Katharine McPhee's Intense Workout Will Make You Want to Take a Nap
The One-Hour Routine Burns 800-1,000 Calories Per Session
Let no one question Katharine McPhee's commitment to fitness: The American Idol alum and star of NBC's new hit Smash is the March cover girl for Self magazine, where she details her insane workout routine that burns as much as 1,000 calories per session.
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"I always try and stay in shape regardless of what I am working on at the moment," McPhee says. "Of course I have times when I am more in shape than other times, but the key for me is being consistent with my workouts."
Emphasis on work; HollywoodHiccups.com has a rundown of McPhee's routine from the Self feature, and it includes the following:
- Five minutes on the treadmill at six miles per hour
- Total body stretches
- 10 jumping jacks
- 10 push-ups
- Upper body circuit: 10 one-arm rows, 10 lateral side rises, 10 front rises and 10 bicep curls with five-pound weights
- Five push-ups
- Five burpees
- 30 seconds of alternating jump lunges
- Running up and down a flight of stairs twice
- Five minutes on a stationary bike at resistance 10 or 15
- 10 jumping jacks
- 10 push-ups
- Abs circuit: crunches, full sit-ups and planking
- Three-minute run on treadmill at seven miles per hour
- Repeat the abs circuit
- 10 jumping jacks
- 10 push-ups
- Assisted pull-ups (three sets of 10 reps)
- Jump rope for three minutes
- Repeat upper body circuit
- Jump rope for three minutes
- Planking for 30 seconds
- Repeat stair run
- Pull-ups (three sets of six reps)
- Three minutes on a stationary bike at resistance 10
- 10 push-ups
- Jump rope for three minutes
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Seriously, don't you want to nap after just reading about her workout?!


