Ashley Madekwe is seen in workout gear and working up a sweat with her celeb friends. In a new social media post, the Revenge star shows off her abs during a sweat session at Alo Gym with Cara Santana and Jamie Chung. The girls get in an impressive workout on the Pilates reformer. How does the star approach diet, fitness and self-care? Here’s everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
Ashley is a big fan of dance-based fitness. “Here, I lean a lot more towards ballet as a foundation for my workouts. There’s a place called Ballet Bodies and an online place called Ballet Beautiful, which I think has physical classes in NYC. I attend Ballet Beautiful and watch their videos when I’m traveling and can’t make my regular class, but I’d love to try their other classes in LA. I look great in a leotard,” she said. Elle UK.
Ashley also enjoys working out outdoors, she told Elle magazine: “I go hiking at Runyon Canyon or Fireman Canyon two or three times a week. I didn’t really know what hiking was like before I came to LA, but it’s pretty intense and it has great benefits,” she told the magazine.
Ashley loves Pilates: “My Pilates sessions are one-on-one because I would cheat in a group environment. If my trainer Katie isn’t watching, I’ll definitely sit back and slack off,” she says. Why is Pilates a good exercise? Mayo Clinic The many benefits of this training include “strengthening your core while increasing your flexibility and improving your overall health,” as well as lengthening and firming muscles, preventing injury, reducing stress and back pain, improving athletic performance, and increasing mind-body awareness.
Ashley tries to eat as green as possible: “It’s so easy to be healthy in LA. Grocery shopping is easy. The ingredients are so convenient. There are so many pre-prepared veggies and they’re not necessarily expensive. Green juices are so easy to get. Of course, I make bad choices sometimes. I like to have a cupcake every now and then… life is short,” she told Elle.
Ashley is also finding her zen. “I also love Bikram yoga, which is 90 minutes of moving meditation that helps keep me sane and where I can’t think about anything else but the poses I’m doing,” she said. Blog in the eyes of the beholderThere are many reasons to do yoga, he explains. Harvard Health“The researchers found that people who practiced yoga for at least 30 minutes once a week for at least 4 years experienced less weight gain in midlife,” they wrote. “Those who were overweight actually lost weight. Overall, yoga practitioners had a lower BMI (body mass index) compared to non-yoga practitioners. The researchers attributed this to mindfulness. Mindful eating may lead to a more positive relationship with food and eating.”
