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Mission: Can I Get Kelly Ripa's Body?One writer's journey to find strength (and a thinner waistline?) through the celebrity-worshiped fitness workout, Physique 57 |
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Seriously though -- do I want arms like Ripa's that don't flap in the wind? Yes.
Should my ass be less obtrusive? Probably.
Would it be nice to sit and not have a jellyroll slowly unfold over my jeans? Ab-solutely.
But above all, as a twenty-something woman, do I need to stop considering the walk, I repeat w-a-l-k, up the three flights of stairs to the office my fitness routine for the day? That, my friends, would be an affirmative.
I came to these revelations after a recent visit to the doc. I was sitting in the waiting room and spread across the coffee table were a bunch of "Fitness" and "Shape" magazines with bikini-clad celebs glaring their shiny teeth and flat bellies at me.
There she was -- little-but-larger-than-life Ripa posing in a neon orange two-piece. I picked up the mag and as I thumbed through the pages, reading about her adventures in motherhood, how she never exercised in her twenties, and her "new" love of Physique 57, a trendy workout my friend Tricia was just raving about as I shoveled in a cheesy omelet at brunch, I had a thought.
Do these high faultin' celebrity workouts splashed across glossy magazines actually work for real people? Could I, the former chubbiest girl in the 5th grade whose thighs have never not touched, get the toned body of a celebrity? Could this fitness fad really be as life changing for me as it was for Miss Ripa?
I was determined to find out, to make a change. I was determined to try this Physique 57.
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Older comments
Great job! Getting started is the hardest part and as long as you continue, it'll be easy to keep those good habits. Now I am inclined to look into the Physique 57 classes. There is not gym where I live that offers it, but perhaps I can find a DVD where I can try it at home. Nice work!
by flirtygirl214 Friday, August 10, 2012 at 02:02PM Report as inappropriate
Great but now work in healthy foods. See the real change.
by Ydabney Friday, August 10, 2012 at 12:04PM Report as inappropriate
Researchers at the University of Utah found that adults who consume eight or more glasses of water each day burned significantly more calories than people who only drank four or less. WHY ISN'T THIS SHOUTED FROM THE ROOFTOPS???
by alictasia Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 09:55AM Report as inappropriate
I found videos on youtube and did a 5 min one for arms.
by asiagirl4ever Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 09:11AM Report as inappropriate
This was a great article, but I don't think I'll be trying out these DVDs.
by tallredamanda Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 06:46AM Report as inappropriate
Kelly Ripa looks like a skeleton...
by eatinglipstick Friday, March 23, 2012 at 02:27PM Report as inappropriate
This was a wonderfully witty and honest article that I can totally relate to. Thank you for the inspiration! You rock! =)
by powerwoman033 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 01:37PM Report as inappropriate
Im trying to loose weight but i have no motivation, this motivates me to be active. And i know its really hard to cut back on our favorite food
by Kary26 Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 10:34AM Report as inappropriate
Wonderful, my girl! Confessing to breaking down and all, putting yourself through the mill, and coming out the other side a winner! Yesssss! Make all us gals proud, and I, for one, am truly motivated!
by DaenerysGlow Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 01:42AM Report as inappropriate
she looks so and sounds so much better in the second video than the first
by sportimonki13 Monday, February 27, 2012 at 08:10PM Report as inappropriate