"Jessica went from a size 8 to a size 4 pretty quickly," says Alba's trainer Ramona Braganza. The actress has been following a low-fat, low-carb diet and working out six days a week by doing circuit training and cardio on an elliptical machine and treadmill at home.
"The baby always comes first, but Jessica definitely set goals for herself," said Braganza, who now trains Alba six days a week. And having a workout buddy helped. "She loves working out with a girlfriend," said Braganza, whose client, actress Jamie King, frequently trains with Alba.
Braganza added: "Jessica has made amazing progress in a very short time."Alba has followed a strict diet and workout regimen for years, saying, "Everyone in my family is heavily overweight." To combat her genes, Jessica typically avoids bread, desserts, fast food and fried foods. "I try to eat the healthiest version of something," she says. "I'll buy organic at Whole Foods or Bristol Farms."
Before she got pregnant, Alba's workout consisted of a 45- to 60-minute cardio routine four days a week on the stationary bike, treadmill or stair machine, followed by lunges, biceps curls and other resistance exercises to tone and build lean body mass.
"I try to work out every day for 45 minutes to an hour," Jessica has said. "I start out on the treadmills or elliptical machine for 10 to 15 minutes to get my heart rate up to 180 beats per minute. Then I do 50 lunges and crunches. Next I get back on the machine for another 10 minutes. Then I work on shoulders, biceps and triceps. I do that nonstop for four sets. When I work out, I have energy and feel good about myself."
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