There's Nothing Funny about Chelsea Handler's Workouts

By , SparkPeople Blogger
I must admit that I was a little surprised to see a bikini-clad Chelsea Handler on this month's cover of SHAPE magazine. Don't get me wrong—I have always thought that she looks great! But based on the jokes on her TV show, "Chelsea Lately" on E!, and the humorous stories I've read in her books, she never really seemed like the beacon of health and fitness, with all her talk of late nights, strong drinks, and lack of structured exercise routine.

As it turns out, this funny woman is a fit one, too. She made a decision to eat healthier and change her lifestyle, which is outlined in the April 2010 issue of SHAPE (find the story online here). These days, her diet is filled with wholesome and healthy foods like oatmeal, salads and edamame, but she still makes room for vodka. And while she has been active all of her life, she told SHAPE that finding a workout she loved was a real challenge. She'd quit every fitness program she tried out of boredom or a lack of results. (Like me, she wasn't thrilled with yoga either.)

But there is one workout that Chelsea swears has "changed my body—and my life." Can you guess what it is?





PILATES.

"I was a fitness fiasco—until I found Pilates," she told SHAPE. Chelsea says that Pilates is gentle on her body, but has helped her become longer, leaner and more graceful. Her trainer of several years, Tina Marie Bergon (owner of Firefly Pilates in Santa Monica, California) works with Chelsea five or six times per week, mixing up mat and reformer Pilates exercises. Bergon says that even Chelsea's posture has improved and her belly has flattened since starting the regimen. If you pick up the magazine on newsstands now, you'll get a six-exercise mini workout of some of her favorite moves, most of which were interesting takes on Pilates classics like the hundred and the roll-up.

Of course, I love when Pilates makes news or is touted by celebrities or other experts. As a Pilates fan and instructor myself, I have seen its many benefits firsthand. When coupled with a healthy diet and active lifestyle like Chelsea's, Pilates can certainly help develop strength, improve posture and flatten one's belly—no kidding!

Do you think Chelsea Handler's diet and workout plan seems healthy?