Before her Federline years, Britney Spears was the epitome of fitness and spunk, courtesy of her solid dance moves, busy schedule and long hours of dancing and performing. Thanks to a strict regimen that her status as Pop Princess demanded, Spears lost her baby fat and showed off toned arms, a flat stomach and lean legs for all her hard work.
Then she got married and had two kids and even tried to drop off the public eye. The many times we’ve gotten a glimpse of Britney were through her short-lived reality show and the ever-present paparazzi pictures. Baby weight still hounded her at the time but she has since bounced back to prepare for her much-awaited comeback.
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Another reality show, having no less than Shaq O’Neal as the motivator-in-chief, is targeting obesity. This time, it’s childhood obesity that’s being attacked by the “Shaq Attack”. The show is called “Shaq’s Big Challenge”, which airs every Tuesday (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
It seems like it’s no longer just the NBA team that Shaq is caring for nowadays, he’s also now all out for the children. He even created a TV series out of his concern for child obesity.
This big guy who’s won four times as an NBA champion confided that he’s seen the amazing statistics on childhood obesity and got inspired to do his part on making physical fitness more popular than junk food and inactiveness which are taking their toll not only on adults but unfortunately on kids, too, who are more prone to the feeling of being an outsider and other emotional effects that obesity brings.
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Back in the 1980’s, Kirstie Alley was a blonde bombshell. As the years went by, however, the actress put on a good deal of weight, making her lose movie deals in the process. In the late 1990’s, Kirstie Alley turned to the Jenny Craig program; her entry was much publicized, as she kept a blog about her work on losing her weight, and as the public watched her progress.
Soon, Kirstie Alley lost seventy-five pounds, appeared on Oprah’s show wearing a bikini, and even had her own show to host. She became a spokesperson to Jenny Craig, a stage she now shares with fellow actress and friend Valerie Bertinelli, whom she referred to the program. Kirstie Alley is undoubtedly one of the most famous weight-loss celebrities, and she will always be remembered as the woman who dared to bare her leaner body – and perhaps inspired a legion of fans to go through their own weight loss programs.
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Ex-Baywatch star, Carmen Electra is not just known for her curves, she is also famous for her dancing skills, something she is not shy about showing off. Electra has been a dancer since she was young and was in fact a former member of the Pussycat Dolls, a stint she credits for helping her learn new dance moves and improve her dancing.
How she keeps fit? Electra keeps a diet and workout plan, a regimen she maintains to keep in shape and also to tame her stomach, a part of her body she is not too crazy about. Lately, she has focused her energies into producing a fitness regimen to help other women keep fit and healthy Carmen Electra-style.
Electra’s fitness regimen centers around her workout videos, titled ‘Aerobic Striptease’ and ‘Fit to Strip’. Both videos feature how-to steps using strip teasing dance moves to keep in shape. While the entertainment purpose of the tape is not lost to its users, Electra swears by its effectiveness. It features the same moves that Electra uses herself to keep her body in great condition. This was the product of her collaboration with DVD producers who saw the potential in her burlesque show.
Electra is promoting her DVDs to help women lose weight and have fun at the same time. The DVDs feature both exercise and striptease routines. The videos show Electra and two other women as they dance a series of choreographed moves. The routine, Electra says, are something that women will find enjoyable to use and benefit from at the same time.
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Tags: Carmen Electra, aerobic striptease, celebrity workout
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