Toning Tube Pilates

Catherine Peck, model and founder of Undercover-Glamour.com, gives her trade secrets on the non-surgical ways to enhance your look

The easiest and cheapest way to enhance your look is to have a slim and healthy looking figure.  The majority of men desire women with toned slim bodies as it shows you take pride in your appearance.  Women will feel better about themselves if they are not carrying excess weight as they will have more energy and will feel more confident.  Women often say that celebrities like Cheryl Cole are so lucky that they are slim and have a desirable figure.  Celebrities are not lucky, they work at it.  

It is a simple formula to achieve a toned and healthy body: exercise + eating in moderation.  Everyone can achieve Cheryl Cole's figure it is just about control.  Cheryl Cole and other celeb bodies do not eat fish and chips every night then followed by a piece of chocolate gateau and then washed done with a bottle of wine.  Instead, Cheryl Cole is known for her 5am runs and hard workouts in the gym which are followed by a healthy and nutritious supper.  

Catherine, also finds that larger people say to her that she is lucky that she has a healthy figure but she knows it is not luck but because she eats less or moves more than them.  Catherine wants to share her tips on how you can improve your look with these easy and achievable steps.

 

Model's Top Tips for achieving the Cheryl Cole Body:

1.  Move!  Take the stairs and not the lift.  Swap the car or tube for walking.  Carry a shopping basket instead of using a trolley.  Catch up with friends on a walk rather than over a cake. 

Catherine says: "I am slim because I move.  I take the stairs and not the lift and I walk into town rather than drive and I enjoy walking the dogs." 

2. Exercise.  Be realistic and find a sport or activity that you enjoy and try to do that activity with friends or others.  Try exercise classes, join a sports club or dance club, or even take up walking with friends.

Many women that do not enjoy exercise but want to lose weight sign up for the gym and then get given a gym programme that takes an hour and half to complete, four times a week by themselves.  Even for those that love fitness this would be a struggle to keep up as it is lonely, boring and too long.  So for someone that does not really like fitness they have no chance!  Instead, try the fitness classes at the gym as you will meet others, it will be more sociable and you will have a laugh at the same time. 

3.  Drink water.  Keeping your body hydrated will keep your hair glowing, your skin looking fresh, and your body feeling fit.  Healthy, hydrated skin will delay the onset of wrinkles. 

Catherine aims to drink 2 litres of water a day, plus the water she obtains from food and other drinks.  can calculate how much water you should drink at www.nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm.  How much water you should drink will depend on the amount of exercise you do, your weight, the climate you are in and whether you are pregnant.    

  

Model's Tips for Instant Transformation:

1.  Posture.  Stand up straight and never slouch.  Yoga and Pilates is a great way to focus and improve your posture.

Posture can change the appearance of your body shape instantly; put your shoulders back, head up, stand up straight and you will appear slimmer and taller.   You will also look more confident and appealing and feel more important, as well as activating more muscles to stand like this.

2.  Smile.  If you smile, you will appear warmer and friendlier to others.  Smiling will also trigger a positive emotional experience to you and others. 

Smiling is important as it will help make others feel more relaxed and positive about you.  So get those facial muscles working and smile now!

3.  Wear False Eyelashes.  False eyelashes make your eyes stand out and appear larger than they are giving you a "wide-awake" and "sparkling" look.

Undercover-Glamour.com provides a step by step guide and video tutorial on how to best apply false eyelashes on the product pages.   

4.  Wear Breast Enhancers.  If your bust can do with a helping hand, chicken fillets are a great way to instantly increase your bust.  Increasing your bust will also make your waist look smaller.

5.  Wear Hair Extensions.  To help your hair achieve the longer and fuller look use clip-in hair extensions.  Cheryl Cole is famous for her use of human hair extensions to achieve her luscious locks.  Clip-in hair extensions are a great way to transform your hair without the expensive cost of going to the hairdressers.

Try the above tips to see if they help you feel better about yourself: smile + breast enhancers! + false eyelashes + exercise + water + more movement + better posture = a happy, celebrity looking you.

About the Author

Catherine is an entrepreneur, having recently launched her fashion accessories business www.undercover-glamour.com. Catherine is also a commercial model and snowboarder sponsored by Salomon Snowboards, Bonfire Clothing and Ski Club of Great Britain.

 

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The Method: Standing Pilates Blend - $14.99 This Pilates fitness program hosted by Katalin Zamiar first focuses on strengthening the body's core while slimming the lower body, then moves on to a different segment in which viewers focus on strengthening and toning the upper body. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi

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Pilates Tone & Burn Collection - $14.99 Includes:Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss (2001) Cardio Pilates (2003) Maintenance Pilates for Weight Loss (2005) Pilates Conditioning for Weight Loss One of the goals set by many people in industrialized society is to achieve a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise. A popular exercise regimen in reaching a state of health has become the Pilates exercise program. Founder Joseph Pilates looked to the ancient practice of yoga for inspiration in developing techniques for strengthening and molding the body. His techniques of stretching and breath control produce remarkable results in weight loss and body sculpturing when coupled with a sensible diet. Certified Pilates instructor Suzanne Deason leads her students on the right track to a healthy and slim physique in this energetic and energizing Pilates program. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, Rovi Cardio Pilates If you enjoy the relaxing and muscle-toning benefits of pilates but are looking for something with more calorie-burning kick, someone has finally created an exercise system that offers the best of both worlds. Cardio Pilates features certified pilates instructor Ana Cab?n guiding viewers through an exercise routine that combines a cardio-intensive workout with the stretching of pilates, resulting in a satisfying and effective fitness regimen. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi Maintenance Pilates for Weight Loss Certified fitness trainer Ana Cabin hosts a series of at-home exercise routines in Maintenance Pilates for Weight Loss. As an extension of the groundbreaking original regimen designed and developed by visionary Joseph Pilates at the dawn of the twentieth century - which focused on tightening and honing one's abdominal core - Pilates for Weight Loss expands Pilates' principles to condition the entire body, with a series of simple calisthenic movements that increase one's heart rate, elevate the body's metabolic rate and thus rapidly accelerate calorie burning and weight loss. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

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Pilates Band Workout DVD $19.98 By incorporating a resistance band into a Pilates workout, you will achieve fantastic results making your body firmed and toned. This workout from Lucy Knight , a health and fitness professional, will take you through toning exercises for the upper body and floor work exercises, which are based on both mat work and reformer Pilates techniques. These exercises will enable you to improve your posture and streamline your body shape by achieving longer, leaner muscles. (DVD) approx. 53 mins.

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Crunch Fat Burning Pilates $6.25 Rated: NRSynopsis: This workout video in the Crunch series offers a combination of low-impact cardio aerobics and standing and mat pilates exercises, which results in a program which offers the toning and relaxing benefits of pilates with the calorie-burning kick of aerobics. PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL NOTES:Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)Features: [None specified]Language: EnglishTime: 43 Minutes

Pilates Sculpt & Tone Collection [2 Discs / With CD] - $12.99 Includes:Pilates Abs Workout (2002) Pilates Lower Body Workout (2002) Pilates Abs Workout Fitness expert Ana Caban instructs this abdominal-specific pilates workout. The pilates method depends on "core" or abdominal strength, making this a particularly effective workout. Among the moves are curls, the 100, leg circles, and the classic swan dive. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi Pilates Lower Body Workout This pilates workout focuses on the lower body, and includes classic pilates exercises for the buttocks, lower back, and thighs. Originally created by dancer Joseph Pilates, these exercises are known for toning the body without generating bulk. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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