Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio works out with Brazilian trainer Leandro, who invented the Brazilian Butt Lift — a mix of samba, capoeira and aerobics.

Capoeira move.

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian blend of martial art, game, and culture created by African slaves living in Brazil during the 16th Century.

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Workouts
Diagnostics: Trainer David Kirsch says. “If it jiggles, it ain’t good.”

Two workouts per day:
Mornings
Lunges, core strength exercises, yoga and shadow boxing.

Afternoons
Core work and cardio, including up to 45 minutes on an inclined treadmill or elliptical trainer.

Kirsch and Klum also hiked and did lunges in L.A.’s Franklin Canyon.

“In the first three days, she dropped almost two inches from her waist,” Kirsch says. They also met in Kirsch’s New York City gym.

During a weeklong trip in Germany she used Kirsch’s “Gym in a Bag” (two 2.5-lb. ankle weights, a 4-lb. medicine ball and his Boot Camp DVD — David Kirsch’s Sound Mind Sound Body Ultimate Fitness Boot Camp.

DIET
Morning
Protein shake (180 calories), followed at 10 a.m. by a 4-egg-white omelet with vegetables.

Lunch
Broccoli sauteed in a teaspoon of olive oil, skinless chicken and salad.

Snack
10-12 raw almonds at 4 p.m. snack.

Dinner
Another protein shake, or a small meal like a cup of turkey chili. On the low-carb diet’s list of no-no’s: corn on the cob and pasta, which were replaced with lentils or kidney beans. At some things, however, Klum balked. If she wanted a banana, she ate a banana.

Welcome to workouts for models. Models tend to work long hours and are often on calorie-restricted diets. They frequently experience rigorous schedules, travel requirements, and sometimes work in stressful environments with temperature extremes. It is not all paradise.