The Secret of Jessica Alba's Best Post-Baby Body

Jessica Alba's trainer Ramona Braganza, who whipped the actress into best post-baby body after she gave birth to daughter Honor, revealed that she created a training program for Alba. Alba hit the gym just two weeks after giving birth with 20-minute workouts for the first few weeks, which she gradually increased to an hour after two to three months. She got trained six days a week and used a heart-rate monitor that included calorie counting and Alba succeed burnt 500 calories in a workout.

Braganza recommends doing a circuit-training program to keep [the workout] from getting boring :
1. 10-Minute Cardio Blast: Walk at a 2.0 incline on a treadmill for a minute or two to warm up, then add a light jog.
2. Single-Leg Lunge: While holding a 10 to 12-pound weight in each hand, put one foot on a workout bench behind you while keeping the other on the floor and lunge down. Repeat 10 to 12 reps. Switch to other leg and repeat.
3. Chest Press: Lie faceup on a bench. Holding a 10 to 12-pound weight in each hand, extend arms upwards and toward each other. Do 10 to 12 reps.
4. Tricep-dip: Stand in front of a workout bench, and place hands on bench with your legs straight out in front of you. Lower your body into a dip, supporting your body weight with your upper arms, then straighten arms to rise back up. Repeat 10 to 12 times.

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