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Penelope Cruz takes the December 2007 cover of Vogue, giving us a peek into her life at
home in Madrid. Here are some interview snippets:

On what she looks forward to everyday: “I’ve always looked for my sanity, my sofa time, my
long dinners.”

On director Pedro Almodovar: “I became completely obsessed with Pedro. Then he called me
when I made my first movie, Jamon Jamon. I remember that day like it was yesterday. I was
drying my hair in the bathroom, and somebody said, ‘Almodovar is calling.’ I couldn’t believe
what I was hearing–I’d dreamed about that moment for so long… Now, he’s like family to me.”

On why she won’t comment on being single or not: “That’s the same as saying, This is a
subject I’m prepared to talk about. And I’m not.” (She’s currently seeing Spanish actor Javier
Bardem.)

On how you shouldn’t live your life: “You cannot live your life looking at yourself from
someone else’s point of view.”

On her supposed love affair with Bono: “Like when I went on holiday to Bono’s house with his
wife and kids… we were holding hands because we’re very good friends, and do you know
what the paparazzi did to us? They took photos and cropped out Bono’s wife and children! So
they made up a story about us being together, knowing perfectly well that I was there with the
whole family.”

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2010 Penelope Cruz doesn’t have body weight problems but she decided to start a
healthier life style so she quit smoking, started exercising, meditating, and paying
more attention to sleep quality. She is not on a fast diet or the latest weight loss
program. She eats healthy for the most part and that keeps her weight down! It is a
lifestyle change for her. We keep finding out that the majority of celebrities that have
their weight under control, do not keep trying different diets until they lose some
weight and then once the gain some weight back they go on a different diet program.
The majority of celebrities eat healthy, the take vitamins to support their health and
they exercise. That is a lifestyle change, it is not the newest diet of the month!

A rehabilitated “junk food junkie”, Penelope was eating whatever was easiest (she
loves pasta and pizza and cheeseburgers). Her diet now is a lot healthier than that.
She does reward herself every so often with some of her old favorites. She also
loves mangoes and brown rice, no pork. Penelope is keeping the carbs minimal, but
still including a reasonable amount in her meal plans. No word if she is taking
supplements for her health. Weight loss for Penelope Cruz is all about healthier
eating and portion control!

Personal trainer and nutritionist Jackie Keller worked with Penelope Cruz in the past.
She advocates ‘reconciliation’ with food through a tasty, balanced diet. Jackie Keller’
s clients: Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, Reese Witherspoon, Charlize Theron,
Penélope Cruz and Jessica Simpson.

Jaclie Keller’s top 3 nutrition tips
1. Think of food as a friend rather than the enemy. A healthy relationship with food is
indispensable if you want to stay slim.
2. Eat a balanced diet: at least 5 portions of fruit and 5 portions of vegetables a day, 1
source of protein and 1 source of whole starch at every meal.
3. Go easy on the butter, fatty meat and white bread.

Her tips for rapid weight loss: Skip treats like the odd glass of wine and chocolate
bar, cut out simple sugars, increase your intake of low calorie fruit and vegetables
(cucumber and melon are good), eat fish 5 times a week, and get more exercise.

Finally, Penelope’s weight loss weapon is Sleeping. That’s right, sleeping. Sleeping
cannot lead to weight loss but depriving oneself of it can certainly lead to weight
problems. For instance, nutritionists often link lack of sleep to obesity. It is a known
fact that most Americans don’t get enough sleep (6 hours) which lead to stress and
bad eating habits. Penelope claims that sleeping 12 hours a day helps her to remain
naturally thin.

Penelope Cruz Exercise Secrets
There is no single secret to Penelope Cruz’s hot body. She does not try for rapid
weight loss programs, she does not look for easy ways to lose weight. Of course she
exercises hard with her trainer, Gunnar Peterson. Peterson uses this move to tone
Penelope Cruz’s glutes and obliques. Here’s how you can get a lower body like
Penelope’s:

Penelope Cruz’s Butt and Abs Workout
The exercise: Twisting lunge

* Stand with feet parallel, arms at sides. Take a large step backward with left foot.
* Turn so your upper body faces all the way to the left, and pivot both feet so your left
foot faces forward and your right foot faces out (heel of left foot is perpendicular to
right).
* Lower hands toward floor over left leg, being careful to keep left knee in line with
left ankle.
* Pivot back to center and repeat on opposite leg. Do 12 to 15 reps; switch sides.

Penelope’s Trick to Getting Fit Without the Gym
Penelope Cruz gets her fitness outside. “Workouts aren’t just about burning calories,
they’re about getting in shape for the things you love,” says trainer Gunnar Peterson.
Go for a walk with friends, take a dance class, swim laps, or play a game of football.
Who says getting fit can’t be fun? If you do not make weight loss fun (or at least
palatable) you will not be able to make it part of your every day routine. So if you enjoy
exercise machines, treadmill machines or different exercise equipment, by all means
use them. But if you enjoy doing a fast walk in your neighborhood, or hiking, or
swimming or using the bike for losing weight, then do that!

Ok, all that sounds great, but isn’t there some short of quick weight loss secret or
some sort of quick diet that all these trainers and nutritionists can suggest? There
has to be something that will help me lose weight now, right? There’s a shape-up
trick every trainer uses for rapid weight loss results: interval training. Interval
training is a fitness term for alternating high-intensity bursts with less intensive
effort. “They can change your body in ways that would take much longer to
accomplish with regular, steady cardio,” says celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson,
whose clients include Jennifer Lopez and Penelope Cruz. “You’ll see a difference in
weeks.” In fact, recent research found that women who cycled for just 20 minutes
three times a week but included intervals lost six pounds of fat after 15 weeks, while
those who did a consistent pace for 40 minutes lost, get this, none. Better results in
half the time? We’re on board.

Fat-Blasting Basics to burn fat and lose weight
What intervals are, exactly: Short bursts of more intense or faster exercise—whether
you walk, swim, bike or jog—alternated with easier, slower recovery periods.

Why they’re effective: “You get the big calorie burn from the intense intervals, and
the recovery lets you catch your breath so you can go all out again while still keeping
your heart rate up,” says Pete McCall, an exercise physiologist with the American
Council on Exercise. The result: Experts estimate that you’ll burn about 20 to 25
percent more calories with interval training. Wow! That sounds like great weight loss
advice!

What to know if you’re just getting started: As with any new exercise routine, start
slow. “If you’re gasping for air before the hard intervals are over, make them shorter
and build up,” McCall says. Just be sure that each recovery period isn’t so easy that
your heart rate returns to normal.

How long your workouts should be: “Studies suggest that interval routines are best
kept to 30 to 40 minutes,” says Kristi Molinaro, who created the 30/60/90 interval
classes she teaches at Equinox, which are among the most raved about in New York
City. Yes, a serious case of less is more!

Ready to start losing weight?
Use this 30-minute interval workout with any type of cardio you like. Do it two or three
times a week.

For the first 10 minutes, alternate between 30 seconds of intense exercise and 60
seconds of moderate. The intense spurts should be a 7 or 8 on a difficulty scale of 1
to 10—with 1 being practically effortless and 10 being run-for-your-life tough. For the
recovery minute, aim for an effort of 4 or 5.

For the next 10 minutes, alternate between 60 seconds of intense exercise and 60
seconds of moderate exercise.

For the final 10 minutes, alternate between 90 seconds of intense exercise and 60
seconds at a moderate pace. Whew! Be sure to warm up and cool down before and
after, and get ready to see results.

Some additional things to keep in mind to make it easier to lose those last 10-20
pounds!

Weight Loss Tip 1
Stay slim like Penelope by tapping into your past. Penelope danced for years growing
up and has maintained her long and lean ballerina form by continuing to participate in
dance classes whenever possible. Try returning to your favorite sport or activity as a
child or try out a hobby that you have never done before. Just exercise with things
that will be fun to you!

Weight Loss Tip 2
Try a combination of cardiovascular exercise and strength training every day.
Penelope exercises with her personal trainer 5 days a week, but prefers a variety of
cardio (such as walking or jogging) and lightweight training at each workout.
Incorporate interval training in your workout for healthy weight loss!

Weight Loss Tip 3
Focus on more than one muscle group at a time. Penelope’s trainer leads her through
integrated workouts that work multiple muscles (like a bicep curl with a squat), in
addition to concentrated core work for lean abdominals. This can make workouts
faster but equally as effective.

Weight Loss Tip 4
Place the focus on your health instead of on losing weight. Years ago, Penelope
decided to change her life for the better by doing yoga and Pilate’s workouts, quitting
smoking and changing her eating habits. Positive lifestyle changes can be far more
motivating for weight loss than striving for a smaller clothing size alone.

Weight Loss Tip 5
Try minimizing the calories and portion sizes of favorite foods. Penelope chooses to
have her meals delivered by NutriFit or similar dieting programs whenever on
location, because it takes the calorie and size control out of her hands.

Weight Loss Tip 6
Watch your calories while enjoying your diet. Although Penelope makes healthy
choices whenever possible, she continues to enjoy moderate amounts of her favorite
foods like red wine, steak, double double cheesburgers and dessert. If you stop
depriving yourself, it can be easier to enjoy a well-rounded eating plan without ever
going to extremes.

8/7/2010
Thirty six year old actress and Pirates of the Caribbean star Penelope Cruz says that
you don’t have to be thin to be pretty. The actress, who is thin herself, says she is
against magazines that encourage only extremely thin standards.

I would close down all those teenage magazines that encourage young girls to diet,”
she says. “Who says that to be pretty you have to be thin?”

She seems to believe that the standards set by the magazine industry is often
unrealistic and unreasonable.

Some people look better thin and some don’t. There is almost a standard being
created where only thin is acceptable. The influence of those magazines on girls as
young as 13 is horrific,” she says.

The star goes on to say that she plans to keep embracing her looks even as she gets
older. She wants to grow old gracefully the same way the actresses she personally
admires did, including such names as Sophia Loren and Audrey Hepburn.

2011 Oscars Penelope Cruz looks amazing, see photo below.