Feb 27

Red Carpet Workouts

red carpet fitness

If you watched the Academy Awards last night, then you know that fit celebrities got a ton of attention. Although it may seem like our favorite stars pull off their red carpet ready bodies easily, the truth is that is takes a lot of hard work leading up to the big day.

Want to get Angelina’s legs or Cameron’s shoulders? If you want to get the body parts of your favorite celebrities, you have to eat clean and workout consistently. At DailyBurn, we always want you to be the best you, not try to be like someone else. What works for some people doesn’t work for others. But still, aspiring to look like a fit celebrity can act as inspiration if you’re feeling unmotivated.

Here are the most talked about celebrities of the night with workouts inspired by their best features:

Get Angelina’s Legs

Angelina Jolie’s legs, I mean leg, got the most attention on the red carpet last night. Her strong and lean leg muscles looked amazing peeking out of her black velvet Versace gown. Angelina’s legs are trim, so to get legs like hers, try this lengthening workout that combines ballet-based movements and pilates.

5 minute jogging warmup
30 plies
30 knee tucks into arabesque (each leg)
30 leg circles (each leg, both directions)
50 standing calf raises
30 bicycle kicks
30 leg scissors

Get Cameron’s Shoulders

Cameron Diaz is known for her strong, sculpted arms that she reveals with strapless dresses. To get Cameron’s trim, rounded shoulders look, try a mix of bodyweight arm exercises and light dumbbells.

2 minute jumprope warmup
20 side plank pushups
20 dumbbell side lateral raises
20 dumbbell front raises
10 pull-ups or assisted pull-ups
2 minute jumprope interval
20 dumbbell row pushups
20 seated dumbbell shoulder presses

Get Brad’s Lean Muscle

You can get the trim yet muscular body of Brad Pitt with a mixture of high intensity training and functional strength training. Try this workout once a week combined with a low carb diet to speed fat loss while building muscle mass.

3 minute jumprope warmup
20 box jumps
40 mountain climbers
5 x 45 sec tabata squats
3 rounds pull-ups
10 barbell deadlifts
40 backwards weighted lunges
3 x 10 dumbbell bicep curls with shoulder presses

Get Gwyneth’s Waistline

Gwyneth Paltrow is known for her long workouts with celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson. We all don’t have time to workout a few hours a day, but you can get Gwyneth’s trim waistline thanks to a mix of pilates mat work and yoga. Try these moves to trim your waistline:

100s
Downward dog
3 x Vinyasas
Bicycle kicks
30 one legged circles (both directions, each side)
10 Side plank pushups
20 Rolling like a ball
3 x 10 seconds open leg balance
20 side kicks each side

Red carpet workouts are a fun way to get motivated to try new workouts during the late winter slump. Don’t worry about looking perfect. Leave that up the to celebrities. Just get out there and get moving.

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