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Actress and radio presenter Gemma Atkinson isn’t interested in unrealistic resolutions this year. Atkinson, 39, shared a video of herself working out with a kettlebell, wearing purple leggings and a baggy t-shirt. “It’s been a long time since I’ve bought into the whole ‘new year new you’ stuff. Today was treated like any other day for me. Building a lifestyle with habits of moving regularly, eating nutritious meals as well as still enjoying nights out and the occasional blow out is how I prefer to be all year round. It keeps me sane, keeps me healthy and most importantly, keeps me away from ever feeling disappointed in myself for not sticking to something that I put on myself,” she captioned the post. Here’s how Atkinson eats and works out to live her best life.

1. 12-Week Transformation

Atkinson’s workouts are based around weight and resistance training. “I get up at 4.30am to present Manchester’s Key 103 Breakfast Show,” she tells Women’s Health. “I swear by getting six hours’ sleep, drinking three liters of water a day and being active. My motto is ‘energy creates energy’. My 12-week transformation—and current training—does involve a lot of heavy weight training. I’ve always gone to the gym – but this taught me to focus on the quality of my workouts, not the quantity.”

2. Her Daily Diet

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Atkinson’s typical diet is as follows:

5am: Poached eggs on rye

9am:Oats with protein powder and almond milk

12.30pm:Sweet potato jacket, hummus, salad and salmon

3.30pm:Dark chocolate and fresh strawberries

7pm:Chicken stir-fry with vegetables

“I haven’t eaten red meat in five years, and I limit my dairy intake,” she tells Women’s Health. “I love animals and there’s cruelty in how these foods are produced. I’m working towards becoming pescetarian, then vegetarian… I cook from scratch as much as I can. It gives me more control over what I eat, tastes better and is free from nasties. It works out cheaper, too.”

3. Weight Training and Cardio

Atkinson works out with a personal trainer. “I train in UP [Ultimate Performance] four times a week for around 45 minutes to an hour. It’s no more than an hour for my weight training sessions,” she says on the UP blog. “I have two cardio sessions a week which can be anything from a long dog walk, to 45 minutes on the bike or cross-trainer, and I have one day where I do absolutely nothing, and I have a rest and recovery day. I think a lot of people assume you have to train for hours and hours, but our sessions are around 45 minutes.”

4. Fitness Challenge

Atkinson’s workouts are designed to challenge her at every level. “The idea with Gemma’s training, because she already does a lot of training and has done a lot in the past, was just to refine it and ensure it was quality over quantity,” says her trainer Mark. “So when Gemma comes into the gym, we repeat a lot of the same exercises – split squats, deadlifts and a lot of big movements. Then what we do each week is ensure that Gemma is actually progressing; the weights are going up or we’re doing extra reps each time or an extra set. This is so that every week there’s some measurable progress. That way we can guarantee that over 12 weeks we’ve improved her performance.”

5. Balanced Lifestyle

Atkinson’s approach to fitness and health is to live a balanced lifestyle and not obsess about outward appearance. “I try to ignore what people say about my shape,” she tells Women’s Health. “We’re all in the gym to try to better ourselves. We may be at different starting points but the goal is the same. There should be more respect. I used to live off fast food, but had awful headaches and constant break-outs. It’s important to care for yourself from the inside out. Expensive creams won’t help if you’re dehydrated and not eating right. The weekend is my time to rest. I don’t train – I’ll go for long dog walks instead. If I fancy it, I’ll have pizza, pasta or a glass of wine. I aim for 80% what my body needs, and 20% what it wants.”

Actress and radio presenter Gemma Atkinson isn’t interested in unrealistic resolutions this year. Atkinson, 39, shared a video of herself working out with a kettlebell, wearing purple leggings and a baggy t-shirt. “It’s been a long time since I’ve bought into the whole ‘new year new you’ stuff. Today was treated like any other day for me. Building a lifestyle with habits of moving regularly, eating nutritious meals as well as still enjoying nights out and the occasional blow out is how I prefer to be all year round. It keeps me sane, keeps me healthy and most importantly, keeps me away from ever feeling disappointed in myself for not sticking to something that I put on myself,” she captioned the post. Here’s how Atkinson eats and works out to live her best life.

1. 12-Week Transformation

Atkinson’s workouts are based around weight and resistance training. “I get up at 4.30am to present Manchester’s Key 103 Breakfast Show,” she tells Women’s Health. “I swear by getting six hours’ sleep, drinking three liters of water a day and being active. My motto is ‘energy creates energy’. My 12-week transformation—and current training—does involve a lot of heavy weight training. I’ve always gone to the gym – but this taught me to focus on the quality of my workouts, not the quantity.”

2. Her Daily Diet

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Atkinson’s typical diet is as follows:

5am: Poached eggs on rye

9am:Oats with protein powder and almond milk

12.30pm:Sweet potato jacket, hummus, salad and salmon

3.30pm:Dark chocolate and fresh strawberries

7pm:Chicken stir-fry with vegetables

“I haven’t eaten red meat in five years, and I limit my dairy intake,” she tells Women’s Health. “I love animals and there’s cruelty in how these foods are produced. I’m working towards becoming pescetarian, then vegetarian… I cook from scratch as much as I can. It gives me more control over what I eat, tastes better and is free from nasties. It works out cheaper, too.”

3. Weight Training and Cardio

Atkinson works out with a personal trainer. “I train in UP [Ultimate Performance] four times a week for around 45 minutes to an hour. It’s no more than an hour for my weight training sessions,” she says on the UP blog. “I have two cardio sessions a week which can be anything from a long dog walk, to 45 minutes on the bike or cross-trainer, and I have one day where I do absolutely nothing, and I have a rest and recovery day. I think a lot of people assume you have to train for hours and hours, but our sessions are around 45 minutes.”

4. Fitness Challenge

Atkinson’s workouts are designed to challenge her at every level. “The idea with Gemma’s training, because she already does a lot of training and has done a lot in the past, was just to refine it and ensure it was quality over quantity,” says her trainer Mark. “So when Gemma comes into the gym, we repeat a lot of the same exercises – split squats, deadlifts and a lot of big movements. Then what we do each week is ensure that Gemma is actually progressing; the weights are going up or we’re doing extra reps each time or an extra set. This is so that every week there’s some measurable progress. That way we can guarantee that over 12 weeks we’ve improved her performance.”

5. Balanced Lifestyle

Atkinson’s approach to fitness and health is to live a balanced lifestyle and not obsess about outward appearance. “I try to ignore what people say about my shape,” she tells Women’s Health. “We’re all in the gym to try to better ourselves. We may be at different starting points but the goal is the same. There should be more respect. I used to live off fast food, but had awful headaches and constant break-outs. It’s important to care for yourself from the inside out. Expensive creams won’t help if you’re dehydrated and not eating right. The weekend is my time to rest. I don’t train – I’ll go for long dog walks instead. If I fancy it, I’ll have pizza, pasta or a glass of wine. I aim for 80% what my body needs, and 20% what it wants.”

British TV presenter Davina McCall is 56 and in the best shape of her life—thanks to some super fun fitness challenges she shares online. McCall posted a video of herself wearing two-piece burgundy workout gear, doing a mat workout with dumbbells. “Okay, that was the third session of a stronger you challenge on @ownyourgoalsdavina I have to say I’m really enjoying this challenge. It’s really highlighted a training need. I totally have to ramp up my strength training but it is amazing how after three sessions I’m already feeling the benefits. At my age it’s scary how fast muscle disappears 😱 @richcallender ALWAYS SUCH A PLEASURE,” she captioned the post. Here’s what McCall’s very effective diet, exercise, and wellness routine looks like.

1. Pilates and Strength Training

McCall put on weight after giving up smoking, and decided to join a gym. She then used a personal trainer to up her fitness game. “For me, fitness is about doing a bit of everything,” she told Women’s Fitness. “I do some yoga, Pilates, strength training, bodyweight training, cardio, one or two runs a week, and maybe a spin class. It’s about having variety all the time, never doing the same workout, and keeping things fun. Ideally, I train three or four times a week, usually following one of my little fitness challenges that run on Own Your Goals. When I follow a challenge, it keeps me motivated to keep going back.”

2. Intermittent Fasting

McCall swears by intermittent fasting, rarely eating after 8 p.m. “Until recently, I never ate protein for breakfast,” she told Women’s Fitness. “Going back five or six years ago, I was a crumpet, honey and butter person, but I’ve learnt more and more about nutrition over the years, and I don’t want to start my day with sugar and carbs anymore. These days, I intermittent fast, which means I often don’t eat until lunchtime. But having a protein shake is perfect for breaking my fast around 10.30am if I need something before 1pm.”

3. Workout Uniform

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McCall wears workout gear during the week so she is always ready for a workout. "On a weekday, I start the day in some sort of Lycra, if I'm not working,” she told Get the Gloss. “I just put on a workout outfit because it means that I'm always ready. If I start my day in civvies I am not going to work out, it’s never going to happen. If I'm in my workout gear and it gets three o'clock in the afternoon, I think, come on, back on! My Lycra is like my work clothes so I spend money on Lycra like other people would spend money on a suit for work. My workout stuff is Lululemon or Sweaty Betty.”

4. Mental Health Workouts

McCall loves the physical benefits of regular exercise, but the mental benefits have been amazing too. “I benefit so much from exercise as it helps my mental health,” she told Women’s Fitness. “And sometimes, that will be my one motivator to train. I’d probably say I don’t train for my body – I train for my brain. The fact that exercise will give me shoulders or great calf muscles is a wonderful byproduct of what it does for my mental health, for sure. I use my own bodyweight a lot in training. With the changes happening in my body, I need to do strength training for my bones, but also especially for my muscle tone, because muscle tone is the thing that’s actually really hard to keep hold of. It doesn’t matter how saggy or crepey your skin gets: if you’ve got nice muscle tone underneath it, you’ll still look great.”

5. Walking the Dog

McCall walks her dog every day. "Me and the dog, Bo, are best friends,” she told Get the Gloss. “I used to do uphill runs with Bo, although I really have to stop running with her now. She's quite ancient. What I'll do now is walk her at eight a.m., get back to the house at nine then go on a half an hour run after I get back from the walk because she just can't hack it, bless her."

Taylor Williamson is competing at the Rogue Invitational in her workout gear. In a new social media post the Crossfirt athlete shows off her amazing body in a two-piece exercise set while getting her sweat on. “Day 2 underway,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Running

Taylor runs indoors and outdoors. Here she is running on a curved treadmill. According to the Mayo Clinic, running is great for cardiovascular health, muscle building, and weight loss. “For every mile run, the average person will burn approximately 100 calories,” they say.

2. Cycling

Taylor also rides bikes. “What’s something you really enjoy doing but also kind of suck at???” she captioned a photo of herself mountainbiking. She also rides the airbike during her workouts. The Cleveland Clinic explains that biking, a low-impact aerobic exercise, is great for building muscle, improving strength and flexibility, and improving balance. It can also boost mental health and help other health conditions, including arthritis.

3. Jump Roping

Taylor does jump roping workouts. “Hippity hop,” she wrote in the caption of a post, revealing her workout that consisted of 5 rounds of 100 double unders and 100’ hsw (50’/50’). “Not only can the repetitive movement of skipping rope elevate your heart rate, work muscles in the arms and legs and burn calories, it may even provide a quick jolt of joy,” says Nike.

4. Her “Upper Body Pump” Workout

She also shared her upper body workout. “Gotta love a good upper body pump!” she captioned the post. “How fast do you dare to go on the wall walks!?” Here are the exercises she did:

• 500m ski
• 15 wall walks
• 500m ski
• 100’ hsw

5. Challenging Herself

Taylor challenges herself daily. “How do you eat an elephant? 🐘One bite at a time…,” she captioned a post. “I truly believe in the importance of challenge on a daily basis. Keep a sharp mind, keep a strong body.”

1. Smashing Her Workouts

Felstead loves the way regular exercise makes her feel (hello endorphins!). “Exercise gives me such a positive feeling!” she told Hip and Healthy. “Even when it’s cold and I want to stay in bed and skip a workout, that feeling I get after I’ve smashed a great workout gets me up every time… [My top health tips are] eat little and often, breakfast is key! Never skip it! [Eat] a varied healthy diet – you don’t want to get bored!”

2. HIIT and Horses

Felstead swears by high intensity workouts like HIIT. “I’ve always been active from a young age as I used to do a lot of horse riding, but it’s only the past couple of years that I’ve really committed to fitness,” she told Hip and Healthy. “I train three to four times a week and it’s my go-to escape – it’s important to me that my mind and body are the best they can be and fitness does that. I like to feel like I’ve exercised my whole body so I love a HIIT workout. Some days I do like to focus more on specific areas so I do exercises targeted to helping achieve a peachier bum!”

3. Fasted Training

Felstead always trains on an empty stomach. “Finding your motivation is the key to fitness,” she told Women’s Health. “After a weekend of indulgence, the last thing I want to do is head to the gym on Monday morning. Getting there is the hard bit. I stick my headphones in, crank up the house music and it’s over before I know it. I train three times a week for an hour in the morning. I tend to not eat before I go to the gym in the morning because high-intensity training sometimes makes me feel sick. Also fasted training encourages my body to burn its own fat, rather than the food I’ve just eaten as energy.”

4. Weekend Fun

Felstead is sensible during the week and indulges in her favorite spicy curries on the weekend. “I think it’s good to have a day where you can go all out, every so often,” she told Get the Gloss. “I think it’s important to live a little and have a cheat day, go out to your favorite restaurant and enjoy it; I like the Big Easy on the King’s Road and Cote in Parsons Green.”

5. No Carbs After 5

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Felstead enjoys a protein-packed diet with lots of healthy fats. “My normal breakfast is smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, and avocado on rye bread,” she told Get the Gloss. “I usually make breakfast for myself after walking my dog. I’ve been doing this delivery service called Fresh Fitness Food. It’s my first time doing it but I’ve really been enjoying it. It’s nice not to think about what to eat as it’s already prepared for you. I try to avoid carbs after 5pm, but I love spicy food, like tom yum soup or king prawn soup for dinner. When I go on a night out I drink vodka, lime and soda.”