Star quality : the red carpet workout for the celebrity body of your dreams

If you’ve ever wanted to know how Madonna and Naomi Watts sculpt their sexy bodies, celebrity trainer Rob Parr shares their workouts in Star Quality: The Red Carpet Workout for the Celebrity Body of Your Dreams. Choose your coveted body type based on the celebrity examples, follow Parr’s proven workout regimen, and achieve lasting results in only 90 days. The workouts are easy-to-follow with varied routines to prevent boredom, and the book includes celebrity secrets, motivational tips, and Hollywood stories for a fun and interactive approach to fitness. Star Quality: The Red Carpet Workout for the Celebrity Body of Your Dreams 3 Contents 7 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 11 Take-It-Outside Philosophy 13 The Star Quality Program 13 Chapter 1: The Glitz-and-Glam Workout 15 Putting the “Work” Back in “Workout” 16 Fitness Philosophy: Change It Up to Keep It Up 19 Chapter 2: Define Your Star Quality Body Type 21 Body Basics 21 What’s Your Celebrity Body Type? 25 Celebrity-Tested Tips 27 Chapter 3: What Does Overweight Mean? 29 Fat 29 Cellulite 33 Chapter 4: Your Star Quality Fitness Plan 39 Assess Your Fitness Level 41 The Fitness Test 43 Diet Evaluation 50 Mental Fitness: Test Your Level of Stress 52 Fitness Philosophy—Take It Outside 57 Fitness Lifestyle 58 Target Toning 60 Chapter 5: Star Quality Body Breakdown 63 Shoulders 63 Back 65 Chest 67 Arms 67 Abdominals 68 Butt and Hips 70 Legs 71 Injury Prevention 73 Toning Tactics 78 Chapter 6: Star Quality Food 81 The Celebrity Skinny 81 When to Fuel 83 Water 85 How to Work a Diet into Your Life without Going Crazy 87 Protein 89 Fruits and Vegetables 92 Carbohydrates 93 Fiber 96 Fat 96 Overdoing It...Occasionally! 100 A Few Basics to Beware Of 101 Put Your Food to Work 103 Start a Food Journal 108 Chapter 7: Star Quality Meals and Recipes 109 Breakfast 109 Midmorning Snack 112 Lunch 113 Afternoon Snack 123 Dinner 124 Chapter 8: Star Quality Exercises 143 Environment/Terrain-Based and Weather-Based Cardio Choices 143 Add Some Glitter to Your Cardio and Resistance Exercises 144 Essential Extras 144 Upper-Body Glitz: Back 146 Chest Exercises 151 Biceps 157 Triceps 161 Abdominal Glitz 163 Obliques 167 Lower-Body Glitz: Legs 168 Polymetric Exercises 181 Quads and Hamstrings 188 Outer Thigh 194 Glutes 199 Stretch It Out: After-Exercise Stretches 204 Chapter 9: Star Quality Development Phase 207 Never Stretch a Cold Muscle 207 Warm Up 208 Postexercise: Stretch It All Out 208 Month 1 209 Real Woman, Real Story 214 Chapter 10: Star Quality Production Phase 217 Month 2 219 Real Woman, Real Story 221 Chapter 11: Star Quality Postproduction Phase 227 Month 3 229 Pace Matters 230 Outside Awareness 230 Feeling the Calorie Burn? Maybe Not... 232 Take-It-Outside Philosophy 233 Real Woman, Real Story 234 Chapter 12: Star Quality Maintenance 237 Appendix: Star Quality Sport-Specific Fitness 241 Skiing 242 Rowing/Canoeing/Kayaking 247 Running 250 Yoga 254 Tennis 256 Index 259

Are you ready to add Star Quality to your body and life? Let Rob Parr, trainer and coach to many of Hollywood's biggest superstars, show you how to tone and sculpt your body the way his clients do in just ninety days. You'll start to see real results in just two weeks!

You begin with a test to help you determine your own celebrity body type. Instead of using the usual analogies of apple, pear, and stick shapes, Star Quality gives you much more glamorous aspirations. If you have an athletic body, this book will show you how to shape your body to look more like Madonna's. If you have an hourglass shape, it will help you get toned like Demi Moore. And if you have a long and slender body, Star Quality can help your body resemble Naomi Watts's!

Star Quality teaches you the fundamentals and then shows you how to add glitz and glam to your workout with five-minute strength-training and fat-burning moves that target a specific body part and help you alter your routine to keep it fresh. This book shows you how to combine your personalized, constantly evolving, gym-free fitness program with a sound nutritional plan and celebrity-style recipes—you'll soon be on your way to being Hollywood hot and red carpet ready!

You'll love the inside information on celebrities and their battles to get and stay fit. You'll be inspired and intrigued by quick and fun sidebar tips and ideas you can use anytime, including Celeb Secrets, Get Psyched, On-the-Go Fitness, Accidental Exercise, Food News, and Up the Ante. And you'll like the quick pace and personal tone that make you feel as though Rob is right beside you, urging you on, just as he did Madonna, Demi, and Naomi. Start the Star Quality program today and you'll find that your fitness success is in the stars.