Madonna is older than most of your moms but she probably looks hotter than most of you too.
Now how does that happen, she is 50 and still smoking sexy.
The reason for this is that she doesn't miss a single workout and keeps her diet in check no matter what, so what type of a diet is this and what kind of a workout?
Starting on with her workout:
Morning, prior to breakfast: Ashtanga Yoga
Prior to Lunch: Winsor Pilates.
Ashtanga Yoga session:
Yoga has many forms, one of the harder forms is Ashtanga Yoga; This form derives more on building strength, stamina and internal health rather than having meditative qualities.
Ashtanga Yoga can vaguely be compared to Circuit training workouts, the difference is notably that unlike a normal circuit training workout, Yoga can effectively slow down ageing because of its aspects being highly internal in nature, leading to longer tenure in the organs.
So how do you do Ashtanga Yoga?
I can explain poses over the internet but any form of yoga without a teacher is almost downright pointless. A lot goes into this, namely breathing techniques and maintaining flow.
Will any other form of Yoga maintain similar effects?
Not entirely but it will have its long term benefits.
Among other workouts, Madonna's routine includes Pilates.
Hereon, I would like you to attend a Pilates class or purchase a book on Pilates workouts if you are interested.
Here I would like you to note that because Madonna is not lifting weights, she does not need recovery time and particularly any disadvantages on frequent stressing.
When Ashtanga Yoga works on the organs, joints, inner muscles and tendons primarily, Winsor Pilates focus more on bone structure, relaxation, posture, balance and exterior muscle toning.
This leads to a complete mild workout which ends up doing an adequate amount of fat burning, health preservation and relaxation at the same time.
Will it work for you?
Honestly, if you are beginner then I would say not likely. The reason being Madonna has a known history of lifting weights and intense cardio so she already had a fair bit of lean muscle mass to keep that metabolism going.
Pilates and Ashtanga Yoga are awesome for Maintenance but not particularly good for building up or shedding fat as the traditional creating a calorie deficit and working out are.
Madonna Diet:
Madonna follows a diet which is a combination of the old and the new, called the macrobiotic diet.
What constitutes the macrobiotic diet?
The Macrobiotic diet consists of eating whole foods, unprocessed and organic, like brown rice, whole grains, vegetables (you get the idea, right?)
The diet also includes fish but is almost devoid of spices and places a strict restriction on alcohol and nicotine.
Now will the macrobiotic diet work for you?
If you are ready to go for a very healthy fat loss in a long tenure, this is the best diet there is and especially when combined with yoga can certainly end up slowing aging effectively.
My Rating: 7/10