How does Angelina Jolie stay in shape?
Angelina Jolie, winner of an Oscar, a Golden Globe for three years in a row and one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood, has millions of followers who admire and support her beautiful features and her well toned body.
Jolie's exercise regimen and diet vary depending on the different demands for movie roles and public appearances by her. The brunette beauty follows an intense circuit training routine in which she practices a combination of 2 to 3 sets of 10 to 15 repetitions of different exercises in each training session.
Along with rigorous workouts, Jolie sticks to a healthy diet plan consisting of portion-controlled, low-calorie, high-fiber foods. As she is an 'action' genre actress, she has received training in sword fighting, military weapons, horse riding, and diving.
Gunnar Peterson is Angelina Jolie's personal trainer. He is also a personal trainer to some top Hollywood celebrities, such as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Billy Dee Williams, and Jennifer Lopez.
Circuit training
During a conversation with Pop Workouts, Peterson revealed details about Jolie's training regimen. To stay in shape, she practices circuit training along with aerobic exercises.
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Circuit training is a combination of cardiovascular and muscle strength exercises. It improves the metabolic rate, develops a fighting spirit and tones the general structure of the body.
Jolie performs a high intensity interval training alternating her focus on different muscles between different days.
Diet regimen
While she is the main protagonist of action packed movies like 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider', 'Wanted', 'Salt' and 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith ', Angelina maintained her body shape by following a healthy diet regimen in addition to intense workouts.
Jolie eats a high-fiber, portion-controlled diet. She consumes soy milk, steamed vegetables, and steamed meat. She has also reduced her sugar and caffeine intake.
For high-intensity action sequelae preparations, she used to refrain from smoking and drinking.
Jolie exclaimed that she is naturally thin and has a poor appetite. Soups and protein shakes are her favorite food.
Preparing for 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'
'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' was one of those movies that brought Angelina Jolie international fame and put her in the spotlight.
While preparing for the popular video game adaptation 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider', Angelina had to increase her stamina for various athletic and action stunts.
In an interview with Paul Fischer, Angelina talked about how she underwent training from two and a half months before filming and then during the filming of the film for eight months.
Angelina had to go through special weight training and adjust to a healthy diet. Her strength training ranged from kickboxing, diving, bungee ballet to military weapons training to increase her endurance and strength.
To build muscle strength, her diet consisted of a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet to build muscle density and gain physical strength. She took different vitamins, teas, and protein shakes to build adequate muscle mass.
She also practiced yoga to tone her muscles and relax her body. You can see how Angelina trained for the movie:
Return to pre-pregnancy weight
All over the world, the masses admire and envy Jolie's flawless form.
According to a few reports, she had only gained 25 pounds during pregnancy and those of hers were easily lost through breastfeeding and a moderate diet after the delivery of her baby Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.
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Jolie was at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer as she carried a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. She underwent a preventive double mastectomy and had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as well.
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Even after facing this confusion, she maintained her exercise routine with an improved focus on her diet. Jolie's doctor reported in an interview that Jolie's diet now includes vegetables, antioxidants, superfoods like turmeric, flax seeds, and soy products.
Angelina Jolie is a composition of beauty, grace, and talent. She is also one of the most famous humanitarians of modern times.
Following her exercise regimen and her diet would be a burning task, but she can give it a try to develop a well-toned body.
