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When "American Idol" crowns a new champ, that lucky winner gets a lot more than just a record deal -- newfound fame, a shot at an amazing career, a new wardrobe, and, oftentimes, even a personal trainer to help build up much-needed strength before the whirlwind begins. That trainer is Marco Reed. Recently, the fitness expert shared with Self magazine the five areas he focuses on when working "Idol" contestants -- and a wide variety of other clients -- and how all of us can incorporate his strategies into our own lives. Check out his tips below.

Trainer Marco Reed reveals his "American Idol" fitness tips. - Brian To Photography

1. Stress Management
For performers (and anyone under pressure), rest between tasks -- meditation and visualization both enhance your state of mind.

To use this idea at home, Reed suggests: "Take five to 10 minutes every day to breathe and visualize success. Inhale for a count of four, hold for a count of two, then exhale for a count of eight. This will help calm you. Visualize an ideal state of being regardless of the outcome of your upcoming

Courtney Love chose an interesting outfit for her outing at sea. - KCSPresse/Splash News SWhether or not you're a fan of Courtney Love's music, it's hard to go along with her fashion choices most of the time. Case in point: The 46-year-old donned a sheer black negligee when she boarded a boat in the French Riviera as a few captain types shuttled her to a friend's yacht on Monday.

The 46-year-old rocker spent the week living large in Cannes. - KCSPresse/Splash News S

She's been in Cannes since last week when she attended the tres glamorous amfAR Cinema Against AIDS Gala. Though the album Love's band, Hole, released last year was a huge flop, the rocker apparently is still managing to live the high life ... yachts and all.

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Life & Style">Kendra Wilkinson hasn't been shy about revealing her struggle to regain her Playboy Playmate figure after gaining 60 pounds during her pregnancy with son Hank IV, now 18 months. Prior to joining Season 12 of "Dancing With the Stars" in March, the reality star revealed that she planned on whipping her bod back into shape on the reality competition show. Kendra may not have won the coveted Mirror Ball trophy, but she got what she wanted when it came to shedding those last pounds. "I feel like I look so much better than I used to!" Kendra tells Life & Style.

And her hubby, NFL wide receiver Hank Baskett, is also a fan of her new figure. "Hank loves my new body," she says in the magazine's upcoming issue. "He says this is the most beautiful I've ever looked."

Though the 25-year-old was a petite size 2 or 4 before the show began shooting, all that booty shaking got her down to a size 0.

"My waist is still shrinking! When you work out, you produce so much lactic acid, so my body always looks

Rachel Zoe and her 3-month old son, Skyler, hit up a Beverly Hills frozen yogurt shop on Monday. - Clint Brewer/Splash NewsHow has celeb stylist Rachel Zoe gotten her super-slimpre-baby bod back already? Maybe snacking on low-fat frozen yogurt helped. Thereality TV star was spotted with her baby boy, Skyler Morrison, at yogurt shopPinkberry in Beverly Hills on Monday, which happened to be the little guy's3-month birthday!

The celeb stylist and her little man headed to the park afterwards. - Clint Brewer/Splash News

The fashionista looked fabulous as always, this time injeans, a black leather blazer, and a bowler hat. Baby Sklyer -- Rachel's sonwith hubby Rodger Berman -- donned an adorable blue plaid jumper and a whitehat and booties, an outfit his mama surely put together for him. The two took atrip to the park with a nanny afterwards.

We're sure there will be lots more fashionable outings tocome!

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Jessica Alba bumped into fellow parents Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane at the park. - INFphoto.comIf you're an average Joe and attempt to chat up acelebrity at the park, chances are you two won't end the day as BFFs. But ifyou're a fellow famous person, well, anything can happen! That was the casewhen a pregnant Jessica Alba took her little girl, Honor, who turns 3 nextmonth, to L.A.'s Coldwater Canyon Park and bumped into "Grey'sAnatomy" star Eric Dane, his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, and their14-month-old daughter, Billie Beatrice.

Jessica dug around with her daughter, Honor, who turns 3 next month ... - CW/Splash News... while Rebecca played with14-month-old Billie Beatrice. - INFphoto.com

Jessica, who's expecting her second child with husbandCash Warren this summer, sat and chatted with Eric and Rebecca, who was holding babyBillie, while Honor ran around playing. Later, Jessica and her adorable mini-medug in the sandbox while Eric gave his offspring a push on the swing set.

Will this become a regular Hollywood playdate? Staytuned...

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Woody Allen walks his daughter Manzie Tio to school in NYC. - Elder Ordonez/INFphoto.comOK, so he might be a little older than some of the other dads, but 75-year-old Woody Allen still hasn't tired of walking his little girl to school. Allen and his daughter, Manzie Tio, were spotted on Thursday morning in Manhattan, properly prepared for any rain that might come their way. Manzie Tio (named after jazz musicians Manzie Johnson and Lorenzo Tio Jr.) is one of the filmmaker's two adopted daughters with his wife, Soon Yi Previn.

The couple started a media firestorm in the early '90s when the news came out that Woody and Soon-Yi, the adopted daughter of his then-girlfriend, Mia Farrow, had been having an affair. Not only had Woody and Mia been together for more than a decade, but he had known her daughter, Soon-Yi (who was 34 years his junior), since she was just 10 years old. The two married in 1997. Now that they've been husband and wife for 14 years, do you think most people still find their relationship inappropriate

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TV correspondent Maria Menounos poses on the cover of Self magazine's June issue. - Kenneth Willardt/SelfInthis month's Self magazine cover story, Menounos says sheswears by a healthful diet and an eat-only-when-hungry philosophy (which meanskeeping a stash of almonds in her purse and snacking on fruit and veggiesthroughout the day), and includes as many different types of exercise as shecan in her routine to make sure working out stays interesting.

Read the full interview with Maria Menounos

"Variety's important to me, not a strict gymroutine," says the star, who runs and practices yoga, and loves to playbasketball. "It kills two birds with one stone: It's a social event and aworkout."

The former Miss Teen Massachusetts USA also stresses theimportance of turning to the pros for advice. "Hire a trainer at leastonce to put you on a plan," she says. "I go see ... my trainer forrefreshers and to check my form.

Thanks to her commitment to diet and exercise, the 33-year-old can happily don short shorts. - Kenneth Willardt/Self  

Maria Menounos's Workout Routine

Fitness wasn't always an integral part of Menounos' lifethough, and the "Access Hollywood" reporter admits she once had anextra 40 pounds on her

Actress Julianne Hough squeezed in a sunny workout while shooting "Rock of Ages" in Miami. - INFphoto.comHow does Julianne Hough stay in such great shape? Well,apparently, part of her firm physique can be credited to the boxing-basedregimen she's been doing. The singer/actress/dancer looked like she got apretty intense workout in with a personal trainer in Miami, where she'sshooting the film "Rock of Ages" with an all-star cast including TomCruise, Malin Akerman, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Alec Baldwin.

The 22-year-old got her kicks. - INFphoto.comSuccess! - INFphoto.com

During the outdoor training session, Julianne donnedboxing gloves, threw some punches, and got down for a set of push-ups. But it'sall worth it. In a recent interview with Women's Health,Julianne talked about the benefits of squeezing exercise in when she's on theroad. "It's so hard to stay fit while you're traveling, but for me italways makes me feel better on the inside if I've worked out," she said.

And we're sure having a girlfriend in such great shapemakes her beau Ryan Seacrest feel better, too!

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