Victoria's Secret Model Discusses Her Workout and Her Behind

VS Star Alessandra Ambrosio Talks Fitness

December 18, 2009

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show may seem like old news, but Alessandra Ambrosio is a timeless beauty. Although she stays in shape by doing yoga throughout the year, she really ups the ante a month before walking the runway sexily clad in lingerie.

To hear what she does with her trainer to get catwalk-ready and which body part she wants to look perfect, read more.

Watch the short video to see what Alessandra does to get in shape for the runway.

For more backstage access, check out this video from Elle magazine.

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29 Comments

2 years

I personally love Alessandra Ambrossio and ALL OF THE VICTORIA'S SECRET SUPERMODELS. Trust me when I say they are just like everyone else and workout hard and eat healthy to maintain the bodies they have. I myself work for Victoria's Secret and WE as a company don't look at size, WE look at WHAT MAKES HER FEEL SEXY!!!

2 years

you have to have the genetics as well as working out to look like she does. i just with i wasn't so lazy so i could work out to look like that lol

3 years

I know Alessandra's hardwork to get back to this form after pregnancy.. Believe me it's sweat and all. I stand 5'9 and after giving birth I have to work harder than anyone to get back to my modeling shape and of course get the job back. And Alessandra did the same. Of course it pays to have a good genes to go along with the diet and exercise to get a perfect shape.

skinny-latte 3 years

For those of you that don't like this post or Alessandra, no one is making you watch the video. I think this post is great. I have always wondered what her fitness regimen is. She is healthy and working out... not promoting an eating disorder. Yeah sure some of it is genetics, but anyone can let themselves go if they don't take care of themselves. Like I said, if you don't like it... stop coming to posts like this and don't comment.

3 years

yeah sure u got wieght & height from wikipedia or some other site which saw it on wikipedia oh common it's wikipedia who believes a thing that is said on there when they could so easily be edited by virtually any1??anyway,see her muscles?see the tone?honestly u wouldnt survive a day in the gym if u dont eat enough, you just wont--proof that she does eat healthy otherwise she'd die in the gym doin lunges and weights

jkat 3 years

I agree that fit should promote women of all shapes and sizes being as fit as possible, but this woman is underweight. Being underweight is as dangerous as being overweight and shouldn't be glamorized.

Jemma84 3 years

She's WAYYY too thin. My friends and I were debating this and looked up her weight on her personal website. She is 5'10" and 112 lbs. That is vastly underweight. Her BMI is 16.1 for God's sake. She is NOT an example of a healthy woman! I am about 5'4" and if I got down to a 16.1 BMI, I would have to weigh 94 lbs (I currently weight 127 and am a size 4/6). My family would be checking me into a hospital at that point, I'd hope... Bad form, FitSugar.

LaurenRBear 3 years

Posts like this are great for people like me who have a natural boyish figure like her. I lack the breast enhancement but its nice to see other women who dont have curves. I feel self conscious because I lack the sexy curves my friends and most celebs have. But its empowering to see that my body type is appreciated somewhere. Its all about a healthy life style and diet. I work out 6 days a week and eat raw as much as possible. The hardest part about staying fit is the self control needed to stay away from the bad foods. If anyone else is really serious about getting into shape and eating right feel free to message me, I'd love to have more health conscious friends to bounce good ideas off of! Also if you've never tracked your food, Fitclick.com is amazing, I'm hooked. It keeps track of your carb, protien, sugar, even sodium intake. It helps keep me in check about what I'm putting in my body. Appreciate every body type, we all work hard! : )

3 years

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but in the spirit of trying to better ourselves I don't think it's necessary to put others down. Not every person who is a size 0 starves themselves. I'm a 0 and I love food, but I'm also very active and I try to eat healthy.

BeamerCG 3 years

Lunges and squats are great for the butt and thighs. She looks awesome. I do quite a bit of them and it pays off when I wear jeans. Too bad cellulite runs in my family. sigh

Yogaforlife 3 years

I think she looks great. She is more representative of my body type (small boned, naturally very thin) than say Pink or Jennifer Aniston. I enjoy reading all types of women's efforts to be healthy, we can learn something from each one of them or at least gain a little inspiration.

bronzebeauty719 3 years

I am so dissappointed with all these negative comments fit followers! We should admire and embrace all figures as long as they are healthy. This is one person's take on what keeps her in shape. Its not so far fetched. Im hardly as tall as her nor do i have her butt lol but all i do is occasional yoga and eat healthy without depriving myself of a burger when i crave it yet im still a size 0-2 or 25 size jeans. We should do whatever works for each and consider excercise and food in moderation let us not get caught up in the negativity...

Silvers567 3 years

She has a great body. Why should Sugar ignore thin people like their mere existence offends those who ate a hew too many Twinkies? Alessandra may have an easier time being thin, but for most people, it takes effort and hard work. A pilates video in the morning won't cut it, real exercise is difficult but the results worth it.

3 years

I admire her body type, she is thin, but has some muscle tone. I would kill to have a butt like hers. And she's had a baby!! For the most part, I think Victoria's Secret hires models who look healthy and in shape, and I applaud them for that.

Renees3 3 years

how can you say her body lacks definition? Look at her calves as she's walking away! You can tell she's put in some time at the gym. She's a VS model, of course she's thin and beautiful. People are so jealous. I like this post!

goddessru 3 years

I do believe she is naturally thin, but you can tell by the tone on her arms, legs, and butt that she works out. It's just not the formula for everyone. Most of us would not have her figure just by doing yoga.

3 years

Jess7, why would you want her face? She looks like a horse. I bet you anything you're more attractive than her. And her body lakes any womanly definition whatsoever. Thin =/= good body, she doesn't have any shape (not just speaking of breasts here, she has no waist or hips either when she isn't photoshopped to death).

Jess7 3 years

what makes me feel poopy is that no amount of gym time will ever give me that face :( lol

3 years

I think it is not for us to doubt how she maintains her size...whether or not she is your personal ideal! I know many people on this site say they don't like women who are too thin. That's fine and that's a personal choice but I am naturally very thin, I eat often and had never exercised until age 25 but was already a size 0. I didn't want to be one of those thin/fat girls who are skinny but with no tone so I started exercising to gain muscle. I'm still only 100 lbs but I was tested after running my first triathlon and I have 88 lbs of pure muscle. Whether or not you like Alessandra, please don't put down skinny people as a group! We are self conscious too :)

Spectra 3 years

It sounds to me like she works at keeping herself in good shape, but she also probably eats a very clean diet to stay that thin.

3 years

I just don't think she looks healthy at all. She's far too thin and I really doubt her weight is maintained by healthy means.

sourcherry 3 years

A lot of fitsugar readers might be naturally thin and just looking to keep healthy and tone up. Therefore, I don't see why we should ignore examples like Alessandra. An equally unrealistic example to me is Pink, because I'll never work out as much as her. It's just not for me, as I'm sure it isn't for a lot of other people as well. What I'm trying to say is that we're all different and that anyone who's healthy is a good role model. No need to exclude someone just because they might have it a little easier in the weight department.

darkangel7090 3 years

Her body is a result of high metabolism, small bone frame and good genetics. She will probably be rail thin her entire life. I'm much more interested and inspired by celebrities like Scarlett Johansen, Jennifer Lopez, Beyonce and Kate Winslet - curvy girls who really do have to work out like fiends in order to maintain their bodies.

3 years

My point is, I guess I just dont understand when people talk about being unrealistic or bad body image. Not every fit woman was once fat or out of shape, so that doesn't mean she or those who have been a healthy size there whole life and continue to eat well and exercise are unrealistic people.

3 years

Its how she eats that keeps her thin. If you mostly a raw diet, and work out the way she does, you can get similar results. She has never been overweight in her life so she only has to maintain...but thats how it is for everyone who has always maintained a healthy weight for themselves and does not set her apart from athletes and whoever who have never been fat or out of shape.

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