ACTRESS KERRY WASHINGTON : "WITH PILATES, I GET TO BRING MY TRUE SELF"

Actress Kerry Washington loves Pilates so much that she did a photo shoot with Pilates equipment in September last year! Washington poses on a Pilates Cadillac or Trapeze table, looking mighty toned. The Scandal star is a Pilates veteran and cannot gush enough about how many benefits this form of exercise provides her with. 

“With Pilates, I get to bring my true self,” Kerry Washington says in SELF’s September issue. “I cry, I laugh. I think, What do I need today?” Washington's trainer Juliet Kaska reveals that the slim actress works out "at least five days a week" and that she is "very dedicated to her workouts". “Kerry has trainers in every city, so she tries to get it (Pilates) in multiple times a week.”

Since giving birth to her daughter Isabelle in 2014 Kerry has been a Pilates addict and combines this form of exercise with cross-training and meditation to keep her body and mind healthy and balanced. Washington explains that she needs her daily Pilates workout to assist her in the filming of her hit show 'Scandal'. “I have to feel flexible and strong, like, ‘Yeah, I can run down a hall with three cameras attached to me, or hold a gun with a negligee on!'” 

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SCANDAL ACTRESS KERRY WASHINGTON RAVES ABOUT PILATES

Scandal actress Kerry Washington's toned and trim post-baby physique is up front and centre in the September cover of Self magazine, all thanks to her regular Pilates sessions! The 38-year-old opens up about motherhood, finding a work-life balance, why she didn't pressure herself to lose her post-baby weight and most importantly, why Pilates is her favourite form of exercise. 

Washington has been a raving Pilates fan for the past 10 years. The actress reveals that her love of Pilates came about due to an injury. "I got really injured while I was training and I needed to find a way to work out that was both rehabilitating and challenging for me physically so I could still stay in shape, and Pilates was the answer to all of my questions." 

As Kerry has to wear high heels during most of the filming of her TV show Scandal, she needs to perform low-impact exercises, like Pilates, so that she does not put further pressure on her knees. In addition to Pilates, the taut actress also dapples in the stability ball, strength training, interval training, squats, lunges, running, dancing and hiking! Pilates is her most consistent form of exercise however. “With Pilates, I get to bring my true self. I get to go: How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone?” 

Kerry is in wonderful shape, however it is not without a lot of hard work! The proud mother of 17-month-old daughter Isabella does Pilates five days a week, for one hour each session! You can see the amazing results Washington has been reaping however, as she had incredibly toned inner thighs, arms, abs and gluts! 

Whilst Kerry dedicates herself to fitness, she is quick to point out that her family is number one. “I try to get it my (exercise) in very early in the morning so I can be back with my kid early”. She has even converted half of her dressing room into a gym! 

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KERRY WASHINGTON DOES PILATES TO SHED PREGNANCY POUNDS

Actress Kerry Washington has Pilates and a Paleo-style eating plan to thank for her slim post-baby body. Since giving birth to her second baby, daughter Isabelle, in April this year Kerry has worked very hard to get back to her previous trim physique. The 36-year-old's trainer Nonna Gleyzer sat down with Shape magazine recently to reveal Washington's exercise and health secrets. 

Gleyzer has trained Kerry for more than five years and is extremely proud of the 'Scandal' stars' amazingly toned body. Washington does regular Pilates workouts with Nonna that focus on all over toning and strengthening. Glezyer is a personal trainer for several celebrities and raves about the benefits of Pilates. "You will stand up so straight and tall, so lean and beautiful. With stronger lower abs, you aren’t compensating with your neck. Whenever you see my celebs on the red carpet—just like Kerry—they walk so gracefully, their shoulders are back… that’s what makes a sexy walk, and that’s what my training does."

Nonna also uses Pilates exercises to work on Kerry's upper body. Gleyzer focuses on working Kerry's deltoids (shoulders), triceps (back of the upper arm), upper back muscles and the muscles around the waist. "I like women to look like natural women; they look sexy and slim but not necessarily like they pump iron at the gym. They are hard working yet elegant figures. That’s what Kerry is to me—hard working yet elegant, gentle and feminine yet so very strong. A total woman!"

Kerry is extremely private about most of her personal life, however she is very chatty about her health and fitness routine, especially post-baby. Washington follows a low carb Paleo-style eating plan and loves drinking coconut water, as it supplies her body with potassium and electrolytes. She tries to eat mainly lean proteins and vegetables and does not overindulge with her food. Kerry is a dedicated and very hard worker and her health & fitness regime reflects this. As Washington's trainer says: "She needs to be in the best shape every single day, and she definitely is!". 

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