While you hear about all sorts of mad diets and strange exercise fads coming from the world of showbusiness, when it comes to Madge she is at the forefront of some of the best and most innovative fitness programmes.
She was one of the first celebrities to practise Ashtanga yoga - and is reported to be on the Third Series of this dynamic form of yoga making her one of the most advanced practitioners in the world. She's also practised Pilates and Gyrotonic Expansion System. This employs a 'torture rack' type device that strengthens the muscles and tendons while articulating the joints. But the latest technique credited with helping keep her fantastic figure is the Hybrid Body Reformer.
Invented by former dancer, Tracy Anderson is a similar to a Pilates involving a moving pulley system that works muscles from different angles. It works on the principle of challenging muscles and elongating them, rather than bulking.
'I can give anyone the body of a teeny tiny, New York dancer,' says Tracy. If I'm training a pear shaped woman, I have to figure out how to wake up those muscles at are weak instead of overusing major muscles.' While Tracy is currently based in America, she is planning on opening a studio in the UK. Watch this space! www.tracyandersonmethod.com
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