the tracy anderson wonder

maybe you too have been hearing for month the buzz about Tracy Anderson, the trainer responsible for Madonna’s sinewy arms and Gwyneth’s incredible legs.   i’ve read her coverage on GOOP, and seen (not yet done) the videos from when she was featured on Daily Candy, but i haven’t bought a home work out video (yet).  despite the positive media coverage, i’ve been honestly a little skeptical about whether it was ever possible for a non-celebrity to get the red-carpet worthy results that she promises using her methods, since they seem a little renegade and different from others.   for example, she’s mentioned before that she doesn’t believe in a few things (“running–it will give you a bad butt!”) and spinning (purported to give a girl a man’s thighs) that have made me raise an eyebrow of disbelief and almost swear off the treadmill and exercise bikes for life.

this W magazine article, which i found through the Lancome Blog, seems like the best real, non-celebrity endorsement of her services so far.  W magazine editor, Jamie Rosen, worked out with the celebrity trainer for 6 weeks, and showcases her experience, the diet, the exercises, and most importantly, the results!  as to be expected, when you are working out 6 days a week for 6 weeks at a time and following the ideal healthy diet, you will see results and Jamie did.   but the interesting thing is that although Jamie didn’t lose much weight (about 4 lbs), she lost a lot of mass over her whole body (a total of 40 inches, with 4 inches alone just from her hips!)

Jamie Rosen has a petite and curvy body type, curvy i am too, so the before and after photos/measurements were incredible and particularly inspirational.  since a membership to the Tracy Anderson Studio is about $900 a month and a flight to NYC 3x/week is rather impossible,  i probably won’t be venturing there on my own anytime soon but the article is an interesting read nonetheless for summer work out motivation.

also check out Tracy’s recommended workout playlist!

good summer workouts for you all.
xx
-d