Beyonce's Trainer Explains How to Stay Fit This Holiday

By Amber James Posted Dec 24th 2010 11:30AM

During the holidays, it's easy to overindulge in all the yummy, home-cooked treats. But before you bite into that extra slice of pie, celebrity trainer Marco Borges hopes you'll take his healthy tips to heart.

Borges, who is responsible for sculpting the bodacious bods of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Beyonce, Shakira and Gwen Stefani, stopped by PopEater to give us a few tips on how to stay fit during the holidays.

1. Plan ahead! If you know you're going to an event with lots of decadent food and drinks, don't go on an empty tank -- you're more likely to make the wrong choices. Instead, snack on healthy protein and fats beforehand (like a handful of nuts), which promote production of hunger-suppressing hormone leptin in the stomach, making you feel full on much less food.

2. Get your workout in early! Between shopping and holiday parties, everyone's schedule fills up fast. If you get to the gym before the day has a chance to change your plans, you'll not only ensure you don't miss your workout, you'll also start the day off right and perpetuate healthier behavior throughout the day.

3. Don't diet, live it! If you focus on dieting rather than healthy living, you feel deprived and more than likely, one of those holiday parties will have you calling it quits. Focusing on healthy living instead will give you the strength you need to see past the holidays and into the new year.

4. Know your number! The holidays are a time of year when the weight sneaks up on you and then you begin the year playing catch-up rather than living the life you want. Get in the habit of weighing yourself in the morning. If you find yourself a pound or two heavier, it's easier to correct the behavior that caused it rather than waiting until the new year to realize you've gained 15lbs and not only have to deal with the added weight but also the mental feelings of defeat that hold you back.

5. Get outside! Family gatherings are great, but they don't all have to revolve around food! Get outside whenever possible for some fun, games and sweat! Whether it's a walk after dinner or a game of extreme Frisbee, motivate your friends and loved loves to get active with you during the holiday season -- they'll thank you for it. And after all, what better gift can you give than the gift of health?

Borges is world-renowned exercise physiologist, and author of 'Power Moves: The Four Motions to Transform your Body for Life.'

He recently developed a new line of organic raw vegan bars and smoothies, 22 Days Nutrition, based on the principal that it takes the human body 21 days to adjust to a major life change.

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Sunday 26 December

By AMJ

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You guys have a lot to say about someone who isn't thinking about you. LMAO Beyonce is rich so all you haters can take a hike. When you get on her level then reply.

By adele schwartz

hey guys, take it down a notch--clearly, that's entertainment!!

By Commonsense

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Seriously...I would like to know where she buys her wigs as they all look fantastic!

By natashapow77

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Horse Stables...

Monday 27 December

By beamer

I don't know where she buys her wigs but she seems a little "wigged out". It must be from sniffing the glue that holds her head lice infected wigs on.

Vain! Vain! Vain Beyonce! Why are they still promoting Beyicha(beyonce')Fakaliciousness...?
She is much older than she says,she(wants to be viewed as 29) hitting 38yrs and (Afraid to Have A Baby) ha, ha!

Jennifer Hudson should be the one, who is highlighted for weight loss and looking FIT and REAL,had a beautiful baby boy- both just beautiful! Love Jennifer Hudson- Most Talented and True Star!!!

By jack

Ronaldinho did not slip of the tongue, in March, he put into that Yang Ying ugly room with a small cooler made of the bridal chamber. May be a matter of sorghum that left her with fear, and perhaps what other reasons, Yang Ugly Ronaldinho produced a baffling fear, she felt as if in front of him was a term he himself exploited Lamb.
Yang Chouchou sitting in the bridal chamber, she felt some of the little room empty, she felt like a moment like a child lost his parents, brothers could not see, see one of his relatives, dreary in many unfamiliar faces, the eyes of a stranger walking; she felt the world is too empty, as the fall in the sea, with nothing to rely on.

Tuesday 28 December

By Ms. Thang

If Beyonce' want to have a baby when she is 40 that is her business. At least she believes in having one with a husband, and not out of wedlock.

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