How Do Celebs Stay Fit?

Celebs stay fit the same way as an ordinary person does -- through a healthy diet and consistent workout routine. The only difference between celebs and you is that they have a personal trainer and nutritionist to guide them toward maintaining their fit bodies, whereas you need to be your source of motivation and guidance.

  1. Diet

    • Celebs start staying fit by eating healthy and avoiding bad eating habits. Just because you work out doesn't mean that your diet can be unhealthy. Working out increases your appetite. If you continued eating unhealthy, you would negate the calories you just burned. Dr. Wayne Andersen says, "Eating healthy starts with avoiding animal fat (especially saturated fat), such as fried foods." Tyra Banks lost weight and stays fit by avoiding putting bacon on top of salad. Eating more lean protein will fill you and is a healthier choice than protein found in fatty meats. Avoid sugar, found in candy and even in white bread and pasta.

    Cardio

    • Cardio is another major part of staying fit. Celebrities do many different forms of cardio workout routines: running, kickboxing, biking, cardio-and-strength circuits and high-intensity aquatic exercises. Kim and Kourtney Kardashian do a lot of cardio and dance, Hilary and Haylie Duff perform jogging and jump rope workouts, and Kellan Lutz gets his cardio in by swimming. There are even celebrity workout plans, like Queen Latifah's No-Fail Cardio Plan designed by Queen Latifah's trainer, Jeanette Jenkins. This cardio plan is a 35-minute intense interval cardio routine that involved long periods of sprinting and shorter periods of recovery.

    Strength Training

    • Strength training is another part of staying fit. Celebs work on strength-training exercises to target every muscle in their body, including their butt, legs, arms and abs. Actors and actresses have to perform strenuous strength-training exercises to achieve the desired body for the characters they play. For her role in "The Avengers," Scarlett Johansson did power-building exercises, such as kettlebell moves, rope drills and weighted lunges, according to her trainer Bobby Strom. Singers, like Rihanna, do cardio-and-strength circuits twice a week. Rihanna's trainer, Harley Pasternak, reveals some of her exercises -- skater lunges, overhead triceps extensions with dumbbells and Russian trunk twists with a medicine ball. Pasternak suggests that the exercises should be performed at three sets of 20 reps.

    Recommendations

    • Staying fit requires all three components -- healthy eating, cardio and strength training workouts -- to allow results. Do moderate cardio at least 150 minutes a week, or intense cardio for 75 minutes a week. Strength-training workouts should be done two to three days a week on nonconsecutive days for 20 to 30 minutes each day. While performing strength-training exercises, choose a weight that will tire out your muscles after 12 reps. Building and toning doesn't require a ton of reps to show results. Listen to your body and stop if you feel any pain or swollen joints.