Angelina Jolie
When Angelina needs to get into Hollywood shape for a movie, She works out with celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson. He puts her through circuit training and aerobic exercise five days a week for up to 2 hours per day.
Gunnar uses this circuit with a lot of his celebrity clients, as seen in his book The Workout: Core Secrets from Hollywood’s #1 Trainer
Each workout then ends with an aerobic workout. Gunnar will have Jolie do 30 min of cardio, usually MIIT (Medium Intensity Interval Training) or HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) on a treadmill. This type of training involves doing intense intervels alternated with easy cardio. For example:
MIIT: run for 45-60 seconds fast, then slow jog or walk for 60 seconds, repeat
HIIT: sprint hard for 20-30 seconds, then slow job or walk for 60-90 seconds, repeat. Do this no more than 2-3x per week.
Gunnar also likes to vary the incline of the treadmill for Jolie as well as switch up the machines they are using within the same session for example:
Gunnar will have Jolie on 3 separate machines for 15 min each for a total of 45 minutes.
Monday Routine – Legs, Arms, Back & Abs
Angelina Jolie uses a 5-10 lb. dumbbell weight for most of the following exercises.
- Wide Dumbbell Squats (15 reps)
- Forward Lunges (15 reps)
- Side Lunges with Twist (15 reps)
- Squat and Press (15 reps)
- Stability Ball Leg Curls (10-12 reps)
- Cable Lat Pulldowns (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Rows (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Bicep Curls (10-12 reps)
- Close Grip Bicep Curls (10-12 reps)
- Crunches (15 reps)
- Reverse Crunches (15 reps)
- 30 secs of Mountain Climbers, Jump Rope, or High Knees.
- Repeat circuit 2-3 times (switch up the rotation of each exercise if you wish)
- 30-45 Minutes of (HITT) High Intensity Intervals Training Cardio work
Tuesday Routine – Chest, Shoulders, Arms & Abs
Jolie uses a 5-10 lb. dumbbell weight for most of the following exercises.
- Dumbbell Chest Press (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Flys (10-12 reps)
- Overhead Shoulder Press (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Curls (10-12 reps)
- Lateral Dumbbell Raises (10-12 reps)
- Triceps Extensions (10-12 reps)
- Wood Choppers aka Oblique Twists (15 each arm)
- Crunches (15 reps)
- Reverse Crunches (15 reps)
- Medicine Ball Push Ups (15 reps)
- Stability Ball Crunches (15 reps)
- Stability Ball Climbers (12 reps each leg)
- Planks (15 reps of 1 min hold)
- Repeat this circuit up to a total of 3 times (switch up the rotation of each exercise if you wish) and finish with:
- 30-45 Minutes of Cardio activity (walking, elliptical, stair machine or any other aerobic activity you enjoy)
Wednesday Routine – Total Body / Core Focus
Jolie uses a 5-10 lb. dumbbell weight for most of the following exercises.
Aim for 15 reps of each exercise:
- Squat and Press
- Reverse Lunges (each leg)
- Single-leg Pelvic Thrust
- Pushup into Side Plank
- Cobra Planks
- Reverse Dips
- Pike Push Ups
- V-Ups
- Heel Touch Crunches
- Straight Leg Crunches
- Bicycle Crunches
- (Repeat circuit up to 3 times)
- Treadmill (Sprint 1 min/ Slow Jog 1 min – Intervals for 30-45 minutes)
Thursday Routine – Legs, Arms, Back & Abs
Jolie uses a 5-10 lb. dumbbell weight for most of the following exercises.
- Wide Dumbbell Squats (15 reps)
- Forward Lunges (15 reps)
- Side Lunges with Twist (15 reps)
- Squat and Press (15 reps)
- Stability Ball Leg Curls (10-12 reps)
- Cable Lat Pulldowns (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Rows (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Bicep Curls (10-12 reps)
- Close Grip Bicep Curls (10-12 reps)
- Crunches (15 reps)
- Reverse Crunches (15 reps)
- 30 secs of Mountain Climbers, Jump Rope, or High Knees.
- Repeat circuit 2-3 times (switch up the rotation of each exercise if you wish)
- 30-45 Minutes of (HITT) High Intensity Intervals Training Cardio work
Friday Routine – Chest, Shoulders, Arms & Abs
Jolie uses a 5-10 lb. dumbbell weight for most of the following exercises.
- Dumbbell Chest Press (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Flys (10-12 reps)
- Overhead Shoulder Press (10-12 reps)
- Dumbbell Curls (10-12 reps)
- Lateral Dumbbell Raises (10-12 reps)
- Triceps Extensions (10-12 reps)
- Wood Choppers aka Oblique Twists (15 each arm)
- Crunches (15 reps)
- Reverse Crunches (15 reps)
- Medicine Ball Push Ups (15 reps)
- Stability Ball Crunches (15 reps)
- Stability Ball Climbers (12 reps each leg)
- Planks (15 reps of 1 min hold)
- Repeat this circuit up to a total of 3 times (switch up the rotation of each exercise if you wish) and finish with:
- 30-45 Minutes of Cardio activity (walking, elliptical, stair machine or any other aerobic activity you enjoy)
Information in this article comes from Pop Workouts and Us Magazine
Sources for the Angelina Jolie workout routine include:
- Interviews of celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson.
- Gunnar Peterson’s book: The Workout: Core Secrets from Hollywood’s #1 Trainer
- People magazine, Fitness Magazine, Self Magazine, and ShapeMagazine articles.
- Bye-Bye Baby Weight People Article