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Madonna’s pretty hot for pushing 50. In fact she’s now a vivid Nordic walker!

When we walk, many of us often tend to relax our upper body and let the legs do most of the workout. This is a great way to conserve energy when we are on a long walk. But conserving energy and saving muscle groups is the last thing we want when trying to lose weight. When we move our arms along with the walking motion, we burn up to 50 percent more calories and at the same time we use and train muscle groups in our upper body.

In order to remind our brain to move the arms when we walk, we can use trekking poles. These poles will constantly remind us and our brain that we should move our arms. This is called nordic walking! Nordic walking has become very popular over the last couple of years, and with good reason. Using trekking poles whenever you walk will help you burn more calories and work more muscle groups than regular walking does.

Is there any celebrity these days that doesn’t do Pilates?

Answer: Very few don’t do it, and most do! Including Madonna, who I really think started the whole Pilates craze. Yes Pilates has been around for decades but only recently has become Hollywood’s most popular form of exercise, in some shape or another. There are so many work outs now that utilize the popular Pilates techniques. This definately says something = it works! Results can be felt almost instantly. And results can be seen fast. Including sexy toned muscles, beautiful posture, better balance and coordination, less pain and a positive mental outlook.

Pilates is also convenient. You don’t need any heavy, expensive equipment, and you can do Pilates anywhere, anytime. Some of the routines take less than 10 minutes, making Pilates the perfect form of exercise for anyone who finds there’s not enough time in the day for exercise. You have 10 minutes to improve your life, don’t you?