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Britney's definitely got her body back.
Spears, 27, shows off killer abs in a new tour rehearsal photo posted on her Web site Friday. In other photos (taken Monday night), the singer (in Lisa Kline J'aime Drawsting Pants) works with contributing choreographers JaQuel Knight and Jose.
Spears has shed 20 pounds in recent months, whittling her waistline to its trimmest in years, thanks to two-hour cardio-and-strength-training workouts three times a week (on top of dance rehearsals), Us Weekly recently reported.
"It's a nonstop workout," Bally Total Fitness trainer Steven Boggs, who has worked with Spears, told Us of the routine, which includes moves like shoulder presses and jump squats.
She has also revamped her diet, opting for a 1,100- to 1,200-calorie-a-day meal-delivery plan from Sunfare consisting of three meals (breakfast burritos, barbeque chicken salad and turkey burgers) and two snacks (think cheese and nuts).
"I have had to work hard at getting [my body] back to where it used to be," she said in January's Glamour. "I used to be obsessed with working out ... But I can't get motivated right now because I'm so focused on my music."
She kicks off her world tour, The Circus Starring Britney Spears, March 3 in her home state of Louisiana.
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The troubled star has bounced back, losing a stone and showing off a new sexy body. Here's how you can shape up too...
After one of the most public meltdowns in celeb history, Britney Spears is getting her life back on track.
The 26-year-old pop princess was pictured last week looking fit, trim and healthy in a stunning white bikini - a far cry from her bloated, dishevelled appearance of past months.
Britney is said to have shed a stone in weight after ditching junk food, making regular visits to the gym and limiting boozy nights out.
Not only does she look more like her old self but her career is shaping up, too.
There are talks of her making an appearance on Madonna's upcoming 50th birthday tour. This is all in sharp contrast to the Britney we saw in the last 12 months, stumbling from one crisis to another.
After a messy split from her husband Kevin Federline, the mum-of-two began partying hard, gaining weight, and behaving weirdly - including the incident when she shaved off all her hair.
It looked as if the girl who had topped sexiest star lists while still in her teens, and sold 83 million records worldwide, had thrown it all away.
But now the slinky, sexy, confident Britney of old is back. Here's how she did it.
Get moving
Britney, snapped last week horse-riding on a Mexican beach, has also been heading to Bally's Total Fitness gym in LA up to four times a week.
She has been seen pounding the treadmill there, with her personal trainer.
Afterwards, she did 20 minutes on a spinning bike (a special bike that burns maximum calories). A former child gymnast, Britney has clearly rediscovered her love of exercise.
And it's not just her body feeling the benefit.
"Cardio exercises such as cycling and running are some of the best mood-boosters around," says personal trainer Cornel Chin.
Make it work for you: Make time for cardio exercise - brisk walking, cycling or swimming - a minimum of three times a week.
Ditch the booze
After breaking up with Kevin, broken-hearted Brit was often seen knocking back shots in clubs. But far from lifting her mood, alcohol would only have made her problems seem worse.
"Alcohol is a depressant," says nutritionist Carina Norris. "It intensifies any bad feelings you have." Britney has now reportedly ditched alcohol altogether, in a bid to get her act together, and to help her weight loss.
Make it work for you: If you are having a tough time, avoid alcohol. Even if you're not, stick to no more than 14 units a week (14 small glasses of wine) and have at least two alcohol-free days a week.
As well as bringing your mood down, alcohol is fattening - a large glass of wine contains 150 calories - so you'll lose weight, too.
Eat little and often
Earlier this year, Britney was snapped carrying junk food back to her LA home, but she's now sticking to five, small, protein-rich meals a day. Good sources of protein include eggs, chicken, ham, tofu and seafood. "Eating little and often speeds up the metabolism," says Carina Norris.
"Plus protein is a natural appetite suppressant, so a serving with every meal wards off cravings and leaves you feeling full." Britney has also cut down on Starbucks Frappuccinos, which contain 400 calories each, and Red Bull which, like other sugary drinks disrupts your blood sugar levels and increases your hunger.
A source from a Starbucks in LA says: "Britney used to come in every day. Now she comes in from time to time and orders a lighter version." Carina warns: "Sugary drinks can add hundreds of calories to your daily diet and the sugar is stored as fat around your middle."
Make it work for you: The best diet for mind and body is lots of brown bread, brown pasta, wild rice, lean protein and dark green veg.
Eat every four hours, even if it's something small, to keep your metabolism fired up. Ditch the
Britney, accompanied by her assistant and bodyguards, is seen here at Bally Total Fitness after her workout. It has been reported that Britney's workout regime includes 500 abdominal excercizes, jumping rope, sprints, and eating healthy, costing a reported $30,000 a month. If it maintains that sexy body we all saw in Cabo, I'm all for it! After her workout, Britney was filmed cruising around in her drop-top enjoy the sunny summer air.
Daaaaaayum! It looks like all those trips to various Bally’s Total Fitness gyms all over SoCal weren’t just for show. Britney Spears, who spent her Father’s Day weekend in Las Vegas, NV with her Papa Jamie Spears, showed up at the “clothing optional” Bare pool lounge (opting to wear clothing) at the Mirage Hotel & Casino lookin’ like a million bucks — new hair extensions and all!!! From the sound of it, Britney had herself a great weekend with her pops:
What a difference a few months makes. In February, Britney Spears wouldn’t even talk to her father, Jamie Spears, as he attempted to wrest control of her downward-spiraling life. And now, after inching ever-closer back to a normal life, the pop star and her pop spent the weekend together in Las Vegas for Father’s Day, where Brit-Brit took in some exotic wildlife. According to a source inside Vegas’ Mirage Hotel & Casino, where Brit and dad were holed up for the holiday, the singer spent her afternoon in Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at The Mirage. “She swam side by side with the dolphins at the resort in a private pool,” says the insider. “Later she gushed over Siegfried & Roy’s six-week old tiger cubs in their special nursery at the Secret Garden taking pictures of the cubs with a female friend.” The singer was so enamored, she even stopped by the habitat’s gift shop to pick up a plush tiger and plush lion, perhaps for her boys back in L.A. After her swim with the dolphins, Brit had her stylist Kim Vo and his team of assistants re-do her extensions. Then, insiders say she checked out the tops-optional Bare pool lounge — though no one’s saying if Brit, who was wearing a super-short blue sundress, did any showing off of her ample bosom. “She was all smiles,” one witness tells OK!. “Glowing and looking totally fresh and healthy.”
Yes, indeed, what a difference a few months makes … but it also goes to show that removing dangerous people from her life also makes a huge, positive difference as well. I am just so happy that Britney finally healed the rift that existed between her and her family and wisened up enough to let them help her sort out her messy life. I’m utterly convinced that Britney was being controlled (either by manipulation or by drugs or both) by scurrilous leeches in her life who contributed to her downward spiral. Consider, Sam Lutfi, her cousin Alli Sims and former photog Adnan Ghalib (who used to be by her side constantly) haven’t been allowed near Britney for months … and in that time she has won back visitation rights with her children, has made 2 successful appearances on prime time TV and has started looking healthier than she has looked in months … perhaps years. She finally has the real chance to win her life back and she is showing that she is serious about staying stable and is serious about making a return to form. Ex-hubby Kevin Federline may have sojourned to Las Vegas to pick up an award from a nightclub but Britney made her way to Vegas to attain something more precious … an amazing weekend with the man who, quite possibly, saved her life — her father.
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Keeping up with her normal workout routine, Britney Spears, looking summery in a pink tank, pulled back hair and oversized sunglasses, exits Bally's gym on Wednesday afternoon -- and Hollywood.tv is on the scene!
Although staying mum, the pop star offers up a double wave and a smile before heading out in her white SUV.
As exclusively reported earlier, Britney was at Bally Total Fitness In Culver City for a workout this afternoon. Is it just me or does Brett, her assistant, dress exactly like Britney? There's only one star here honey! Go Brit!
After her daily workout at Ballys and business meeting at Griffith Entertainment, Britney, her assistant, & bodyguard, all met up with Larry Rudolph for sushi at Sur in Beverly Hills. Cute.
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Before her daily workout, Britney spent time actually working yesterday -- taking a business meeting at Merv Griffin Entertainment.
Though she was likely meeting with someone in the music publishing department, we'd rather see her hop on one of Merv's game shows -- could you imagine Brit on "Wheel of Fortune"? I'd like to buy a vowel, y'all!
After her workout, Britney headed over to Griffith Entertainment with her assistant for a meeting. Pretty dress. Ah who'm I kidding - I think she'd look great in a garbage bag. That'd be a cool photoshoot actually. Focus Jordan. Comeback is all systems go!
Britney was a busy bee today! First she headed to where else? Ballys - for her daily workout where she met up with manager Larry Rudolph. After her workout, Britney headed over to Griffith Entertainment, presumably for a business meeting. She's a machine!
Britney's hot. No really, she must being sweating in that big black jacket cause it was not that cold in L.A. today... Anyway, check out Britney at Ballys in Studio City this afternoon with her assistant. Wonder if she was dancing --- hope she didn't kick anyone out of their room this time! She looks really cute!
UPDATE: Looks like that guy in the black T near the end of the video IS a choreographer. Check out his profile. What's Brit up to???
The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:
Britney Spears caused a bit of a shakeup this week during a trip to a Bally's Total Fitness in Culver City, Calif., when the club accidentally double-booked the same excercise room for both her and a regular scheduled fitness class.
An eyewitness tells OK! that the singer's trainer booked a room for her at 7 p.m. PT, not realizing that another class was already scheduled to start in the same room at 7:30.
When Bally members showed up for the class, they were told it had been cancelled because Britney was using the room for her private session. This started a frenzy at the otherwise low-key fitness club. Eyewitnesses tell OK! many members thought Britney was behind the mixup and had used her celebrity status to keep the room for herself.
Britney has been frequenting the Culver City Bally's to work on dance routines. Gym sources say the singer has recently been incorporating more vigorous dance training into her workouts which require hard wood floors-- the reason why she didn't change excercise rooms.
But now OK! has learned that Brit had nothing to do with the scheduling mixup!
"The mistake had nothing to do with Britney," says John Wildman,Cheif Marketing Officer for Bally Total Fitness. "We mistakenly double-booked the excercise room. It was entirely our fault."
Wildman adds, "We gave members gifts and premiums and certificates to take other classes as compensation. Everyone understood that it was a mistake on our end and everyone was happy knowing that it will never happen again."
Seriously, it's the weekend people--can't we all just get along?
Britney, looking like she just worked her butt off (hopefully not too much off if you know what I'm sayinnnnnn), is seen here leaving Bally Total Fitness in Culver City this afternoon.
The following italicized article is from www.tmz.com:
These days, when she's not disrupting aerobics classes at Bally's, Britney Spears likes to cuddle up with a good "Secret"-like book.
On Thursday, Britters was snapped reading "Key to Living the Law of Attraction: A Simple Guide to Creating the Life of Your Dreams." Um ... didn't she already do that and implode?!
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Britney Spears got her bump and grind on at a Bally health club yesterday - but not before tossing out a room full of aerobicizers.
We're told participants in the regularly scheduled exercise class were majorly PO'd that they got the boot. Gym staff tried to console the electrolyte-heavy crew with free t-shirts and water bottles - some of which literally were thrown back at them.
TMZ spoke with Bally's Chief Marketing Officer John Wildman who admitted that booting regulars for Spears was their fault -- someone at the gym double booked the room. He tells us "it will never happen again," and says members were offered access to other programs the gym offered.
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