Chelsea Chandler’s Diet
- Breakfast: Oatmeal with protein power and flax seeds.
- Mid-morning snack: Turkey and arugula salad (no dressing).
- Lunch: Sushi.
- Dinner: Sea bass, chicken, or green salad with meat loaf. (Here’s the meatloaf recipe.)
- On-stage snacks: 2-3 Doritos chips (and she throws the rest of the small bag away).
Chelsea Handler Workout
Directions: Do one set of each of these six exercises; Do the workout 2-3 times per week.
Equipment: dumbbells (or weighted balls), a Pilates ring, and a Pilates mat.
Scissor-leg Hundred
Body part(s): abs, legs
Reps: 100
Directions: Lie face up with your legs and arms extended along the floor, toes pointed in the same direction. Extend legs straight up. Bring your right leg down to about six inches off the floor so that your legs are scissored. Lift your head and shoulders off the mat along with your arms (which are a few inches off the mat). To start, keep your legs still as you pulse your arms up and down. Pulse 5 times as you breathe in, and then pulse 5 times as you breathe out. That’s 10 pulses. Switch legs every 10 pulses.
Weighted Roll-up
Body part(s): abs
Reps: 10
Directions: Hold a dumbbell with both hands while lying face up with your arms extended behind you (palms up) and toes pointed so that you form a straight line from hands to toes. To start, begin to inhale as you lift your arms overhead to roll up. Then exhale as you continue leaning forward to extend your arms past your toes, which should now be flexed. (Your arms are parallel to the ground.) Inhale as you start to return and exhale as you finish returning to the starting position. That’s 1 rep.
Double-leg Stretch
Body part(s): abs
Reps: 10
Directions: Lie face up with your knees bent up 90 degrees so that your knees are over your hips. Lift your head and shoulders off the mat and put your hands on your knees to pull in your abs. To start, exhale as you simultaneously raise your arms behind you so that are 45 degrees off the mat (your arms should be even with your ears) and extend your legs 45 degrees (in the other direction). Return to the starting position. That’s 1 rep.
Prone Arm Raise
Body part(s): back, shoulders
Reps: 15-20
Directions: Lie face down and lift your head off the mat (facing the mat) so that your body aligns from head to toes. Pull your shoulders down and back. To start, inhale and lift your hands a few inches. Hold this position as you exhale. Then inhale and lower your hands to the original position. Exhale. that’s 1 rep. (Optional: hold a dumbbell in each hand.)
Side Bend
Body part(s): core
Reps: 5-8 per side
Directions: Form a straight line by balancing on your right hand and right foot with your left foot stacked on top of it. (Your body is about 45 degrees to the mat.) To start, inhale as you lower your hips a few inches. Exhale as you lift your hips and extend your left arm overhead (also in line with your body). Return your arm. That’s 1 rep. Do all the reps for the right side, then switch to the left side.
Side Leg Raise
Body part(s): legs, chest, abs
Reps: 15 per side
Directions: Lie on your right side. Hold a Pilates ring in front of your torso with your left hand pressing on one its pad to push it toward the mat. Turn your legs out at the hips so that your heels are together. to start the move, press down on the ring and inhale as you raise the left leg straight up (feet pointed). Exhale as you lower the leg (feet flexed). That’s 1 rep. Do all the reps for the right side, then switch to the left side.
