If you ever wondered to yourself what workout routines the rich and famous use to keep their bodies looking good you probably wouldn’t be alone. People the world over have been in search for a long time to find the exact exercise and diet plans their favorite celebs use so that they themselves can achieve the same fitness level.
Jessica Alba is an actress who is sought after by men and someone who women want to look like. As an incredibly fit lady that seemed to almost instantly bounce back from pregnancy with no signs of weight gain, she has had many people scratching their heads asking themselves. How on earth was she able to do that? Her secret turned out to be some basic workout routines being done in the comfort of her home after the delivery to get rid of the extra weight.
The first step is a simple cardio warm-up. Like most warm-ups Jessica’s last’s about 10 minutes and she uses an exercise bike during this time frame. An exercise bike is not essential as anything can be substituted as long as 10 minutes of warm-ups are done. Choose something not to difficult and that will increase your heart rate.
Weight training is step two. For this step she uses 7 Kg weights to do chest flys at an incline for fifteen repetitions. She follows this with single leg squats for which she uses 2 Kg weights and does fifteen repetitions for each leg. Next in this step is tricep dips using a bench for twenty repetitions. She does these exercises circuit set three times taking just a half a minute in between for a break.
Step three is another 10 minutes of cardiovascular exercise that Jessica does on an elliptical machine or a treadmill. She makes sure that this is a higher intensity than her warm up aiming for a minimum of medium intensity. Again, you can do any cardiovascular exercise at a higher intensity that you know you will be able to enjoy and stick to.
Step four of the routine shifts back to weight training. Jessica with this step uses 15 pound weights pushing herself to 12 reps of chest presses. To be followed by hamstring curls where a stability ball is used for 15 reps. The last step of this circuit targets the abs. She chooses to do 35 upper ab crunches followed by 35 lower ab crunches finishing off with 30 crunches that target the oblique muscles. Like the last circuit this one is repeated three times with only a 30 second break being taken.
This step would again revert back to 10 minutes of cardio exercise. This time however the cardio intensity level would be the highest you can give for the full duration. Like the last cardio step Jessica prefers to use a treadmill or elliptical, but you can choose whatever exercise you feel works best for you as long as you can give it a high level of intensity for 10 minutes.
This particular workout routine is well thought out and seems to work for Jessica. When this routine is combined with healthy eating it will more than likely work for anyone who uses it. With hard work and consistent effort on your part attaining a similar physique as Jessica Alba is possible. What it will take more than anything else is commitment to the workout routines you choose, and to find the exercises and time to do them that’s best for you. When having a drive and will to accomplish your goals a truly healthy and fit physique is possible.
It’s no accident Jessica Alba was able to drop the pregnancy weight and end up with her previous great looking body. A great exercise system for beginner to intermediate exercisers is Power 90. If you’re interested in something that is more extreme try P90X both programs created by Tony Horton.