Leonardo DiCaprio's Trainer Reveals Budget-Friendly Ways to get a Body Like a Celebrity

    CHICAGO, IL, March 30, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Celebrity trainer and author, Cornel Chin, knows all of the inexpensive secrets to get people into shape like he did Leonardo DiCaprio, Colin Firth, and his countless other high profile clients. Cornel's easy-to-follow, progressive steps have helped his famous clients get in shape fast, as was the case for DiCaprio before he filmed The Beach, and change their whole approach to exercise.

Leonardo DiCaprio explains, "Cornel gave me the lean look I needed. His training methods are second to none." Colin Firth backs him up, "I was no great fan of exercise until I met Cornel. He has given me a way of working out that is enjoyable, sustainable and effective."

Just recently, Chin decided it was time to stop keeping Hollywood's fitness secrets to himself and time to write a book that showed people exactly how to get in shape, eat well, and stay fit with little or no money. His newest book, Celebrity Body on a Budget, focuses 224 pages on building muscle, losing fat, and saving money.

Chin puts together a series of strategies for adding exercise to daily life and for working out at home or the office. He outlines a number of different ways to "sneak" exercise into your daily life. "Rather than just sitting in traffic on your daily commute, try doing some isometric (static) exercises," Chin says. "Sit up straight in a normal driving position. Breathe in deeply into your lower abdomen. Now instead of exhaling, push the air up to your chest, filling your upper lungs and slowly, exhale. You will feel your posture improve and get a big rush of energy doing this exercise."

He also outlines great ways for train and bus commuters to burn calories and build muscle while commuting, "Stand whenever you're traveling, hold the handrail with one hand, and slightly lift a foot off the floor. Switch arms and feet with each station or bus stop. This challenges your core balancing muscles, legs, and arms."

Chin doesn't stop there, "Rather than taking escalators or elevators, take the stairs more frequently or whenever possible and use your legs with each step by taking two steps at a time."

If you think you're too busy to workout because you need to clean your house or apartment, think again. Chin has developed a full workout that can be done while cleaning. "Household chores can be a great way to burn calories," he says. "Vacuuming is great exercise, especially if you make a conscious effort to concentrate on contracting your chest and muscles at the back of the arms as you push out and then focusing on your upper back and biceps as you pull the vacuum backwards."

The book becomes readers' constant companion, helping them determine their body type, heart rate, and Body Mass Index in addition to helping them devise the appropriate exercise regimen and track their progress. All the exercises are fully illustrated and explained in easy-to-follow steps.

Celebrity Body on a Budget (Price World Publishing / 978-0-9724102-8-1) is available at Amazon.com and in bookstores now for $14.95.

About Cornel Chin

Cornel Chin is a high profile fitness expert to the Stars with more than 20 years of experience as a fitness professional. Cornel is credited for getting Leonardo DiCaprio into shape in double-quick time for the film The Beach, and, as a leading fitness expert, he is a frequent guest on numerous television and radio shows throughout the United Kingdom. Cornel has been featured in, and regularly contributes to, a host of leading international publications and is also the author of three popular fitness books which are endorsed by his celebrity clients.

For more information and to read excerpts from Celebrity Body on a Budget, please visit www.SportsWorkout.com or contact David Price, Director of Sales & Marketing, at [email protected], or 1-888-234-6896, ext. 712.

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