Ville Magazine l Insider Access for City Lifestyle Sept/Oct 2016 / Fashion Issue

GET FIT On the Catwalk written by Yasmin Tavakoli l photo FashionStock.com l shutterstock.com Gisele, Naomi, Cindy, Elle, Claudia... What do these high profile names have in common? They are all fashion models and all have banging bods. We see them strut their stuff on the runway, graze their svelte figures across magazines and inspire our get fit goals. But whether your momma gave it to you or not, being long and lean takes determination, discipline, and hard work. Training like a model is a round-the-clock job and learning how to work out smarter versus harder is always key in the busy life of a model. So even though you’re not training to run on the next catwalk or prep for a high fashion photo shoot, we still want to achieve those enviable bods for our next rendezvous. Focusing on activities that tone you and lean you out versus bulking up and gaining is key. Workouts like spin class, barre, and boxing are hugely popular workouts in the fashion world due to their calorie blasting, tightening, and toning powers. CARDIO TAKE A SPIN A FLYWHEEL SPORTS 224 Westlake Ave N Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98109 l seattle.flywheelsports.com “It feels so good when you’re done,” ~ Nina Agdal KICK BUTT AT I LOVE KICKBOXING 12815 NE 124th Street, Kirkland, WA 98034 l ilovekickboxingkirkland.com “It’s very empowering because you learn how powerful and strong you can be. It’s the best exercise that exists because you can get really ripped, but not too big.” ~ Adriana Lima RAISE THE BARRE AT COMPFIT DANCE & FITNESS STUDIO 4501 Interlake Ave N Unit 6, Seattle, WA 98103 l compfit.com “It’s a great, really effective workout, and I love it. It’s about the booty! I do it four times a week for an hour, and it’s just different moves that ballerinas do, targeting muscles. It keeps me toned long and lean.” ~ Lilly Aldridge WORKOUTS DISCO LUNGES Step into a lunge position Bring arms into a Y shape Push up with your front leg and return to your starting position Repeat 15 times l Switch legs and repeat BURPEES Step into a squat position, placing both hands on the floor in front of you Kick feet back into a pushup position Return back to position one (squat position) Jump as high as you are able from the squat position Repeat 10 times MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS Begin in a pushup position Bring left knee up right around your hip and repeat with right knee Continue in an alternating fashion vigorously for 1 minute FASHION ISSUE l VILLE l 25

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