Pregnancy

Laila Ali’s Pregnancy Workout

Famous boxer Laila Ali is pregnant with her second child, but she has no plans to gain excessive weight.

I know it is healthy to gain 25-40 pounds — but that does not mean I have to like it. I’m a big girl already. I’m not one of these skinny chicks. At my best, I weigh about 174 lbs, so adding another 35 puts me past 200lbs. That’s no fun for any woman,” she says.

Though, only four months pregnant, Laila is curbing her weight gain by exercising her way through the pregnancy, working out 4-5 times per week, including 50 minutes of cardio.  She plans to do 25 minutes on the treadmill and 25 minutes on the elliptical trainer to reach her cardio goals.

Ms. Ali also sculpts her legs by doing leg exercises 2-3 times per week.  The leg workout consists of a somewhat long list of exercises, followed by 3 sets on her Butt Blaster machine.

Laila’s pregnancy workout:

• 25 min. on the treadmill
  25 min on elliptical trainer
  3 sets of 25 squats
  6 sets of leg extensions
  6 sets of hamstring extensions
  3 sets of both the inner and outer thigh
  3 sets of calve raises
  3 sets on Butt Blaster

Laila might want to stick to that workout as long as she can since her appetite has drastically increased.  She’s developed a massive sweet tooth, eating things like peach cobbler and strawberry shortcake topped with vanilla ice cream.

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Candice Parker Preganant ESPN Magazine

Talking about mother’s day check Candice out…Is the WNBA mad about this?

It amazes me how celebrity moms have not only loss all their baby weight and look as amazing as they did pre-pregnancy, but they do it in a few months or less. Part of the reason is the enormous professional pressures they must feel to look good and to be in shape, but they also have access to the best trainers and personal chefs, and time to work out. Many celeb moms have also attributed the loss of baby weight to breastfeeding. For most women, breastfeeding alone isn’t some easy fix — losing the 40 to 60 pounds gained while pregnant is a combination of breastfeeding, a healthy diet, and regular exercise.

Candice Parker is pregnant and is on the cover of ESPN the magazine. She will have a healthy baby, she will lose the weight, she will put on a uniform for the new season and kick ass. How?