Anyone can be red carpet ready!

Take inspiration from these celebrity workouts and adopt a fitter, healthier lifestyle!

It's award season (I realize I am writing this post-Oscars but no matter) and I'm finding many fabulous resources for new workouts! Also floating around the internet and flashing on our TV screens are images of celebrities wearing beautiful gowns and dashing tuxedos. I have to say that seeing all that glitz and glamour makes me want to exercise. I may not be wearing a gown for the Oscars anytime soon (I'm not ruling out the possibility either), but I don't need to go to an award ceremony to work towards feeling amazing in my clothes. Who needs a red carpet to be red carpet ready? Not me and definitely not you!

So what kind of exercises do these celebrities do to get themselves in shape? Everyday Health shares their workout tips and routines from ten famous ladies in Red-Carpet Fitness Routines and from ten famous men in Work Out Like a Star.

Everyday Health pulls inspiration from such famous names as Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Aniston and Helen Mirren to George Clooney, Sting and Denzel Wahington. These fabulous fitness tidbits will give you and me some great ways to enhance our exercise routines!

Image source: Everyday Health | actresses, actors

Want to break a bad habit, like that 3 o'clock cookie?

Here's an interesting video from Charles Duhigg. Learn the power of habits and how to break the bad ones!

So, according to Charles Duhigg, it's possible to break a bad habit with a little bit of analyzing and of course, will power. But maybe, once you've analyzed the what and the why of a bad habit, you won't need as much will power to quash it!

If it's snacking habit you are trying to break, don't worry; you aren't alone. One way I avoid snacking on cookies regularly is to replace my cookie with something healthier like fruits. Fruit will give me the satisfaction of munching and sweet flavours. Or I try to drink more water. My weakness is the ginger molasses cookie from Starbucks. To help me get over that habit, I try to avoid Starbucks or when I'm there, I get something sweet and spicy like chai tea!

Everyone has their different ways to deal with habits. Charles Duhigg has another way of dealing with bad habits. If it worked for him (he was able to lose weight 12 pounds by kicking one bad habit!), it could work for you and me!

Check it out and tell me what you think!

Don't miss your chance to see Julia Havey and learn her tips for weight loss success!

If you're in Saskatchewan, check out her talk, "Don't Diet; Lose Weight"

I don't know how many times I've said to myself or heard, "I'll start my diet tomorrow," and then tomorrow never comes! Sound familiar? If you are in Saskatchewan next week, don't miss our friend and motivational speaker, Julia Havey!

Her talk, "Don't Diet; Lose Weight," is sure to be full of tips and personal stories that will inspire you to "reach your weight loss goal and live healthier, happier, and free from the burden of the extra weight." Intrigued? If you become a PGX member (no cost, of course) you will receive a free copy of her book, The Vice Busting Diet, and gain helpful tools that wil guide you towards making the change and living a healthy lifestyle!

Here are th event details. You won't want to miss out!

Julia Havey Consumer Lectures, Saskatchewan

January 21 at 7pm
Saskatoon Inn
2002 Airport Drive
Saskatoon, SK S7L 6M4
Room: Canadian Room
 
January 22nd at 7pm
Heritage Inn
1590 Main Street North
Moose Jaw, SK S6J 1L3
Room: Jubilee B
 
January 23rd at 7pm
Painted Hand Casino
510 Broadway Street West
Yorkton, SK S3N 0P3
Room: Salon C
 
January 24th at 7pm
Best Western Seven Oaks
777 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4R 2P6
Room: Banyon Center

Get your model on and train like an angel!

Travelling and need a portable workout? The Victoria's Secret Angels know all about that!

It's a busy time of year with plenty of people travelling to be with family and friends. As much fun as that is, it can be disruptive to our regular fitness routines or even just our plans to get fit! That's why I'm loving this full body workout from the Victoria's Secret Angels and their trainer, Justin Gelband! Yes, it's true. These models actually workout and eat well in order to have the strength to carry those wings and look healthy!

In their fitness series, Train Like an Angel, they dedicated one week to an easy-to-follow, no-gym-necessary, workout routine that will allow you to easily stay in shape, even if you are flying all over the place this season! Check out this jet setting workout below and stay fit. You'll be able to freely enjoy this winter's activities and tasty eats!

Workout/image source: VSX by Victoria's Secret

Hey PGX'ers! Let's bust those food and fitness myths!

Steven and Chris get the scoop from fitness guru Sarah Robichaud!

There are so many opinions about fitness and exercise out there, I know it's easy to get confused. When is the best time to workout? If I'm working out early in th morning, should I eat breakfast after? If I workout regularly, can I eat whatever I want? I didn't break out into a sweat! Does this mean I didn't push myself hard enough?!

So many questions! I can't answer them all in one day but Steven and Chris, with their fitness expert, Sarah Robichaud, have put together a quick read that answers a few of the most common fitness questions and debunk the myths around exercise and eating in, Busting Food and Fitness Myths.

Read on to bust those fitness myths and get your questions answered so you can get moving! Have a great workout!

Image source: acefitness.org