The April issue of Shape magazine has Naomi Campbell as their first-time cover girl. Most of us remember Naomi from our childhood, looking at magazines and runway shows with her face everywhere. My step-sister's and I use to pretend to be models and I always chose Naomi Campbell or Tyra Banks... My sisters were always Cindy Crawford and Kate Moss. As we got older, we heard more about Naomi's temper than anything else. Now, she seems to have taken her temper out of the public eye. Well, except for those little hints of we we get from The Face- but I would be upset if my girls got voted off too...
For those that do not know, Naomi Campbell is turning 44 this year. First off, that is ca-razy considering she is still one of the highest paid models. The Shape interview promised lots of info about how Naomi has been so successful and stayed looking so young. Yes, I would happily take a detailed list of every workout and piece of food she has ever eaten and maul over it like the crazy person I am definitely not.
Sadly, most of the interview sounded very rehearsed and not too real at all. Most answers were exactly what you would expect from any publicist and made Naomi out to be the saint we all wish we were. Thankfully, there were some bits of realism hidden throughout, like the fact that Naomi does juice cleanses and that she did not get all the hype of yoga at first. Funny, considering that she is now a massive yogi doing an average of 1-hour of yoga a day. That being said, it is no wonder that her workout is a yoga flow for the morning that will take about 10-minutes. It looks super fun, so let's get to talking about it!
The Workout
First things first, massive props to Naomi for doing her own workout. She looks fantastic in every pose and I can completely see her doing this every morning; unlike the cover girls who have a fitness model show their workouts. I'm sure they do that workout all. the. time.
Naomi's workout is comprised of six yoga flows done for anywhere from five breaths to twenty-five. There is also an inversion at the end to keep things interesting! Of course, a 10-minute yoga session is not going to burn massive calories, so don't expect anything fantastic there. The really question is if it helps tone and if you feel more energized afterwards.
For 10-minutes, this is a fantastic yoga flow! I was seriously surprised by how much I enjoyed this. The length you hold each pose gives you enough time to really work on form and to get all those muscles (from the usual big ones down to the tiniest) all fired up. My already sore muscles are going to be ridiculously sore tomorrow after this. Everything gets worked from the core to the arms to your legs.
I will also say that the person who wrote the directions did a fantastic job. Yoga directions can be very difficult to get a flow with, but these are great! Very simple to understand and super easy to remember. The entire workout took about 11-minutes and left me sweating by the end!
Also, I am dying to know where she got those yoga pants from. Swoon.
