The Fit 5: Tips to Feel (and Look) Like a Star!
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SAY 'GOODBYE' TO BLEMISHES
When you star on the glam show Gossip Girl, your skin has to look good. Kelly Rutherford is a fan of Beverly Hills facialist Vera Kantor’s Verabella natural skincare products, especially her “must-have” favorite: Kiss Zit Goodbye ($18.50), a blemish-clearing potion formulated with organic willow bark, tea tree oil, witch hazel and camphor.”It’s the most elegant way of getting rid of a blemish,” says the actress, who also made a convert of costar Jessica Szohr. Learn about other healthy skincare products on Health.com. – Maureen Harrington
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GO WILD WITH WII
Earlier this year, Ashley Tisdale embarked upon an ambitious five-day-a-week workout regimen with a personal trainer. When she wasn’t using an elliptical machine or free weights, the High School Musical star turned to her Wii Fit for exercise. “It’s great for people who love video games,” raves Tisdale, whose favorite activities are the “hula hoop to work your abs, and games to help with balance.” For a more structured workout, “yoga and core strengthening are great,” she says. Find out more about what the Wii Fit can do for your body on Health.com. – Monica Rizzo
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LOVE YOUR LUNGES
Even when she can’t get to the gym, MTV VJ Susie Castillo (pictured with rapper T.I.) has a recipe for a quick but effective total-body workout. The former Miss USA does walking lunges while also doing shoulder presses or bicep curls with dumbbells. “Before you know it your heart is pumping and you’re sweating. You’re burning off calories and at the same time you’re toning your entire body,” she says. And be sure to keep your core stabilized and contract your abs for a tummy-toning boost! Learn other strength-training moves on Health.com! – Alondra Hernandez
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OPT FOR ORGANIC
Elizabeth Hurley is so serious about eating well that she’s launching a line of organic foods in 2009. “We don t have many junk-food snacks in the house – the worst we have are organic cookies and the odd bar of chocolate,” the actress tells Health magazine. “We gave up soft drinks, and [6-year-old son] Damian s never had one yet!” But that doesn’t mean she never has a slip-up. “Of course, if anyone brings junk food into the house, we all fall on it like starving urchins!” – Serena Kappes
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GET SULTRY WITH SAMBA
Love the idea of learning to samba? Get your hips moving with the Dance and Be Fit: Brazilian Body DVD ($14.99), featuring three 12-minute dance routines. Taught by dancer-choreographer Kimberly Miguel Mullen (center), the heart-pumping routines – which also incorporate the Afro-Brazilian dance Maculele and the martial arts-dance form Capoeira – burn calories and give you a serious cardio workout. What type of dance best suits you? Take Health.com’s quiz and find out! – Serena Kappes