Lauren Graham is featured in the October 2011 issue of Self Magazine.
In the issue Lauren challenged herself to train like an athlete in five weeks:
“When SELF invited me to be on the cover, I told the editors I wanted to try training like an athlete. Good news: They loved the idea and said they had the perfect trainer for me. Bad news: I had only five weeks until the cover shoot, during which I’d be traveling a lot. I panicked.
I’ve learned a lot from trainers over the years, but mainly that you need discipline to stay in the gym. So I wasn’t expecting anything revolutionary. I was in for a surprise. Michelle Lovitt is inspiringly fit and educated in how the body responds to exercise. A few sessions with her and I started using words like glycogen.
Michelle taught me to use a heart-rate monitor to be sure I’m exercising in my fat-burning range. My goal is to burn 3,500 calories a week, which equals 1 pound of body fat. She claims I’ll notice a difference in five weeks.
By week 5…
“Would you believe that my sense of accomplishment was as nice as the compliments I got at my SELF shoot? It’s true. I was leaner, which made posing in only a men’s shirt seem like a grand idea.
Hopefully, there are loved ones whose opinions you treasure, but in the end, there is no substitute for something you did for yourself that makes you proud. I think that’s what getting in touch with your Inner Diva Warrior really means.”
Photo: Brian Bowen Smith/Self Magazine
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