Every women desires to be lean and fit with well sculpted B’s (breast & butt). The idea extends from watching celebrities and royals who inspite of thier hectic routine are able to squeeze out time for exercise and a healthy diet. Be it, Queen Rania’s secret of looking beautiful, fit and healthy or sport loving princess Alexandra’s way of staying fit. We have for you Top 5 Royal Queen and Princess Fitness secrets uncovered.
Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah is a mother, a wife, a boss, an advocate, and a humanitarian.
Her Majesty is author of the New York Times Best Seller, ‘The Sandwich Swap’, a children’s story about two young girls, Lily and Salma, who learn the value of diversity by exchanging food at school.
A keen runner, and seeker of good jogging tunes, Queen Rania enjoys spending time with her family and friends in Aqaba, where she can relax and get into a great book. She also makes a mean chocolate chip cookie.
She follows the GI diet, i.e Glycemic Index Diet. This diet classifies foods depending on their glycemic Index. The glycemic index has been a popular weight loss tool to help dieters lose weight. Also referred to as the glycemic index diet, GI diet, and low glycemic diet, it is the basis for many popular diet plans, The glycemic index measures carbohydrates. The index is a list of how blood sugar levels rise after you eat a small portion of a carbohydrate food.
All carbohydrates increase blood sugar levels, but the effect varies widely. For example, a glass of orange juice will cause a much quicker rise in blood sugar than a bowl of oatmeal, which takes longer because of the type of carbohydrate and amount of fiber.
The response is affected by many factors, including the quantity of food, the amount and type of carbohydrate, the cooking method, degree of processing, and more.
On the glycemic index scale, each food is assigned an index number from 1-100, with 100 as the reference score for pure glucose. Typically, foods are rated high (greater than 70), moderate (56-69), or low (less than 55).
Queen Rania secret of looking beautiful, fit and healthy is to exercise as running and diet with Glycemic Index Diet.
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Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg
Princess Alexandra Joséphine Teresa Charlotte Marie Wilhelmine was born in 1991, the fourth of the Grand Ducal couple’s five children. The only daughter of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is 20 years old.
Her secret of being beautiful and fit is she enjoy dancing, skiing, waterskiing, tennis and swimming.
Anyone up for a game of tennis? You’d be hard pressed to find a better doubles partner than Princess Alexandra. The only daughter of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, this eye-catching 20-year-old can usually be found patrolling the baselines at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where’s she’s a freshman on the varsity tennis team. A good sport through and through.
Multilingual Princess is fluent in Luxembourgish, French, English and Spanish. She also has good knowledge of German and Italian.
Her official site tells about her “Very sporty, she practices among other tennis, skiing and water skiing.”
She is currently a student at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, which is a tiny college town in the United States. Alexandra is studying history, philosophy and literature and is even a member of the school’s tennis team.
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Princess Beatrice of York
Princess Beatrice, the daughter of Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, has always had issues with her weight but they seem a matter of the past now. Beatrice made an appearance over the weekend, looking slimmer than ever.
Back in 2008, the Daily Mail says, Bea was photographed on the beach in vacation, in a two-piece swimsuit that did nothing for her curvy figure.
As is usually the case, the pictures went online minutes later – and they prompted the kind of comments no woman would ever want to hear about herself.
It was the motivation she needed to overhaul her life and, of course, it shows, the British tab also points out, because she’s now slimmer and more gorgeous than ever.
Apparently, it’s all down to a diet based heavily on fruit, vegetables and plenty of water.
“The 22-year-old, who has struggled with her weight in the past, turned more than a few heads this weekend with her incredibly svelte figure, which appears to have shrunk further than ever,” the Mail writes.
“Beatrice, who shed 1st before last year’s London Marathon, showed off her even slimmer frame as she attended a polo event at Cowdray Park in West Sussex wearing a short blue belted cocktail dress,” says the publication.
It even goes on to stress that Beatrice seems an entirely different person from the woman she was two years ago, though even then she was thin, as compared to the year before that.
Speaking of the 2008 pictures that got her to realize it was time for a change, Princess Beatrice said at the time that it was not so much that she was heavier that bothered her, but how this impacted her body confidence.
“It was such an unflattering bikini and I’ve got one that’s so much nicer, so I could have kicked myself for wearing it. I thought people were a bit mean, although I know it comes with the territory,” she said back then, as per the same tab.
“The trouble is, I don’t have much confidence so it can be quite upsetting,” she added.
Hopefully, her body image and confidence have also improved with the new, slimmer figure.
Her secret of stunning figure and beauty, regular exercise routine & running and in diet ‘lots of water and plenty of fruit and vegetables.’
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge commonly known as Kate Middleton
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (Catherine Elizabeth “Kate”; née Middleton; born 9 January 1982 is the wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and a member of the British Royal Family. The Duke of Cambridge is second in line to the thrones, after his father, of the Commonwealth realms and, should he eventually ascend to them, the Duchess would automatically become the Queen Consort.
At 5ft 10inch tall and weighing just 8st 8lbs, Kate Middleton has slim and athletic figure. There are rumours she is taking diet tips from her mother, who swears by a controversial French eating plan, the Dukan diet, and that stress is playing a huge part in her recent weight loss.
But despite intense scrutiny, the future princess insists she is keeping a handle on the situation and is sticking to the most tried and trusted methods of maintaining a healthy weight – balancing an active lifestyle with sensible eating.
Despite the gossip surrounding her eating habits, Kate sticks to a low GI diet of lean meats, fish and vegetables to stay healthy.
She loves “summer foods,” She loves “summer foods,” including beans, salads and salmon, and although she doesn’t deny herself, she is believed to be extremely disciplined in what she eats.
Kate has also been linked to Dukan diet, originated by Pierre Dukan, to fit into her wedding gown on April 29.
Her mother, Carole, has been a Dukan devotee since using the diet to shed weight last year and it is rumoured she has turned her daughter on to the regime.
A variation on the hugely popular Atkins diet – high protein and low carb – the Dukan diet already has several famous fans, including Hollywood A-listers Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Kidman.
The four-stage diet consists of a series of phases – attack, cruise, consolidation and stabilisation – whereby foods are withdrawn and then slowly re-introduced.
According to the Dukan diet website, the phases enable the dieter to lose then maintain the correct level of weight for body type.
Kate leads such an active lifestyle, her diet of low GI carbs only serve to help maintain her slim frame while muscle definition is down to her choice of exercise.
She is a keen gym bunny and does at least one hour every day, using the private facilities installed at Clarence House.
Her favourite high-energy workout includes rowing, running and weight lifting. She also cycles regularly, balancing her cardio workouts with yoga sessions to improve flexibility.
A typical workout routine for Kate would include short 20-minute bursts of high intensity training to keep things fresh and interesting.
Running
To really burn fat and ensure a body fit for a princess, vary the speed of your workout. Running at a high intensity for three minutes and a moderate intensity for five will ensure all of your muscles are working hard and help tone your abdomen.
Rowing
For super-toned arms, rowing is the best thing to banish bingo wings and impress the future king. An intense 30-minute rowing session can burn 300 calories.
A session on the rowing machine will provide great strength, flexibility and posture in your upper body.
Weights
Adding weights to a cardio routine will help with muscle definition and sculpting body shape. As weights are essentially the same as resistance training, it will help improve co-ordination and increase bone density as well as improving performance during cardio routines.
Doing step-ups and push-ups alongside squats and lunges using an exercise band will also give the same effect. For best results, do repeat each move 10 to 12 times, breaking just long enough to catch your breath in between. Repeat for two to three sets.
Yoga
Lactic acid build-up in the muscles from vigorous cardio exercising contributes to muscle fatigue so it’s vital to use yoga stretches in between regular workouts to release any lactic acid build-up.
Forward bends stretch the lower back and hamstrings. This helps you let go of tension in the back, neck and shoulders, increasing the flexibility of the spine.
Backward bends open the chest, hips and rib cage and hips, building strength in the arms and shoulders. They also add to flexibility in the shoulders, while helping ease the tension from the front of the body and hips.
Seated asanas – or poses – increase suppleness in the hips and lower back. Strengthening the whole back, they increase the flexibility of the spine and elasticity of the hips, knees, ankle and groin.
Balancing asanas are essential for cultivating muscle tone and physical harmony as well as strength and agility. Great for overall posture.
Holiday activities with Prince William include skiing, which uses both upper and lower body to get the heart rate soaring and can burn up to 1400 calories an hour.
On their trip to Kenya last year, they had an active holiday, including horse and camel riding.
Tennis-mad Kate, who plays at Princess Diana’s old haunt, the Harbour Club in Chelsea, is all set for Wimbledon this year when she will be the Royal representative.
She also loves swimming, which helps tone up her body.
Kate has a notoriously sweet tooth. Haribo Starmix and Tangfastics are her favourites. She stocks up from local stores when she is with her family in Bucklebury, Berkshire.
She also buys French bread, ham, salami, cream and eggs.
She has the perfect smile and toned body — and many wonder how the Duchess gets in such terrific physical shape.
Like in real life, it doesn’t just come naturally — and takes a lot of hard work and dedication!
And some of Kate’s secrets are revealed in the new issue of British magazine Now.
The article reveals she doesn’t have a personal trainer, but has developed her own workout routine.
“We can reveal the Duchess owes her tiny, toned figure to a no-frills £13 workout consisting of a gym ball and a pair of dumbbells,” according to Now.
“Kate does an hour’s workout every morning using the gym ball and dumbbells, which includes some core exercises like squats, sit-ups and arm curls.”
Not to mention, she also has a healthy diet, loves sports and gets to go on long walks to tire her dog Lupo out!
“She hates dieting – she sticks to healthy picks like oatmeal, dried fruit and almonds. Kate’s not much into sweets, but she does love Kettle chips!”
We see what is often the case for young people applies to Kate as well. By sticking to a diet based on natural foods, avoiding excessive alcohol and snack-food consumption, and keeping an active healthy life style with regular exercise allows her to maintain the glow of fitness and health. No crazy diets – no steroids or human growth hormone treatments – no insane exercise regimen – and Kate is a model for all to follow.
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Queen Noor of Jordan
Queen Noor of Jordan born Lisa Najeeb Halaby on 23 August 1951 is the last wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was queen consort of Jordan between 1978 and 1999. Since her husband’s death in 1999, she has been queen dowager of Jordan. She carries the style and title of HM Queen Noor of Jordan.
A United States citizen by birth, and of Syrian, English, and Swedish descent, she acquired Jordanian citizenship and renounced her American citizenship at the time of her marriage.
She has published two books: Hussein of Jordan and Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life ,a New York Times best seller published in 15 languages.
Queen Noor diet includes exotic fruits and herbs as is evident from the gardener, Amanda Hill, claims that the Queen requested that she grow mangoes and avocados at her Berkshire estate.
Mrs Hill also claims she was called once to know the names of herbs, according to the Daily Mail. Suza Scalora an author of book “The Fairies” says this about her, at a dinner hosted by Her Majesty Queen Noor, which included many accomplished Jordanians in a variety of professions. Standing in a lovely flowing white kaftan on the patio, Her Majesty Queen Noor appeared as if she had a light surrounding her, embodying grace and beauty. Interestingly, her late husband, His Majesty King Hussein, gave her the name Noor al Hussein, which means Light of Hussein.
The secret of her beauty, the poise, the stunning looks and having a healthy and fit life is because of her diet including exotic fruits like mango & avocados and herbs.