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Personal Trainer or Personal Chef?

November 8, 2008

Celebrities make loads of dough, and keeping up their svelte appearance is part of their job. To help them stay slim and toned, most stars can afford to have live-in chefs prepare healthy meals for them all day, everyday. They can also afford to hire full-time personal trainers who coach them (in their home gyms, I'm sure) and give them advice on how to get the bodies they want. Most of us don't have that luxury, but if you could choose one, which would you rather have?

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smart blonde 4 years

I'd pick the personal chef. I have no problem getting up the motivation to work out but I absolutely hate to cook and the thought of planning meals gives me hives.

mtiger 4 years

I think that losing/maintaining weight is 85% diet and 15% exercise...so if I had a chef to cook all healthy meals, I wouldn't have to work out so much! Right? :)

amofoz 4 years

I couldn't have said it better jkat! Completely agree. Aside from how time consuming cooking is (IMO) I'm a vegetarian so the idea of a chef cooking new and interesting meals sounds awesome.

Jabbadoo 4 years

Trainer! I started working with a trainer a few months ago and can't believe how much more focused I am. I always did regular weight training, and when I initially started working with my trainer, after an hour, I thought "That's it? I do more in an hour on my own!" But wow, I may do less things with my trainer in an hour, but the results have been WAY more than what I've gotten on my own. I made the committement to work with him 3x a week so I know that's an advantage and not everybody can do that. But i really really recommend scheduling a session or two with a trainer, once a week, once every two weeks, once a month... it will be worth it for the small corrections on form and effort and mixing up your workout. I LOVE my trainer!

Martini Rossi 4 years

personal chef for sure! I can workout, i know what to do - its the eating thats my problem.

Glittersniffer 4 years

Trainer, I am SUCH a picky eater, that a personal chef would just be wasted!

jennjennnbubba 4 years

chef for sure!

jennjennnbubba 4 years

chef for sure!

Geminispoppy 4 years

If i had someone making sure that i ate properly, and someone to spend that time in the kitchen i would lose weight for sure!

Allytta 4 years

i have lovely relationship with food, it's the exercise that i struggle with. so the trainer.

popcorn19 4 years

Chef--in a heartbeat. I hate working out, but I absolutely love to eat.

Le Luxe 4 years

Trainer. I never know what to do at the gym and it would help out so much if someone was there to push me rather than leaving myself to my own devices...

elle86 4 years

neither, i'd choose WILLPOWER!

hardcorecupcakex 4 years

I would have say a personal chef.Yea it's pretty easy to cook but I most of the time I don't have the energy or the time to do it.Also most of the time I make the same few things over and over and then I get bored.So it would be nice to have chef cook my different things everyday

Swen 4 years

I'd take the personal trainer. I wish I had one. I can motivate myself to do most things, but I'm bad at getting to the gym. And when I do get there, a lot of times I give myself an easy workout. I'd do much better with someone guiding me or yelling in my face. I'd love a personal chef too, but it wouldn't be necessary. I like cooking. I find it relaxing. I make really simply things considering I'm in college and cooking just for myself, but whatevs.

runningesq 4 years

I would LOVE an Ironman coach -- someone to plan my workouts, track my progress, make sure I'm not overtraining, etc. I would also LOVE a chef. I don't cook. :P

runningesq 4 years

I would LOVE an Ironman coach -- someone to plan my workouts, track my progress, make sure I'm not overtraining, etc.I would also LOVE a chef.I don't cook.:P

pixelhaze 4 years

I want a personal pilates or yoga instructor, the kind that comes to your house. A chef would be nice but I do enjoy cooking so it's not as necessary.

pixelhaze 4 years

I want a personal pilates or yoga instructor, the kind that comes to your house. A chef would be nice but I do enjoy cooking so it's not as necessary.

Kimpossible 4 years

I already have a personal trainer so I'll take the chef please :-)

Gwen G 4 years

Both!

Gwen G 4 years

Both!

crayolasky 4 years

I want it all! I am definitely no kind of cook, in any way, shape or form. I know about fitness much more than I know about cooking, although I do know a ton about nutrition and understand it better. I have no problem /w motivation.. I just need someone to teach me how to incorporate all kinds of exercise into my workouts because I usually just do the same stuff (although I know variation is important, I like routine). Personal shopper would also be nice (even though I do love shopping) or a nanny (for when I have kids). Celebs have it so great!

hilahat 4 years

What I'd really want is a hair stylist to do my hair for me. I just don't have the patience to dry it and straighten it myself...Plus it always looks better when someone else has done it.

kia 4 years

I am great in the kitchen. If I need anything it is that extra motivation to get my butt in gear and be more active.

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