Roberto Cavalli Is Designing Exercise Bikes Now.

Robert Cavalli

I'm not joking. It seems even high-end Italian fashion designers have been inspired by the recent Tour De France. Mr Cavalli has teamed up with his friends at Ciclotte to craft a spin bike that certainly won't be an eye-sore in your living room.

The "no frills" design, which is estimated to cost in excess of $11,000, boasts a lightweight carbon, steel and fibreglass frame, four gears and a nifty erganomic design. Oh, and of course, a little leopard print.

And if you've still got change left from the bike, there's matching workout gear, too. Sigh.

Here's A Hardcore Gym Junkie.

And boarder-line nutcase. He was lifting weights when the recent bomb went off in Norway. Everyone was fleeing. But not this guy. "I was on my eighth repetition of a 165-kilogram benchpress... that's quite a lot of weight," he says. "Naturally, I finished my set."

Well, naturally.

New Move Monday.

Every Monday I share a new move I've tried, courtesy of a website, trainer or stranger at the gym...

Women's Health

This week it's the fitness ball mountain climber from Women's Health.

Place your hands on a fitness ball and extend your legs behind you in a push-up position, with your body forming a straight line from your neck to your ankles. Raise your right foot off the floor and slowly bring your right knee up towards your chest, then lower it. That’s one rep. Repeat with the left leg, and continue alternating until you’ve done 10 to 12 reps with each leg.

It's tricker than it looks and demands a lot of strength from your core. But as they say: no pain, no gain.

Tough Love From Gunnar Peterson.

Gunnar Peterson

 

Who? I hear you ask. Well, Gunnar is a celebrity trainer who has worked with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian. And when he gives advice, he gives it straight. No sugar coating. 

So when he was dishing out the tips on how to get toned like J.Lo, he advised hitting up the weights room. And as if he heard all the women out there start to whine about not getting big legs, he rebuffed, "The majority of women are genetically incapable of creating large bulky muscles... And squats won't make you big. Food makes you big." True that.

 

And if you're still in doubt about strengthening exercises, take a cue from Ashley Greene. 

 

 

The Twilight star has openly admitted that her figure holds muscle easily (some women's bodies just do), but she doesn't ignore strength training completely. Instead, she concentrates on mixing up her cardio with planks and squats. "A lot of people like to be super tiny," she says. "But I don't want a child's body – I want a woman's body that is extremely fit. It's so much sexier."

Amen, sister.

I Miss Modern Family.

It's really the only show that my whole family can sit down and watch and everyone enjoys it. The only time we fight about Modern Family is when we can't agree on whether Phil or Cam is the funniest. Me, I love Gloria. She's hilarious. And it doesn't hurt that she's played by the smoking hot Sofia Vergara. I mean, how does she look like that?

Apparently, the secret is "Not too much food, not too much exercise, not too much anything." Sofia advises, "Everything in moderation. And of course, wearing sun block." That's my kind of girl.

When Two Of My Interests Collide: Health And TV.

I get really excited. Like you know how pumped the guy on the Shamwow ad is? I get that excited. So I was pretty stoked to find out that one of my favourite bloggers Sarah Wilson has a new show in the works. It's called Eat Yourself Sexy and you can get all the deets here. Don't mind if I do...

Proud Of Cadel. Proud To Be An Australian.

News.com.au

Well, the Tour de France is over and all those tired, bleary-eyed cycling fans can finally get some sleep again tonight. And they can do it with a smug little grin, because "our" Cadel had a historic victory and, well, it's a been a great day to be an Aussie. You can just feel the pride radiating out of this article. Cheers.