Celebrity Fitness Advice: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Although some celebrities claim they got their curves from eating junk food and occasional exercise, most celebrities work for their physiques -- and their hard work is paying off. Not all celebrities -- and their all-star trainers -- are giving the right advice, however, which we'll dispel for you in this article.

Want to get fit the right way? Here is the celebrity fitness advice you should -- or shouldn't -- listen to:

1. Model Marisa Miller recently told Cosmopolitan Magazine that resistance bands help her maintain her extremely thin physique. "I love using resistance bands because you can toss one in your bag and they work your muscles without bulking up," Miller told Cosmopolitan. The bad: Miller is just one of the many celebrities who believe that strength training may accidentally bulk you up. Unfortunately, having too much body fat is the main factor in bulking, not occasional strength training.

2. E! Entertainment Host Catt Sadler claims her muscles can defy gravity -- literally. Why? She recently told RealBeauty.com that she stretches before and after her workout to make her muscles longer and leaner. The ugly: Aside from surgery, no exercise or stretch can make your muscles longer and leaner. Getting lean is due to a smart strength training regimen and a fat loss plan, which can take considerable time to achieve. As for lengthening your muscles, this is physically impossible -- your muscles can only get bigger or smaller, not longer or shorter.

3. Actress Jennifer Aniston is smarter about her fitness regimen than most celebrities. "It's important to rest the body," Aniston told Shape Magazine when asked about taking days off from exercise. The good: Although regular exercise is good, it is important to have regular rest days in order for the body to recuperate. Exercising too much can lead to overexercise, which may put you at risk for amenorrhea, or period loss. All fitness enthusiasts would be wise to follow her fitness advice, regardless of what they do to get fit.

4. Madonna's trainer, Tracy Anderson, offers up some questionable advice about achieving Madonna's lean arms. The advice? Use low weights -- three pounds is sufficient -- with high repetitions. She recommends going up to 100 repetitions to get toned. The very, very ugly: Unfortunately for Anderson, what she is recommending is endurance training, not strength training, which would lead to arm definition. A healthy fat loss plan and strength training are the keys to tough arms, not endless repetitions. No, lifting heavy weights won't make your arms bulky either -- only excessive body fat leads to arm bulk.

Case in point: not all celebrity fitness advice is necessarily true -- sometimes their advice is just plain wrong. Instead of doing endless repetitions or stretching, pay attention to your diet and strength training routine instead for better, more maintainable results.

Sources:

RealBeauty.com

ShapeMag.co.za

ParentDish.com