3 Gym-Free Workouts
By Karen Asp, REDBOOK
Getting a million-dollar body doesn't always require a trainer, or even fancy gear. Steal these gym-free workouts from three very-fit celebs.
Exercise: Road Biking
Star: Lauren Graham
Benefits: It's great for toning your lower body--less thigh jiggle--and also strengthens your abs since you have to contract your core to balance on the bike.
Insider Tip: Adjust the saddle so your knees are just slightly bent on the down pedal push, says Michelle Lovitt, Graham's trainer in Los Angeles.
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Exercise: Flow-style yoga
Star: Poppy Montgomery
Benefits: This type of yoga not only melts fat, it also improves flexibility and posture and keeps you centered, says Valerie Waters, Montgomery's fitness trainer.
Insider Tip: Try a DVD like Yoga Transformation, Weight Loss and Balance With Deepak Chopra and Tara Stiles. Aim to do it two or three times a week.
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Exercise: Hiking
Star: Mary Louise Parker
Benefits: Sexy legs--hip to toe. "Hiking tones the glutes and hamstrings on the uphill and the quadriceps on the downhill," says Lovitt, who is also Parker's trainer.
Insider Tip: No hills nearby? Boost the fat-burning potential of any walk with intervals: Stroll for three minutes, then speed-walk for one to three minutes and repeat.
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