Madonna's Workouts

I'm doing Cruz's show again today and I came across this as I was writing the Kiss N Tell feature that airs at 11:50. Madonna is a workout fiend.

She's said to do between two and three hours a day of Ashtanga yoga and Pilates, plus swimming, weight training and cycling. All that dancin' has got to be a workout too. And she says, "I wish I were comfortable enough to look zaftig. But I choose men who like carved-out women, the can-you-run-for-the-bus kind of guy. I'm naturally inclined toward men like that."

Can-you-run-for-the-bus kind of guy? Like a dog? I don't get it. Maybe Guy Ritchie wants a woman who will chase him if he decides to skip town. Hmm. Anyway, Madonna's friends are worried about her because they fear she's working out too much and "whittling herself down to a stub." Is she doing it for Guy?

I love to work out and I can't stand the "pent up energy" feeling that lingers when I don't. Workouts are a release for me and they help me feel good, which gives me more energy and confidence to perform at work, do more at church, etc. It all starts with how I feel about my body. You know, when my pants are too tight the day is shot. I don't work out because I think that Angela will find me more attractive, although I'm sure if I totally let myself go and gained some extra fat rolls of pizza, beer, and peanut M&M's, she would notice. She wouldn't love me any less and I wouldn't love her any less, but I'm sure we might both suggest going for walks together and buying more lettuce. I wonder if Madonna and Guy have conversations about this.

I don't care if Madonna is whittling herself down to a stub. I'm sure it will be a hot stub. With those toned pecs and triceps, it's not like she's going to go Lindsay Lohan on us and become a sack of bones. I'll always be fascinated with Madonna.

Love the new Confessions on a Dancefloor CD! All of the songs are upbeat and great for workouts. Maybe she planned it that way.