Jessica Alba workout & diet

Jessica Alba is one of Hollywood's brightest young actresses. Jessica Alba found fame in the TV show Dark Angel, but how has since been seen on the big screen in the films Sin City, Honey, The Fantastic Four, Good Luck Chuck and Sin City 2.

Jessica Alba sports one of the most desirable bodies in film. She is slender, toned, firm and always sports an LA tan.

Jessica Alba workout & diet

Jessica Alba doesn't make exercise too complicated or too time consuming.

Jessica simply does 30 minutes of cardiovascular 4 to 5 times a week, using the treadmill, elliptical cross trainer or exercise bike. Of course if the role requires more - Dark Angel included extensive fight scenes - Jessica Alba will do more specific training and fitness work. But at the moment she performs the CV workout suggested above.

Jessica Alba workout tip: On the exercise bike increase the resistance on the pedals to mirror uphill riding. It will burn way more calories.

Jessica Alba diet

As with her exercise routine, Jessica Alba keeps her diet simple. Out goes bread and high sugar desserts. In comes sensible eating - lean meat and fish, complex carbs early in the day and more protein and fats in the late afternoon and evening.

The Jessica Alba workout is short and sweet - rather like Jessica herself!

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