July 29, 2009 11:33 AM
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Make Over Your Treadmill Workout
(CBS)
Fitness trainer to the stars Tracy Anderson has helped sculpt the bodies of celebrities such as Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, among others.
Anderson came on "The Early Show" Wednesday to share new and innovative ways to use that old staple: the treadmill.
Anderson also commented on photos circulating on the Internet this week of Madonna looking less than flattering.
"Madonna doesn't look like that," Anderson told CBS News. "I think that the photo has been doctored. ...Madonna is one of the healthiest and strongest people that I know."
Anderson, who recently opened a studio in New York, uses a method she developed for the woman's body that trains accessory, under-used muscles to keep the body small.
"I don't want your muscles overtrained where you develop bulk," she told CBS News. "I want you to work out to create the opposite kind of body, so I develop regimens that are changing every 10 days. The constant change in your regimen is how you create a better body."
So, with Anderson's principles, your treadmill workout just got a makeover.
Anderson says normal, traditional workouts on the treadmill are about running or walking in repetition, which creates more muscle mass, making your muscles bigger. Her treadmill workout is designed she said to work your accessory muscles. Created for a celebrity client, Anderson's treadmill exercises changes up the exercises you do on the machine.
Anderson said the new workout is "basically dancing on the treadmill."
But, is dancing on a treadmill dangerous?
Anderson says no.
"It challenges your endurance so much more than a regular treadmill workout. All you really need is to learn four or five basic steps and you can create all kinds of really challenging workouts that still follow my method."
However, even before you step on a treadmill, Anderson warms up with call attitude lifts that exercise the hips and butt.
Another exercise is the "push-up leap" that takes your heart rate up, works your arms.
"I also like to change the movements to keep the mind activated as well as the muscles. I like to compare this to an ice skater doing a double axel."
Skipping on the treadmill is also an effective workout technique, according to Anderson.
She said single skips or single and double skips are easy on the quads and not as invasive as running in terms of building muscles.
"But you're burning calories," she said.
And remember the ballet term "sashaying"?
On the treadmill, Anderson uses this dance move to keep the cardio workout elevated.
"You are accomplishing three things at once with this type of movement because it's a different kind of movement than you're used to doing on a treadmill."
She said sashaying improves your skin tone, pulls muscles in and gets rid of fat.
Anderson came on "The Early Show" Wednesday to share new and innovative ways to use that old staple: the treadmill.
Anderson also commented on photos circulating on the Internet this week of Madonna looking less than flattering.
"Madonna doesn't look like that," Anderson told CBS News. "I think that the photo has been doctored. ...Madonna is one of the healthiest and strongest people that I know."
Anderson, who recently opened a studio in New York, uses a method she developed for the woman's body that trains accessory, under-used muscles to keep the body small.
"I don't want your muscles overtrained where you develop bulk," she told CBS News. "I want you to work out to create the opposite kind of body, so I develop regimens that are changing every 10 days. The constant change in your regimen is how you create a better body."
So, with Anderson's principles, your treadmill workout just got a makeover.
Anderson says normal, traditional workouts on the treadmill are about running or walking in repetition, which creates more muscle mass, making your muscles bigger. Her treadmill workout is designed she said to work your accessory muscles. Created for a celebrity client, Anderson's treadmill exercises changes up the exercises you do on the machine.
Anderson said the new workout is "basically dancing on the treadmill."
But, is dancing on a treadmill dangerous?
Anderson says no.
"It challenges your endurance so much more than a regular treadmill workout. All you really need is to learn four or five basic steps and you can create all kinds of really challenging workouts that still follow my method."
However, even before you step on a treadmill, Anderson warms up with call attitude lifts that exercise the hips and butt.
Another exercise is the "push-up leap" that takes your heart rate up, works your arms.
"I also like to change the movements to keep the mind activated as well as the muscles. I like to compare this to an ice skater doing a double axel."
Skipping on the treadmill is also an effective workout technique, according to Anderson.
She said single skips or single and double skips are easy on the quads and not as invasive as running in terms of building muscles.
"But you're burning calories," she said.
And remember the ballet term "sashaying"?
On the treadmill, Anderson uses this dance move to keep the cardio workout elevated.
"You are accomplishing three things at once with this type of movement because it's a different kind of movement than you're used to doing on a treadmill."
She said sashaying improves your skin tone, pulls muscles in and gets rid of fat.
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