Tracee Ellis Ross In Workout Gear Does Tracy Anderson Method

1. Living Her Best Life

Ross has important advice that guides her life: “There are two things that have been the biggest guides through my life. The first one is: Follow your heart and trust your instincts. The second is: What other people think is none of your business and even sometimes what you think of yourself is none of your business,” she told The Wall Street Journal. “Sometimes it’s about staying in action as opposed to trying to decide how to make people think a certain way about you.”

2. She’s a Foodie

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Ross loves making unique, delicious salads for her friends. “I taught myself how to cook, because I really liked good food,” she told Bon Appétit. “Now, I find cooking to be a meditative experience. And it's one of the ways I nourish myself and show myself love. Food is a fuel for our lives, so I like to eat food that tastes good and feels good. So, I would say I taught myself how to cook and listen to my body, so I can see what's actually nourishing for me.”

3. Solo Travel

As a child, Ross traveled around the world with mother Diana Ross, and considers solo travel the ultimate form of self-care. “It’s very important to me,” she told Travel and Leisure. “Solo travel, in particular, is how I’ve come to know and honor myself. I feel like I’m a child of the world. Growing up this way allowed me to understand that, even though people may not speak the same language, we are all the same. And that allowed me to feel safe anywhere. The things that make us different are what make life so robust and textured.”

4. Unpacking Joan Clayton

Ross felt deeply connected to her Girlfriends character Joan Clayton. “It was such a huge portion of who I was and had become,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “Especially because Joan wore a lot of Tracee’s clothes. Joan and Tracee’s hairstyles were the same. All my favorite lipsticks were Joan’s favorite lipsticks. My shoes were Joan’s favorite shoes. And although we weren’t the same person in any way, shape, or form, my physical self was really being utilized. It took me time to kind of figure out who I was again. When the show finished … in hindsight, I could say I was sort of going through a bit of a grieving process.”

5. Tracy Anderson Workouts

Ross prays and meditates when she wakes up, before starting her day. “I scrape my tongue before I take in anything,” she told The Wall Street Journal. “Then I do my morning supplements. And I work out three or four times a week. It was more before Covid, but usually Monday, Wednesday and Friday are for sure. I’ll do a 6, 7, 8 or 9 a.m. workout. I do a combination of a private trainer gym and Tracy Anderson. I don’t use weights but I pull things, I push things, I throw things. I do a lot of planks. In Covid, Tracy Anderson has not been as easy and I have some injuries, so it’s been not as consistent.”

Actress Tracee Ellis Ross is showing followers exactly how she gets her incredibly toned and strong physique. The Blackish star shared a video of herself doing a leg and glutes workout, wearing purple leggings and a lilac crop top over a sports bra. “One more before 2024,” she captioned the post. Ross is 51 and seems to be aging in reverse—here’s what her diet, exercise, and wellness regimen looks like.

1. Lemon Water

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Ross starts her day with supplements and lemon water. “This is going to sound strange but I use my tongue scraper before I drink any water or eat,” she told Vogue. “Then I like to have a glass of lemon water and take my supplements. I will also usually go and work out, and beforehand will try and eat something – you’re supposed to eat a little sugar, like apple sauce or something, and then take a protein shake after. I’m not a coffee drinker, so I don’t have a major morning routine, nor do I have kids or a dog right now – so it’s all about me.”

2. Tracy Anderson Method

Ross is a long-time devotee of the Tracy Anderson Method. “I am still a Tracy Anderson fiend – what I love about Tracy Anderson is the studio and the absolutely insane heat,” she told Vogue. “It’s like 97 degrees, so it’s like a sweat box. The music is so loud, and it’s the best environment because you can’t think. You’re just in your body and it’s really hard but what I love about it is you feel so beautiful, sexy, long and strong – and that’s all the things I want to feel. You feel connected to your body – you can’t do Tracy Anderson if you don’t have the mind-body connection. During the pandemic, I also started going regularly to Rise Movement, which is a private gym – we do weight training. They use a lot of movement that reminds me of what you used to do when you were a kid; it’s using your own body. We push a sled, throw a ball, and things like that, rather than using gym equipment. It’s functional movement. I love that.”

3. Self-Love and Appreciation

Ross has come to better appreciate her body and her looks with each year. “Growing up? I was pretty contentious. Because of that, I have worked very hard to hold a different kind of space in my relationship with my body,” she told Glamour UK. “I was an athlete growing up. I am very conscious aesthetically. I modeled all through high school and so I constantly was trying to look skinny and I look back and I'm probably too skinny. And I’m like, ‘what were you thinking? What is happening?’ And I know what it took. I did not eat a lot and I love food. I don't suggest that at all. I'm now very supportive of my body. I really do my best to not let that self-talk that happens in this dangerous neighborhood of our minds full of compare and despair take over.”

4. Cooking With Love

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Cooking is Ross’s love language. “I love cooking for my family — my siblings, my mom,” she told PEOPLE. “I love cooking for myself, too. One of the ways that I actively love myself is by cooking. I love grilling salmon, steak, all those things. I’m a big salad maker. I love crushing Brazilian nuts and putting them over everything — quinoa dishes. Putting it over a salad instead of putting meat on it.”

5. Morning Baths and Meditation

Ross loves to start her day with a gentle bath. “I meditate. I haven’t been as diligent recently because the pandemic messed with my routine, but I am very much one of those people,” she told Vogue. “I also do gyrotonics and gyrokinesis – it’s sort of a connection to the body. I really believe that staying connected to my body is where I gain a sense of wholeness for myself. My biggest [self-care ritual] is a bath – I love them. I will take a bath at 5.30 in the morning, before work. I put magnesium flakes in because I work out so much. A really hot bath is a great gentle start to the day, and I also do this thing where I stand up in the bath and do a full cold rinse with the shower. It’s really good for you.”

Lily James is “obsessed” with the Tracy Anderson method, according to a new gym selfie. The star of The Iron Claw, Baby Driver and the hit miniseries Pam & Tommy (in which she played Pam Anderson) looks superfit, and has a strict and disciplined workout regimen that keeps her on track for her roles. Read on to see 5 ways Lily James stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. When The Going Gets Tough, She Gets Motivation

Staying motivated during these intense workouts really helps Lily to drag herself out of bed and get started. Even on those tough days, Lily says to Cosmo, "my ultimate top tip is to drag yourself, even if you have to roll yourself out of your bed and into a sit-up – it's really not that bad once you start. Just be like 'you can do it' and when you get to the point of breaking, that's when you get fitter. You have to keep a positive mind, you need to push through the pain."

2. She’s Extremely Disciplined and Doesn’t Take Shortcuts

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Being strict with her diet is just what works for Lily. No cheating. "I had to be really strict with myself, I knew if I cheated myself with chocolate and wine then it wouldn't work,” Lily said about preparing for the Fast Girls role. "I had to give up everything I love. We couldn't drink, eat chocolate, have sweets or desserts. But you know what, I got well into it... It's amazing to see how much better you feel and to see the change in your body." Some people can afford to have a cheat day, others fall off the wagon and so for her, she just sticks to it even if it’s difficult when she has a goal in mind.

3. She Breaks a Sweat Boxing and Running

Cardio is the backbone of any workout regiment. It’s the bread and butter of getting to a better place. As for what her fitness regime entailed, Lily explained she does a mix of running and boxing. "I felt really athletic, which I hadn’t done for a long time and there was great confidence that came from that... I feel less self-conscious on a beach now. It was really wonderful to feel like that, to feel so in my own body," Lily said.

4. She Stays Consistent

With maybe one or two rest days in the rotation, she really stays consistent with her workouts on days that she’s supposed to be training. Particularly for her athletic role in Fast Girls back in 2012. "It was very intense – we had about six weeks of training before the film even started," Lily said. Even running errands, she tries to walk and bike wherever she can.

slidetitle num="5"]Her Meals Are Loaded With Protein

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Protein packed meals give Lily the energy to continue her rigorous fitness routine. “On top of the fitness and the health, we also had a diet plan we had to follow which involved eating between five and six meals a day that were really high in protein, so that meant lots of protein shakes, fish, chicken and no cheating," she said to Cosmo.

slidetitle num="6"]The Tracy Anderson Method Really Works

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Anderson rose to fame by keeping celebs fit as she “created custom workouts and diets—which she overhauled every 10 days to keep the accessory muscles consistently engaged—and tracked and graphed her findings,” according to her site. “Over the past two decades, the Tracy Anderson Method has grown and evolved, though the basic premise remains the same: Tracy continues to develop thousands of new routines to ensure that no client ever plateaus.”

Victoria Beckham is revealing one of her workout secrets. The former Spice Girls singer and fashion mogul shared an Instagram story on Friday, revealing the exact workout move responsible for her incredibly toned back. What is it and how are other ways Posh keeps herself so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Victoria Beckham 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 Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Uses the TRX System

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In the video shared to her Instagram stories, Victoria can be seen perfectly executing a TRX pull up with the TRX Suspension Training System, in her home gym. “Enjoying my new strength training cycle,” she captioned the clip. “Finishing the week strong with some TRX pulls. It's about the arms and the butt people! Kisses @mrbobbyrich, you kill me every day.”

2. She Works Out Daily

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In an interview with The Guardian’s Weekend magazine, Victoria revealed that exercise is a daily habit and is “a really positive thing” for her. “It’s part of who I am now, and I really enjoy it. That was a big part of why I wanted to work with Reebok – I had very specific ideas about the workout clothes that I wanted to wear and couldn’t find,” she explained.

3. She Works Out Two Hours Per Day

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Victoria’s workouts aren’t just hard, they are long. According to the star, she exercises for a whopping two hours per day, but spreads them out, detailing them to The Guardian. First, she runs a 7k on the treadmill bright and early at 6am, which she describes as “a mix of uphill fast walking, jogging, running.” Next up, she works out with her trainer, “30 minutes legs, 30 minutes arms, toning and conditioning, then loads of planks and that kind of thing for my core.”

4. She Watches TV While She Exercises

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Television keeps Victoria motivated during her cardio sessions. “That’s the only time I watch TV – boxsets, documentaries – so I look forward to that,” she revealed to The Guardian.

5. She Is Disciplined About Her Diet

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Victoria doesn’t mess around when it comes to food. “I am very, very disciplined in the way that I work out, in what I eat. That’s how I’m happiest,” she told The Guardian. “I expect a lot from my body – I’m 44, I’ve got four kids, I work a lot, I travel. For me to do all that, I have to eat healthily and work out.”

6. She Does The Tracy Anderson Method

Victoria is one of many celebrities who are obsessed with the Tracy Anderson Method, a dance inspired workout available in her studios and also online.

7. Here Is Her Ab Workout

In 2020, Victoria shared a video of Tracy Anderon demonstrating her go-to ab workout, which includes standing sequences and more traditional, crunch-inspired compound moves, all completed in the trainer’s trademark dance-inspired style.

Tracee Ellis Ross will be the first to tell you she works incredibly hard for her incredibly toned, fit physique. Ross, 51, shared an Instagram story of herself wearing black leggings and a matching shirt, doing intense resistance training exercises at the gym. At one point she uses dumbbells for an arm workout. Ross is only getting stronger and fitter by the year—here’s what her wellness routine looks like, and what’s next for the black-ish star.

1. That Robe Life

Ross is happiest at home in a robe. “I was dating someone. He was English, and he was like, ‘My God, you're always in a housecoat.’ I was like, ‘First of all, it's not a housecoat.’ He was like, ‘Housedress.’ I'm like, ‘Not a housedress. It's called a robe.’ And I have a collection of robes. I have three of the d'Oro robes. I have satin robes, I have cotton robes, I have ripped-up, old robes, I have terrycloth robes. There's been a lot of robing.”

2. Staying Grounded

Ross tries her best to stay grounded as a public figure, and of course the daughter of Diana Ross. "Home for me is about safety and embrace,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “It’s about shedding all the external masks that we have to wear out in the world. Home is really about beauty, safety, history. My friendships are home for me. My family is home for me. It’s an energetic connection that creates a sense of safety and groundedness, where I don’t have to wear any mask. I can just be myself."

3. She’s a Business Pro

Ross is rightfully proud of her curated haircare line Pattern. “I launched into being a founder and a CEO as a consumer who saw a big gap in the market,” she told ESSENCE. “And it took me ten years to get the company off the ground. By the time I found my partners, even though I am the majority owner of the company, by the time I found my partners, I already had gotten a retail partner. I’d already pitched and convinced Ulta that we were the brand they needed. So, this is my baby, as opposed to a company that I put my name on.”

4. Stay the Course

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Ross has good advice for up and coming entrepreneurs. “Just stay the course,” she said at the Amazon Accelerate conference in Seattle.“Remember there’s information in the no’s. Let yourself take disappointment and the hit, but don’t take it personally. There are a lot of reasons people will give you that your idea is not a good one. But you only need one person to believe in you.”

5. Self-Care and Workouts

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Ross works out not just for physical health but mental wellbeing, too. “I was not in the mood to workout today but I got in there and did it anyway. I always feel better after a workout. Didn't smile during but I'm smiling now,” she captioned an Instagram video.