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Jennifer Beals’ Workout

richard — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:29:27 +0000

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 competitive edge from playing basketball while growing up in Chicago, so it’s not surprising that she likes music to pump things up. Here are some of Beals’ favorite up-tempo tunes and old classics that motivate her when she works out. Click here to subscribe to VIVmag.

Energetic Inspiration

eroi1 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:45:55 +0000

Professional trainer Ron Mathews and actor Lauren Graham have spent many hours training together in the gym over the past two years. Music is a key element for the duo, as it fuels their workout sessions. “Lauren and I prefer rock ’n’ roll and rap for more intense training like leg work, jumping moves and plyometrics,” says Mathews. The following up-tempo tunes also “inspire us to push hard when we lift weights.” (When they do cardio, they prefer more mellow music.) To read more about Graham and the training program Mathews created for her, see VIVmag’s September/October 2007 issue.

Click here to download this workout playlist from iTunes.

Walk This Way

eroi1 — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:50:54 +0000

Walking expert, motivational/fitness coach and Podfitness trainer Debbie Rocker has compiled some terrific tunes to accompany the walking workouts she designed for readers in VIVmag’s March/April 2007 fitness feature, “Walk This Way” (click here for your free 6-month subscription). Rocker has compiled a 30-minute playlist and a 45-minute playlist. Listen to them individually, or combine them for a calorie-burning 75-minute endurance walk.

Click here to download your own “Walk this Way” iMix.