Eva Longoria’s Slim Down Secrets
We’re all a little envious of Eva Longoria’s extremely fit physique, and we wonder if she actually works hard for that body, or if it’s just really good genes. The answer? Eva literally works her butt off to get in the shape she is today. Keep reading below to find out what she does.
One of Eva’s staying fit secrets is having a personal trainer around. Her personal trainer, Patrick Murphy, gets her up and moving for one-hour sessions about 3 times a week.Eva warms up for 10 minutes on the bike or the treadmill and then focuses on strength training.
“Each session we do between 25 and 30 total-body exercises–lunges with torso twists and one-legged squats with clean and press, for example–with 30- to 45-second rests in between,” says Patrick, who uses tools which test endurance while increasing strength and balance.
Eva says she’s seen the most results focusing her efforts behind her: “With all the lunges, squats and leg presses I’ve done in the last two months, I think I’ve gained an inch of muscle in my butt.”
To keep her energy up after the gym, Eva has a hearty, protein-packed breakfast.
“I love egg whites,” she says. “My mom made them for me when I was little.” Raised on a ranch in Corpus Christi, Texas, Eva learned early to love fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy cooking, including Tex-Mex specialties like tacos and tortilla soup. “When I don’t have time to cook, I still squeeze fresh lemon on cucumber slices,” she says. “It’s a Mexican delicacy.”
But the actress does keep it real–and yes! she indulges. “Chocolate-chip cookies are my weakness, and I eat pizza often–sometimes twice a week,” Eva says. “I know my body craves what it needs, and sometimes it needs pizza!”