Shape up like a Spice Girl
By Gregory Joujon-Roche
Want to “spice” up your workout? Borrow a note from the Spice Girls and try mixing things up!
That’s the approach I took when helping them get into tip-top shape for their reunion tour. Take, for instance, the workout I designed for Melanie Chisholm, aka Sporty Spice. With a nickname like that, you’ve got to look fit! So with training, we hit it hard – five days a week.
Each day focused on a different activity so as to offer a range of fitness benefits and keep things interesting:
*Spinning – to burn fat and build stamina.
*Yoga – to boost flexibility and restore inner peace.
*Strength training – to build definition.
*Pilates – to stabilize the core.
*Beach runs – to provide overall conditioning, work the glutes and offer a change of scenery and a breath of fresh air.
Of course, working out around rehearsals and tour dates is always challenging, and some training sessions started at the crack of dawn. A combination of exercise, strict diet, massage and sleep whenever possible was the recipe for looking great on stage and having the stamina to endure the tour. It’s tough work, but persistence and dedication really paid off!
You can do it, too. Try putting some “spice” into your workouts and see how much more fun it is to get in shape.
