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How To Get A 'Celebrity Body'

The Oscars, movie premieres and other red carpet events give us the chance to see our favorite stars strut their stuff.

And while you may not be a big-time celebrity, you can certainly look like one!

The folks at Health magazine have identified five stars who have beautifully toned legs, abs and more.

On The Saturday Early Show, Health contributing editor Petra Kolber shows how we can get the following celebrity bodies at home.

Halle Berry - Arms And Shoulders

"The great thing about the shoulder area is that it is one area that does not hold a lot of body fat and so you can tend to see results pretty quickly," Kolber says.

To get sculpted arms and shoulders, you need to challenge your muscles by lifting heavy weights.

"The biggest mistake I see is people not using heavy enough weights," Kolber confirms.

How to do it:
Combine several arm moves into one fluid motion:

  1. Begin with a free weight in each hand, arms by side.
  2. Do a bicep curl, curling hands up toward shoulders.
  3. Then extend arms/hands to ceiling as you would in an overhead press.
  4. Next, move into a tricep extension by lowering hands behind your head and then returning them overhead. Elbows should face forward the entire time.
  5. Lower elbows into waist, and then move arms down by sides, back to starting position.
  6. Keeping arms straight, lift them to sides - a lateral raise - and then lower to starting position.
  7. If you want to make this more challenging and really engage your core muscles, do this standing on one leg and just use the opposite arm; then switch.

Hillary Swank – Back

Swank's backless dress was the talk of the Oscars, and it certainly showed off all of the muscle she developed while working on "Million Dollar Baby."

Swank is proof that boxing is a phenomenal way to train the upper body. Jump rope, which is often associated with boxing, is another high-intensity, highly effective cardio activity that you can mix in with your strength training here.

How to do it:

  1. Get into a kneeling position on the floor, with your hands and forearms resting on the exercise ball, about shoulder width apart.
  2. Draw your abdominal muscles in (think about drawing your belly button toward your spine).
  3. Maintaining good posture, roll out your body along the ball, extending your hips. (Your shoulders and hips move together in one fluid motion) Only roll out as far as you can keep your good posture/straight back.
  4. Return to beginning position.

Jennifer Lopez – Glutes

People always say that JLo has a great butt - you too can have a defined derriere with a little work. Performing cardio on an incline - such as climbing stairs - is a great way to tone your glutes. Good form is crucial when working this area. According to Kolber, we often put our backs into these exercises instead of our glutes.

How to do it:

  1. Begin in a push up position with arms slightly bent and ball under hips.
  2. Draw in your abdominal muscles and keep them tight the entire time.
  3. Lift one leg toward the ceiling until you can't lift it any further. Don't push yourself; you don't want to hyper-extend your back.
  4. Slowly lower leg to starting position, and repeat.

Sheryl Crow - Abs
Unfortunately, this area does not respond well to simple strength and endurance training. We tend to store body fat here, and only by including cardio and a sensible diet into your routine will you see the results you want.

The following exercise has been shown to be one of the most effective ab exercises out there. It trains both the upper and lower areas as well as the obliques.

How to do it:

  1. Lie on your back with knees bent at 90 degrees. Rest hands lightly behind head.
  2. Draw your belly button toward your spine.
  3. Slowly extend your right leg and at the same time rotate your torso by drawing your left shoulder toward your right knee.
  4. Return to starting position and repeat on opposite side.

Beyoncé Knowles - Legs

"Strong legs help us move more easily, help us in our favorite sports and are also the best accessory for that little black dress," Kolber says. "Cardio that involves climbing, or an incline will also contribute to developing shapely legs. Beyoncé is a phenomenal dancer and that also helps her look so great - dancers have some of the best legs around so why not mix it up and take a beginning dance class."

Of course, the following move can also help you tone your legs.

How to do it:

  1. Begin with feet together and hands on hips.
  2. Take a step forward and lower yourself into a lunge position. Return to starting position.
  3. Take a step to the side, lower yourself into a lunge, return to starting position.
  4. Take a step back into a lunge position, then return to starting position.
  5. Take another step to the side, lower yourself into a lunge, return to starting position.
  6. Repeat on opposite leg.
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