Hollywood Trainer.
Feature of the program: what is the essence of Janet Jenkins’ creative “brainchild”? As a coach, she is considered a supporter of very intense loads. Her favorite discipline is cardio kickboxing. This look is a kind of key to losing weight quickly and making your muscles lose their flabbiness and become elastic, to the envy of your friends. We also note that the author’s program The Hollywood Trainer, which Janet offers, contains a kind of mixture of kinesthetics, dance aerobics and Pilates.
Nutrition and Diet: Jenkins’ diet is also peculiar. She, in her opinion, gives the body additional strength during exercise. And for this you just need to eat sea fish three times a week. Salmon, tuna and herring contain essential fatty acids to aid in fitness. By the way, walnut oil will not hurt if you are tired of fish. Janet Jenkins’ video program impresses with its accessibility and a certain charge of optimism. Perhaps for this reason, many Hollywood stars simply dream of having such a personal trainer.
Stars coached by Janet Jenkins: Alisha Keys, Pink, Electra Carmen and other celebrities were perfectly convinced of the effectiveness of training under the direct supervision of Janet.
Janet’s tip: first of all, Janet offers to constantly say to herself: “I want to lose weight and become beautiful.” But at the beginning of your work, in order to achieve the desired result, you must weigh yourself and measure your hips, waist and arms. Moreover, a similar procedure must be carried out twice a month. And one more piece of advice from the famous trainer: don’t do cardio every day. Otherwise, you will feel very tired and will not get the slimming effect.
She dreamed of flying like a butterfly on the stage, captivating the audience with her art. This was initially facilitated by Tracy Anderson’s mother, ballet instructor Diana Elfin. From childhood, dancing in her native Indiana, Tracy tried to get closer to her desired goal. The desire to become a real ballerina led her to New York, to a city that played a double role in Anderson’s fate. Childhood dreams, alas, dissipated into dust. All attempts to follow the path of a ballerina have failed. It was hard times for Tracy: she was deeply worried about what happened to her. Apparently, this affected her physical condition: she suddenly gained a solid weight. However, the extra pounds unexpectedly added vitality to her. Fighting with them brought Tracy Anderson to the gym: she began to stubbornly engage in fitness, dance aerobics. Here, in New York, she came up with the idea of becoming a fitness trainer. And after long nights of deliberation, Tracy Anderson decided to release a trial disc with her authoring program Metamorphosis. It was the sweetest moment in Tracy’s life: the unknown that frightened her turned into unprecedented popularity. Today, the star trainer can take pride in the Metamorphosis fitness program operating around the world.
Feature of the program: it helps not only to find a beautiful and trained body, but also to look at your life in a new way. The Metamorphosis program contains over 3 thousand movements and techniques that allow you to achieve unexpected and pleasant results. All four types of it are aimed at solving both general and specific problems. Let’s say each lesson lasts about an hour and is usually divided into two stages. First, there is dance cardio, then it is the turn of strength exercises with free weights.
The program contains elements that the trainee can use at their own discretion. For example, there are separate classes to strengthen the abdomen, hips and buttocks. But the main creative trick of the star mentor remains the Anderson Method Mat Workout training. It lasts an hour and brings amazing results with constant practice. By constantly training small muscles located near the main ones, a woman eventually acquires a beautiful figure.
Nutrition and diet: For Tracy Anderson’s program to work, you need to strictly adhere to the diet that the star trainer suggests. In this food system, carbohydrate intake is very strictly controlled. For example, meat should be lean and always white. Sometimes it can be replaced with fish. Fruits and vegetables that make up the menu should be dimly colored. And you need to consume fats in scanty amounts, limiting yourself to pumpkin and olive oil. And as Tracy advises, you need to drink up to 3 liters of water a day.
The stars Tracy trains: For many years, the girl has been working with pop diva Madonna and Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow, as well as with Shakira and Victoria Beckham.
Tracy’s tip: the trainer believes that in addition to all the exercises of her program, you need to actively engage in dancing. She also advises to make winter training more intense, because at this time of the year people are less outdoors, lead a sedentary lifestyle.
New York girl Nicole Winhoffer, at the age of 17, has already performed the lead role in the popular musical “42nd street”. But she, apparently, wanted more: abandoning dancing, Nicole entered the theater college. The dream of becoming a famous actress is interspersed with active sports. And one day it happened that the girl was suddenly carried away by the profession of a fitness trainer. This time everything turned out to be much more serious: Nicole acquired a specialty that was to her liking and to her heart. While training the first students, Windhoffer did not forget to get her daily bread: she worked at Subway, where she made sandwiches for the public who came here.
She was probably very lucky with the final choice in life. In 2009, Nicole Windhoffer takes part as a choreographer in Madonna’s show ballet on the Sticky and Sweet tour. In a little time, she will become the personal trainer of the Hollywood star, and then the creative director of the popular Madonna’s fitness club chain Hard Candy Fitness.
Feature of the program: the star-studded Addicted to Sweat program, which brought unprecedented success to its author Nicole Windhoffer, is a kind of creative assortment. It consists of elements of classical ballet, kinestics and martial arts. Every workout who has tried it believes that it has passed a very harsh and slightly exhausting test. The main idea of the Windhoffer program is to get out of the usual state of comfort with honor and find a well-trained (like Madonna’s!) Body and an almost girlish figure.
Nutrition and diet: with such tough activities, of course, a special diet will be required. In the food system that Nicole Windhoffer preaches, there is no place for refined and processed foods. The Macrobiotic Diet, adopted by the Japanese monks, offers whole grain cereals, vegetables, fruits, seaweed and fermented soy products on the menu. And be sure to drink up to 3 liters of still water a day. But it is worth remembering that the methodology of Japanese diets is very strict and difficult to sustain.
The stars that Nicole trains: Along with Tracy Anderson, the girl is Madonna’s personal trainer. Apparently, one eminent coach is not enough for a pop diva.
Nicole’s tip: according to Nicole Windhoffer, even an ordinary chair in an apartment can serve as an excellent exercise machine. With it, you are able to conduct an effective workout to strengthen your legs and hips. Bending, swinging, stretching and squatting for half an hour every day will be of great benefit. Nicole also advises a raw food diet: if you consume this product twice a year for one week, you will get the fortification of the whole body.
As a child, she was a fat woman. And Gillian Michaels was often the object of ridicule from her peers. To protect herself from abuse, she became addicted to Muay Thai. Some time passed, and Gillian began to boldly take to the streets of her native Los Angeles. A fit and pumped-up girl could well give back to any bully. Her love of fitness led her to the student bench. Gillian persevered in science and prepared herself for a career as a coach.
Her finest hour will come in 2005. Jillian Michaels’ participation in the popular American reality show The Biggest Loser with her fitness program will bring her a resounding success. Gillian’s weight loss video tutorials will become known in almost every corner of the planet. Her creative approach to obesity is unusual and simple. For example, the famous program Michaels “Slim figure in 30 days” (30 Day Shred) is designed for people who are far from sports, but really dream of losing weight.
Feature of the program: The proposed interval system consists of three minutes of strength training, two minutes of cardio, and a minute of abs. And so every day. The results will be amazing: the extra pounds will go off, and the trainee will feel an extraordinary surge of strength.
Nutrition and diet: by the way, fast weight loss can be promoted by the “30 days” diet, which is proposed by Gillian Michaels. It involves a complete rejection of pastry baked goods, fatty dairy products, white rice, sausages, smoked and canned seafood. The menu offered by the star trainer should be dominated by green vegetables, pumpkin, beets, fruits, as well as fresh herbs, mint, ginger. But without lean meat, lean fish and fresh seafood, the diet will be incomplete: according to Gillian Michaels. In addition, the chosen nutrition system is combined with active physical activity. It is also imperative to keep a personal diary, which records all changes in the body.
Stars coached by Gillian: the girl herself raised herself to the ranks of real stars. She is an American fitness guru, owner of her own fitness empire and television show.
Gillian’s advice: the coach advises making sports a part of your life. For example, long active walks in the park with a child in an ergonomic bag and a husband will bring tangible benefits. Even on vacation, you should definitely find a free gym nearby so you don’t miss out on a workout opportunity. A small “arsenal” of a pair of dumbbells and a yoga mat never hurts.
Her father was an athlete who was fanatical about yoga. Mandy Ingber was worried for a long time when he died. To continue her father’s work, the cycling instructor decided to take yoga seriously and thoroughly. The talent and creative approach to her work of a beautiful and intelligent girl played a significant role in the fact that they started talking about the new coach in her native Los Angeles as an unusual mentor who can quickly and effectively achieve a goal. This was eloquently testified to by the ranks of her disciples, which were only growing every day. A phone call from Hollywood star, famous actress Jennifer Aniston became fateful for Mandy Ingber. She asked to have her first yoga class. And in 2009, Ingber will publish a DVD with the author’s program Yogalosophy, which brought her fame as one of the best trainers in America.
Feature of the program: her most popular Yogalosophy program is a mix of ashtanga yoga with strength training. Usually one lesson lasts about an hour, during which, figuratively speaking, all muscle groups work. This intense workout every day produces great results; you won’t even notice how your figure will change after you lose those extra pounds.
Nutrition and diet: in the proposed diet, Mandy Ingber does not reinvent the wheel, she simply advises to consume constantly fiber, which, she says, strengthens the immune system and improves digestion.
Stars that Mandy trains: she became a favorite mentor not only of Jennifer Aniston, but also very capricious to all sorts of innovations of Victoria Beckham.
Advice from Mandy: she does not get tired of repeating to her star pupils: “To find the body of your dreams, you first need to wholeheartedly love the body that you have now.”
Harley Samuel Pasternak, in his youth, was known among his comrades as a “great scientist”. And he seemed to live up to that nickname. At the University of Western Ontario, Harley received an honors degree in kinesiology, and after some time, a master’s degree in sports physiology and nutrition. He became not only a great scientist, but also a famous writer, author of the famous books “The Body Reset Diet ‘” and “The 5-Factor Diet'”. And the immense popularity of Harley Pasternak was brought by the diet “5 factors” offered by him.
Nutrition and diet: This food system under the slogan “Eat more, have a snack more often, lose weight faster” does not require special physical and moral costs. It turns out that you can get a lean and healthy body without all the tricks and harshness associated with diet. The essence of the diet proposed by the star trainer is that it is designed for 5 weeks with 5 meals a day. Meals should be 5 ingredients and include protein, complex carbohydrates, healthy fats, fiber, sugar-free drinks. And thus, according to the Pasternak method, the correct reduction of “empty calories” occurs.
Yes, and don’t forget that you should train five times a week, with an emphasis on strengthening five important body parts – arms, abs, buttocks, legs and back.
Stars Coached by Harley: Pasternak immediately became “his” coach at the first beauties of Hollywood – Halle Berry, Vanessa Williams, Megan Fox, Katy Perry. And, of course, the entire Kardashian family can’t do without Harleys!
Harley’s tip: and finally, Harley Pasternak advises his wards to arrange a “celebration of life”: once a week, eat their favorite dish. In short, break away from the soul …
Cameron Shane grew up as a quiet and obedient boy. In his native North Carolina, he went into the woods to read his favorite books all alone. Father and older brothers, seriously alarmed that Cameron would grow up to be a real “nerd” who could not stand up for himself, took him to the karate section. To everyone’s surprise, he was so carried away by this sport that he later even received a black belt. Acquaintance with the famous promoter Rick Calamandro, whom Shane met in Los Angeles, played an important role in the fate of the athletic guy. Cameron, with the help of a new friend, began working as a stuntman in Hollywood action films.
Feature of the program: Cameron Shane is the author of the budokon – a special philosophy that combines a number of martial arts, hatha yoga and Zen meditation. If you decipher this system a little, then it turns out that it rests on a cycle of certain exercises, breathing practice and proper nutrition. Budokon helps a person to truly find their body, make it stronger and healthier. And the philosophy of the new direction of fitness creates psychological comfort, resistance to all kinds of stress.
Nutrition and diet: Cameron Shane’s diet is pretty simple: he advises to eat only organic, seasonal foods.
Stars Coached by Cameron: early in his career, by chance, he became the coach of Charlie Sheen. He badly needed help. By that time, the famous actor was constantly using illegal drugs. Less than a month later, Cameron relieved his ward of a bad habit. The rumor about the miracle trainer swept through the hallways of Hollywood. Soon Robert Downey Jr., Sean Penn and other stars became his students.
Cameron’s tip: A sure remedy for urban fatigue that sets in in the evenings, the star trainer offers breathing practices. The best of these, he said, are pranayama or tai chi.
He never became a lawyer: heredity won. David Kirsch was born into a family of fitness instructors. And at first he was not tempted by the idea of following in the footsteps of his parents. The legal profession seemed to him more prestigious and interesting. But the call of blood played its final role in the choice of profession. And David, obeying the will of genes, begins to stubbornly engage in fitness, receives a second education. Then he moved to New York, where he opened his own fitness club.
Nutrition and diet: first of all, Kirsch will become famous for the developed diet, which he called the New York one. To quickly lose weight, the star trainer suggests eating high-protein meals. The daily menu must include vegetables, eggs, meat, chicken and fish. By the way, war has been declared on carbohydrates: their presence will only harm the diet. The power system from David Kirsch consists of two stages. And the most difficult, almost Spartan, is the first. During the initial stage, you need to eat an omelet with tomatoes for breakfast, and at the second – drink a protein shake. Lunch should consist of fried vegetables and boiled meat. At afternoon tea, you limit yourself to an omelet, and for dinner you treat yourself to a salad of peas and fish. And so you eat for two weeks. The second stage is no different from the first, unless you can afford to eat some prohibited product.
Stars coached by David: his first success as a star coach was with Heidi Klum. After giving birth, she experienced problems with being overweight, and David Kirsch managed to bring her into excellent shape. David’s workouts differ in their intensity. They are categorized as cardio, cardiosculpture, leg and glute exercises. By the way, the effect of these activities, including the diet described above, was experienced by the famous Hollywood star Anne Hathaway.
David’s tip: One of the tenets of star trainer David Kirsch’s system is that a complete rejection of alcohol, sugar and bread will give you a healthy body. He also advises that jeans are the most versatile “scales” with which you can easily find yourself losing weight. Or thinner.