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November 15, 2012

Catherine Zeta-Jones reveals her secret to staying slim

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Catherine Zeta-Jones has one of the most enviable figures in Hollywood but unlike many other stars, she doesn’t have a personal trainer or weight-loss coach.

Revealing her slimming secrets in the December issue of InStyle magazine, the 43-year-old says she has enough determination within herself.

“I don’t have a trainer. Crazy, right?” she tells the magazine.

“But I don’t need anyone to motivate me.

“I love exercise, even things like the elliptical machine and stretching. It’s a legacy of dancing all those years.”

Catherine hits the gym just like the rest of us, often working out alongside her fellow New Yorkers at Equinox in Manhattan. She also has a gym at her home in Westchester County, NY, and is always finding new ways to work out, trying anything from lap swimming to hula-hooping.

“I’m obsessed with hula-hooping,” she says.

“I do it 20 minutes a day. I don’t use the old-fashioned hollow plastic kind we had when we were kids, but I discovered a new one that’s smaller and weighted.”

Catherine, who was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder in 2011, said she works out for at least 45 minutes a day, seven days a week, which not only benefits her health, but her mental and emotional wellbeing.

“It really helps my mood too, which, with the bipolar thing, is important,” she says.

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Officeworks kick starts big ideas

These young women all have big dreams, and now they are one step closer to getting their projects off the ground.

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Competition winners with The Weekly's Editor-in-Chief Helen McCabe

Julie Cockle, a nurse, Emily Anders, designer, and Emilia Kostovski, a writer, are now launching their big ideas by building their dream workspace thanks to Officeworks.

The three young women told Australian Women’s Weekly Editor-in-Chief Helen McCabe about their big ideas.

“The three winners of our Officeworks competition were young women starting out in small business,” she said.

“It was terrific to spend time hearing about their exciting projects. Although they came from quite different parts of the country they had a lot in common.”

Emily Anders wishes to embark on her long awaited dream in creating her own kids wall art range.

Julie Cockle has seen many young people come through her hospital as a result of bad decision making and would like to be able to educate young people on sexual and mental health as well as drug and alcohol use.

And Emilia Kostovski has just completed a journalism and law degree and dreams of pursuing a career in writing and fashion.

“At Officeworks we make it our business to support the dreams of Australia’s women – from the entrepreneurs, small business owners and managers to parents and office administrators – by providing the raw materials and expert knowledge and advice to help bring their ideas to life,” an Officeworks spokesperson said.

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Sharon Osbourne: I’ve lost 13kg in three months

Sharon Osbourne is no stranger to fad dieting but at 60, she says she's finally found one that works.

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Sharon Osbourne is no stranger to fad dieting but at 60, she says she’s finally found one that works.

The reality TV star has shed 13kg in three months on the controversial no-carbs Atkins diet, and is planning to lose another 3kg in the next few weeks.

Sharon has struggled with her weight for more than 30 years. She had unsuccessful lap-band surgery in 1999, putting on more than 20kg when the band was removed.

Her weight has yo-yoed since then, but she hopes her current diet will keep her slim for good.