As featured in the November/December 2009 issue of VIVmag, Pilates maven Risa Sheppard has been training “The Queen of Country,” Reba McEntire, for five years at her studios in both Toluca Lake and Westwood, CA. At their sessions, music plays in the background, since “unlike aerobics, Pilates is not supposed to be done to music, as [...]
Researchers at San Diego State University recently determined that the optimum walking pace for “moderate intensity” physical activity equates to walking 100 steps per minute. Listening to music that comes in at around 100 beats per minute is an easy way to ensure you maintain the right speed. Below is a sample mix; you can [...]
As featured in the September/October 2009 issue of VIVmag, Zen Fitness trainer Juliet Kaska has worked for two years with Kate Walsh, whose success on Grey’s Anatomy led to the spinoff Private Practice. Kaska and Walsh work out at the actor’s home, where she has her own Pilates studio, combining core work with resistance training in a [...]
Singer Mary J. Blige, “the queen of hip-hop soul,” worked with trainer Gregg Miele over the course of three years to build and maintain her endurance as she performed concerts around the world. Miele kept the R&B diva in great shape so she had the stamina to sing and dance for hours at a time [...]
As featured in the May/June 2009 issue of VIVmag, Peta Wilson, the former La Femme Nikita from the 1997–2001 television series, called upon trainer Scott Sonnon to help her get ready for her next, intensely physical role in the film 124 Degrees. Known as the “Flow Coach,” Sonnon developed a Circular Strength Training program that combines [...]
As featured in the March/April 2009 issue of VIVmag, actor Halle Berry had to get ready for Esquire’s 2008 Sexiest Woman Alive cover shoot when she was chosen shortly after having her first child. Berry and her trainer Ramona Braganza took on the challenge while being extremely mindful of Berry’s baby’s needs. Music fueled their [...]
As featured in the January/February 2009 issue of VIVmag, Jay “The Major” Kerwin has trained the lovely Giselle Fernandez, the award-winning journalist and television personality, for the past three years. Kerwin, who runs Boot Camp L.A., the highly popular program set in a park near the famed La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, believes [...]
For 10 years, Rich Guzman has trained actor Jennifer Beals, whose workout is featured in the November/December 2008 issue of VIVmag. Beals is one of the stars of the hit television show The L Word on Showtime, playing power-hungry babe Bette Porter, but in real life she is a jock at heart. Beals culled her [...]
As featured in the September/October 2008 issue of VIVmag, trainer Stephanie Laff has worked with the award-winning actress Sela Ward for more than a year at the Sports Club/LA, where Laff has converted Ward into a kettle-bell devotee. Her playlist for Ward consists of upbeat alternative-pop music. “When we train at Sports Club/LA there’s music [...]
“Music is a key element during our [exercise] sessions,” explains trainer Steve Jordan, who worked out with Arianna Huffington, queen of the bloggers, for over a year. “It helps to create the right mood and inspire Arianna to relax and get into the session,” says Jordan. “I chose this playlist because the tempo in the [...]
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