Hey everyone, Happy Holidays! It’s Christmas Eve (day) and I’m about to get after a quick workout before I finish up some shopping (yikes!) and get ready for the family to arrive. It’s great to stay in the city of Boston for the holidays, it’s such a cool city, especially this time of year.

I know most people are dreading the holiday season because there are so many treats and big dinners to derail your fitness and fat loss progress. Here’s the thing though….it’s all about sacrifice. Figure out what is important to you, and if you are really committed to staying lean and tight, then you can easily skip the extra pie after the meal. Portion out your meals and enjoy ONE dessert. Don’t stress out, just enjoy yourself and you will have no worries.

If you are sticking to your training program then the holidays will be a little bit of a burden, but it won’t be a big ordeal like for someone who is not regimented with their workouts and nutrition.

Anyway….we all know Halle Berry, right? She is a pretty great actress and obviously has to kick some serious butt in the gym in order to fit into outfits like this….

That’s not likely what most of us are gunning for, but we all want to look great in our clothes and just feel our best. In keeping with my latest theme of celebrity workout critiques, I wanted to take a look at Halle’s workout plan and give you all some insight. Again, it’s pretty great to be able to have a ton of time to train and get in shape, but as you will see here, celebrity training sessions are not all about long hours in the gym.

Halle Berry’s workout program is based around a concept called 5-Factor Fitness. With her training days, they are mapped out into 5 minute blocks of time and look something like this:

Step 1- Cardio to warm up the body get blood flowing to the muscles
Step 2- Upper body strength movements such as push ups, curls, and shoulder work
Step 3- Lower body strength movements- step ups, squats, ball work
Step 4- Core training
Step 5- Fat burning interval cardio work

I think this is a cool way to train and it keeps you mentally focused because you know that you can do anything for 5 minutes! Once you finish one area, you move to the next. It’s an interesting way to structure the workouts and I didn’t get a lot of detail as to how much is going on during each of the blocks but based on the results, I’m sure she is cranking out the reps!

Halle Berry’s nutrition plan is also based around 5-factors. She has 5 meals per day, small portions of balanced foods. She is also given a cheat day each week. As I mentioned last week, Jennifer Garner implements a similar program into her nutrition lifestyle. So okay, Jennifer Garner does it, Halle Berry does it, and Callie Durbrow recommends it!  Obviously you’ll listen now….

Overall this is a good structure and I do like how it’s laid out very simply. The key to remember here is that the workouts are not taking hours and hours. It’s anywhere from 25-40 minutes per day. Anyone can schedule that into their lifestyle.

Okay I just thought that picture was cool….

Happy Holidays, Enjoy yourself, your family and friends, and stay healthy!

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