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13. editor’s note
Be Someone’s
Fitness Hero
A year ago in this very column I
made my New Year’s resolution to FITNESS
train for and run my first marathon. staffers Lindsey
I wasn’t sure then whether I could really put in the many Emery, Julia
months and miles needed to get in shape. But the steady Savacool,
preparation was more rewarding than I ever imagined. me and John
Herr got great
I met some awesome running buddies, pushed beyond
marathon-
my limits—16 miles one day, 20 a few weeks later—and day tips from
gained the strength and confidence to keep reaching Olympian Deena
for new body possibilities. Kastor (center).
Two days before the
2009 ING New York City
Marathon, as I sat nervously
at a prerace breakfast hosted
by Asics, I eagerly soaked in
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Olympic bronze medalist
Deena Kastor. Instead of a
juicy secret on what to eat
or wear on race day, the best
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be her footprints that I’ll happily trail.
I did it! Sore
feet, yes,
but 26.2 miles
of smiles.
Betty S. Wong, Editor in Chief
betty@fitnessmagazine.com
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I suggest a nutrient-rich liquid diet—
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Remember the gold back won’t keel over on the red carpet!”
less sideless and nearly
How do stars beat bloat?
belly button–baring dress
CA: “They avoid salt as much as
Jennifer Lopez wore to
possible. If they slip and eat some
last year’s Golden Globe
pretzels, I tell them to have half a
Awards? It’s nearly time
Say Pink comes to see you. What’s banana or another potassium-rich
to ogle sculpted celebs in
the first thing you tell a new client? food. Sodium pulls water into your
sequins again The awards
AK: “Balance your nutrients. Every cells and makes you retain it, while
show is on January We
three hours, eat one serving each potassium pumps it out, which
grilled celebrity nutrition
of carbs, protein and healthy fat helps to deflate bloating.”
ists Christine Avanti
for energy without adding pounds.
author of Skinny Chicks What kind of exercise is best?
Still hungry? Snack on veggies.
Don’t Eat Salads and CA: “My clients do an hour of cardio,
They have enough bulk to send the
Ashley Koff R D a like running, plus yoga every day.
‘I’m full’ message to your brain.”
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member to find out how What if she shows up just a few flush toxins that accumulate in
A listers prep for those days before a big event? organs and fat tissue and that can
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after reading that a minute of jiggling it is equivalent to
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without the James Bond–like action). Three minutes in,
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quickened, and the jiggling forced me to engage my core,
arms and back. When I was finished, my upper body felt
ablaze. I’m a believer—somebody shake me.”
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on the trails. Now I can be, thanks to Mountain this month we checked in with the show’s
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keep me going. I might think, What the hell am I doing
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Active social life “Time with friends used to be all
you’re planning
is on for
about food or drinks, but now we hike, bowl or go dancing.
T he heat Hillary.
a cold-weather If we meet for cocktails, we walk to the bar.”
staf fer
camping trip Jean-ius reminder “The 27-inch-waist jeans that I wore
or a hard-core on the show’s finale keep me in check. If they start to feel
ski getaway.” —H.M. tight, I know I need to get back on track.”
! The fantastic four “We used to
Get Out There our kids’ karate classes, but now
gab during
we take our
Fight Cluba
TOP: COURTESY NBC ( 2 ) . CENTER : BRYAN MCCAY.
own boxing class. We even negotia
ted a one-
Abid
Mary Ann month free trial by telling the own
er that if we
from Wayne each lost a dress size, we’d join for
good.”
d
New Jersey an
three friend s Body benefits “I’ve dropped weight and
are hooked on toned up; classes are a mix of punche s, kicks,
Thai boxing Mary-Ann sprints, jump rope, crunche s and more.”
Tried a challenging
activity lately? Tell
Girl power “Our behinds have shrunk, and our bond has grown. We’re earning points to
us about it at fitlife@ advance from white to yellow belts, and we can really keep up with the guys in class.”
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27. getgorgeous
Seek Cover
Sunscreen is a must
even in winter Burning
UVB rays are less of an
issue this time of year
than UVAs the aging
kind that also cause
skin cancer says Heidi
Waldorf M D director
of laser and cosmetic
dermatology at Mount
Sinai Medical Center
in New York City That
means you can get by
with a lower daily SPF
level—a rather than
a —as long as the
formula properly shields
against UVA radiation
“Check ingredients lists
for avobenzone mexoryl
titanium dioxide or zinc ”
Dr Waldorf says But if
you enjoy winter sports
stick with SPF “Snow
reflects percent of the
sun’s rays onto your skin
and altitude magnifies
this effect ” she says
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BY LEAH WYAR
Style Smarts
Three strand secrets that will help you kick bad hair days.
Use color cues. In general, explains Adrian De Berardinis,
clear styling products such a stylist in New York City. Spritz-
as gels beef up roots, while ing without heating creates icky
white or opaque products like buildup that zaps shine and
lotions and creams smooth flattens hair.
flyaways and frizz, says celebrity
hairstylist Sally Hershberger, Be slack with suds. There’s
a reason pro colorists don’t
who is based in New York City.
shampoo your mane before
An exception: mousse, which
applying dye or bleach. “Natural
actually does both.
oils and styling products pre-
Reach for tools. Products vent your hair from drying out,
with a “heat activated” label plus they help the color absorb
contain ingredients that work better,” De Berardinis says. Skip
only with the help of a blow- a wash before tinting at home
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