Kelly Ripa in Two-Piece Workout Gear Flashes Abs Getting "Oscar Ready"

Kelly Ripa is getting ready for the Academy Awards by working her core. In a few new social media posts the talk show host shows off her washboard, rock hard abs in a black workout ensemble while getting her sweat on with Anna Kaiser, global fitness leader and creator of the popular fitness brand, Anna Kaiser Studios. “Oscar ready,” she wrote about the photos. ​​“Live with Kelly & Mark” are hosting their annual “After the Oscars” episode on Monday, March 11 from Hollywood’s Dolby Theater. Celebwell recently spoke to Kelly's trainer, who revealed details about her workout.

1. Power Push Ups

Kaiser, known for her dance-centric workouts that combine strength and interval training with fun movement, recently shared details about a recent workout. In it, Kelly does power push ups, according to Kaiser. “Try this new push-up challenge: Slowing down the lowering of the push up to two counts and then push up in one count, loading your upper body and then adding a quick burst of power,” she suggests. “I am always adding new variations of exercises or different ways to execute exercises to keep Kelly challenged and getting stronger!”

2. Workouts Alternate Between Strength and Interval Training/Power

Kaiser mixes up Kelly’s workouts every day “to alternate between strength and interval training/power,” she tells Celebwell. “Both are important to build and maintain lean muscle, increase bone density, stabilize HRV, skin tone, increased circulation and cell turnover, as well as ample time for recovery. Our focus is strength. We use cardio and conditioning intervals to boost her strength workouts.”

3. Dance

Dance is used in the workout to “train her brain,” says Kaiser, citing a 10-year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. It found that learning dance and new movements was the only method that increased cognitive function by up to 75 percent. A 2016 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine also discovered people who engaged in moderate-intensity dancing were 46 percent less likely to develop heart disease or die from it than non-dancers. In comparison, moderate-intensity walkers were just 25 percent less likely to suffer heart health issues.

4. Glute Work

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Glute work is also key, per Kaiser. Kelly “loves to work her booty so in addition to high impact moves like dance, jump, squats, step ups, box jumps,” Kaiser tells us. “We also add glue isolations with extra weight and resistance bands.”

5. High Alkaline Diet

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Kelly famously swears by a high-alkaline diet, a low-acid meal plan is “responsible for [her] not being in pain,” she tells People. “I actually eat much more on this cleanse than I do in my actual life, but it’s what you eat and how you eat it,” she said. She consumes no animal products. “I like to drink coffee. I occasionally will have fish. The alkaline diet is primarily a vegan diet, but I like cream in my coffee. I like to have a glass of wine. So I don’t adhere to it strictly, but when I do a cleanse, it will be seven days, and then I go back to my normal life. But my normal life, like I said, is not that different than the alkaline cleanse.”

Rita Ora is an actress, singer, and TV personality. She recently played the Queen of Hearts in the Disney movie, Descendants: The Rise of Red, the fourth installment of the series. Ora is also a panelist on The Masked Singer in both the US and UK. She recently did a Pilates session, and shared a photo of herself on the reformer on Instagram. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Rita Ora stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Does Pilates

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As you can see from her Instagram post, Ora likes to do Pilates to stay in shape. This is a great workout to stay in shape. ACE Fitness says, “Pilates — once a niche strength, mobility, and recovery technique for dancers — has gone mainstream. The low-intensity, muscle-strengthening workout can promote flexibility, mobility, and posture. What’s more, it can set your body up to complete other more intense strength-training safely. ‘It helps to work on smaller muscle groups, stabilizing muscle groups, and the core — the muscles in our trunk,’ says Heather Milton, CSCS, a board-certified clinical exercise physiologist with NYU Langone Health in New York City. Building those muscles can help you complete everyday tasks more easily, and lower your risk of injury, she says.”

2. She Circuit Trains

Ora shared some of her fitness secrets in an interview with Shape. She says that circuit training is a staple for her. "I do circuit training. I usually work out for one or two hours, depending on how much time I have. I do three circuits and repeat that three times. I mostly focus on my thighs and my bum, so I do a lot of squats and weight lifting. And I do one circuit of cardio."

3. She Watches Her Portions

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Ora shared some of her diet secrets in an interview with Cosmopolitan. She says that one of her biggest secrets is watching her portions. "I watch what I eat but I just cut my portions in half,” Ora explained. “So if I want a burger I'll just cut it in half and eat half of it. That or I'll take the bread off and only eat the burger. Or if I want fries, then I won't have a burger to go with them."

4. She Eats Healthy

Ora makes sure to eat healthy. She shared some of her favorite foods in her Cosmopolitan interview. "I travel a lot so it's hard to have a regime,” Ora said. “I have smoothies in the morning. I also have eggs – I'm a pro at breakfast. For lunch I'll have some salmon and chicken and for dinner I love truffle! I'll have broccoli pasta, truffle pasta or pizza."

5. She Isn’t Concerned With Her Body

Ora isn’t concerned with what her body looks like. “I’m not going to lie and say I was completely happy with my body before,” she said to Shape. “I knew I could change a few things to improve my stamina, especially onstage. I didn’t start working out to get skinnier—I started working out to feel better. And I think it’s important for women to know that. Don’t be obsessed with being thin. You just have to be fit, healthy, and strong.”

Happy Birthday, Kelly Ripa! The actress celebrated her 52nd over the weekend, reminding her social media followers that she still looks half her age, sharing a cheeky photo of herself, husband Mark Consuelos, and a pal on the beach. "Happy birthday @jakeshears, thank you for letting us be a part of your new album's cover art. Coming soon!" she captioned it. How does the talk show host maintain her forever young figure? Read on to see 6 ways Kelly Ripa stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Works Out Every Day

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Kelly is extremely disciplined with exercise, recently telling Yahoo’s In the Know that she never skips a day. “I work out seven days a week. And I try to workout an hour and a half a day, no matter what — whether I’m working or not,” Ripa shared with us. “If I’m working, maybe I’ll start it a little bit later or a little bit earlier, depending on what day of the week it is. But I am very religious about my fitness.”

2. Exercising Gives Her Energy

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“I think that energy begets energy,” she told ITK. “There are people that say, ‘You must hate working out!’ It’s going to be so hard to push your way through [with that attitude], and I love working out. But it’s like developing a love for anything: You have to really practice it to love it. And, so, I found that years ago I really figured out that the more energy I put into the gym or left on the dance floor, the more energy came back to me.”

3. She Quit Drinking

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In 2020 Kelly revealed that she and Mark had quit drinking, which contributes to their "healthy lifestyle,” she explained to Parade. "We did both quit drinking almost three years ago. Not that we were sitting around drinking day and night, but I think that there is something about like clean living—maybe that's what did it. Maybe that's the difference."

4. She Follows a High-Alkaline Diet

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Kelly told People that she swears by a high-alkaline diet, and that the low-acid meal plan is “responsible for [her] not being in pain.” “I actually eat much more on this cleanse than I do in my actual life, but it’s what you eat and how you eat it,” she said.

5. Her Diet Is Mostly Plant-Based

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As part of her healthy eating plan, she shies away from animal products. “I like to drink coffee. I occasionally will have fish. The alkaline diet is primarily a vegan diet, but I like cream in my coffee. I like to have a glass of wine. So I don’t adhere to it strictly, but when I do a cleanse, it will be seven days, and then I go back to my normal life. But my normal life, like I said, is not that different than the alkaline cleanse,” she told People.

6. This Is Her Morning Cocktail

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Ripa revealed to Harper’s Bazaar that she starts her morning out with a unique cocktail, a glass of Get off Your Acid's Daily Greens mixed with water, a mug of coffee and ghee, paired with personalized Persona supplements she dubs her "foundational vitamin."