Cameron Diaz Looks Hot. With a Sharon Stone Warning.

Cameron Diaz is only a few short years younger than I am, and yet she is light years hotter than I could ever hope to be. She is blessed with good genes. She exercises passionately. She has a great, positive attitude to life and I really believe she is a great all-round good egg.
In her recent UK Cosmopolitan shoot she looked amazing - although I always personally prefer her in the jeans look to the leotard look. You know.

But really I must also chat about this latest shorts romper look that she bust out for the MTV Awards on the weekend. We have had a chat before about the "just because you can, doesn't mean you should" approach to very short shorts. And I think that this applies in double to a romper-shorts ensemble, which is essentially a young girl's game.
Aside from age-appropriate dressing, we all know that Cammy has AMAZING gams, right? But even so, there is flattering design and then there is short-for-the-sake-of-it short. No shorts should sit with a horizontal line across the most fleshy part of the inner thigh. That's just wrong diddly wrong. Another inch or so longer (which, let's face it, is still super-short) would have been much better. Rachel Zoe - you should really know better than this. This is a basic styling exercise! And avoids that nasty crotch-creep. Just saying.
And yet, still this would fall dangerously close to lining up in the Sharon Stone Express queue. I have a caution out on you, Cammy. Let's do better. Those gorgeous tightly-fitted frocks are just more awesome.

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Cameron Diaz: The Next Celebrity Nutritionist?

Cameron Diaz is busy with her next project.  Her rep confirms her interest in writing a nutrition book to help young girls.  She wants to use her celebrity for good- to encourage girls not to fixate on being thin but instead just to make healthy choices.


A few thoughts:

Of all the celebrities that I see pitching these types of projects (I'm looking at you Gwyneth Paltrow), Cameron actually seems to model a healthy lifestyle.  She is not too thin, but instead looks muscular and strong.  We always see her keeping active with surfing and regular gym workouts. 

It is reported that (in preparation for the book) Cameron will be visiting high schools to talk to teenagers about their food choices and what is important to them.  She wants to get their input, e.g., how do they decide what to eat? Although this work will not be a formal "Needs Assessment", I like that Cameron will be out in the community and talking to the teenagers who are the focus of her book.  Doing formative work before a project that engages your audience is incredibly important in public health.  Hearing and seeing what the health problem/s look like first hand allow us to craft more effective interventions.  So I applaud Cameron for planning to do this outreach versus just planning to write a book that may or may not address the challenges faced out in communities. For example, Cameron can discuss the importance of choosing fruit over potato chips, but if a teenager does not have access to affordable fresh fruit in their neighborhood, then the recommendation is not helpful.

One challenge to this effort is that even though Cameron appears to model a healthy lifestyle, she is still a member of the Hollywood community that has contributed to setting an unrealistic standard for beauty.  We have seen her on numerous magazine coverslooking very thin and of course airbrushed.  In public health, we always have to think- "is this the right spokesperson"?  It is important to know how teenage girls view Cameron.  Do they see her as part of the problem?  Or part of the solution?

Another challenge is that (from my perspective), celebrity "nutritionists" do not have the best track record for safety and accuracy.  Take Cameron's friend Gwyneth Paltrow.  She has regularly promoted nutrition strategies like detox cleanses and gluten-free diets.  Her extreme choices do not send a message of moderation to teenage girls.  In addition, Gwyneth's cover photos also contribute to the unrealistic standard for beauty.

As I've discussed many times on this blog, celebrities can be an incredible resource for public health.  They have a visible platform and extensive reach to many of our audiences.  However, that can work for us or against us based on the accuracy and relevancy of their messages.  It is imperative that they work closely with clinicians (e.g., physicians, nutritionists) and public health practitioners to craft the messages and design outreach programs.

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Cameron Diaz Fitness,Diet Plan and Workout Routine

Cameron Diaz is one of the fittest stars in Hollywood, and has one of the fittest body among ladies nearing their 40′s. She looked smoking hot in her movie “Bad Teacher” (seriously, who wouldnt want a teacher like that). The 5’9″ tall leggy lady had to act opposite ex Justin Timberlake, and nothing better to make your ex jealous than show off your awesome legs, isnt it? She credits her diet and workout routine for her amazing figure, so lets find out how Cameron Diaz plans her diet and workout.

Cameron Diaz Diet Plan:

It was only after she crossed 30 that Cameron Diaz actually started checking on her weight and what she ate

Cameron Diaz admitted she never watched her weight when she was young, but when she crossed her 30′s she had to keep a check on what went into her mouth. Now dating professional athlete Alex Rodriguez, she has taken to workout and keeping fit, while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. She says:

I am off the fried foods. I’m very thoughtful about what I eat. If you’re gonna do heavy lifting, and you want to stay small, you have to watch what you eat. You have to give your body the right nutrients and really think about what’s best for it.

Being tall is something which comes in handy for her. Cameron Diaz loves to look lean rather than look curvy. Looking lean is a bit easy for tall women. Add to the fact that she loves hitting the gym and working out, looking lean is not a big deal any way.

Cameron loves to follow a high protein and low carbohydrates diet (gym freak gym freak !!), which can be found in skinless chicken breast, nuts and seeds, fruits and vegetables and eggs and lean meats. She does have cravings, but even if she has to grab a burger, she will just take a small serving of it.

Cameron Diaz likes to start her day with a tasty good sized breakfast to power her through the day, and her breakfast is usually composed of large amounts of carbohydrates, which reduce as the day progresses, while the protein intake starts rising as the day wears on. She eats 5-6 small meals a day, making sure never to skip breakfast.

While she had vowed to stay away from pork, saying that a pig has the mental capacity of a 3 yr old child, but however she started eating pork again. Cameron Diaz says:

But I started eating pork again, because it’s so goddamned good. Food is one of my biggest pleasures. I love to eat. I love to cook. I love to feed people.

Typically, her breakfast consists of garlic rice broccolini, eggs, lemon and either chicken or beef. She has a protein shake and water after that. Salad, lean chicken or beef make up her lunch and fruits and nuts form her snack. Cameron Diaz has garlic rice broccolini, eggs, lemon and either chicken or beef for dinner, and ends her day with a protein shake.

Cameron Diaz Workout:

Cameron Diaz, who is nearing 40, believes:

I think you get better as you age. You know what you want, and you become stronger mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Diaz uses a large amounts of compound exercises in her training consisting of, squats, push ups,pullups, seated rows, bench press, triceps dips, inverted rows, etc. Her workout routine consists of resistance training, pilates, aerobics and cardio.

However this was not the case. Before she was offered Charlie’s Angels, Cameron Diaz and gym had no relation. However she had to exercise for 8 hours a day, 5 times a week for 3 months, and that is where her love for working out developed. Now Cameron Diaz says:

“I love being physical. I love sweating. I love getting my heart rate up. I love challenging myself. Physically, I can do pretty much anything I put my mind to, and I like that feeling.”

Her exercise regimen includes working out for 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer and another 30 minutes on lightweights, reverse lunges and pilates. Cameron Diaz also loves hiking, surfing, and snowboarding.

Cameron Diaz also follows a tight HIIT training schedule. You are required to walk for a minute at a mild incline and then jog at double the incline for half a minute, and keep on switching like this for 15 minutes. However, she had also been seen using the cycle and the elliptical trainer.

One of the main components of her exercise are lunges and squats ( that explains her hot legs in Bad Teacher) which are very helpful when you are looking to tone up your hips, legs and thighs. Cameron Diaz works out 5 days a week, rotating her workout between cardio, strength training and pilates.

Though this is not the exact workout that Cameron Diaz follows, this is a workout that many people follow to get toned and shapely legs and buttocks, just like Cameron Diaz has.

• Squats- 3 sets, 8-10 reps

• Dumbbell Deadlift- 3 sets, 10 reps

• Lunges- 3 sets, 10 reps

• Medicine Ball squats and throws- 3 sets of 15 reps

• Dumbbell side lunges – 3 sets of 45 seconds each leg.

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