Hilary Duff Quit Cardio For Bodybuilding Workouts And She's 'Never Felt So Lean'

From Prevention

• Hilary Duff, 32, told Women's Health that she swears by bodybuilding workouts ever since giving birth to her 1-year-old daughter Banks.

• She also works with a flexible dieting coach to count her macros and eat more mindfully.

• The mom of two—Luca, 6, and Banks, 13 months—said she's also no longer doing cardio workouts.

Hilary Duff used to avoid heavy lifting in the gym—but these days, the Younger and Lizzie McGuire star is changing her tune. The 32-year-old mom of Luca, 7, and Banks, 13 months swears by bodybuilding workouts after giving birth to her daughter with fiancé Matthew Koma in 2018.

“I was thinking I don’t need to do heavy weights because if I do heavy weights I’ll bulk up,” she told Women’s Health. “I tend to build muscle fast.”

But Hilary said she now sees the error of her ways: “I’m lifting and squatting and using a barbell with lots of weight on it, and I’ve never felt so strong but lean,” she said.

In fact, the actress no longer does cardio workouts, noting that they tend to make her tired and hungry. Plus, now that she's chasing around two kids under the age of eight, she doesn’t have much time to waste. “This is such a different, more efficient way of working out,” she added.

Another game-changer in her health and fitness regimen has been working with a flexible dieting coach. Her coach customizes a weekly menu for her based on the things she normally likes to have (wine and chocolate-covered almonds are just two of her faves). “He basically counts your macros for you—and it’s been amazing because it’s basically like a mathematical equation that I just follow, and it’s been really successful for me,” Hilary said.

She’s seen solid results just by being more mindful about what she's eating and when. Before working with the coach and evaluating her daily intake of carbs and healthy fats, “I had no idea how much I was eating throughout the day, snacking,” she said. “I lost 10 pounds and I was not starving myself, and just eating things that I like and being more conscious."

Hilary said her new eating habits and workout routine work for her because nothing is off-limits. "I’m the first person to be like, 'I hate when you tell me what to do.' The second someone tells me ‘You can’t have wine,’ I’m like, ‘I want all the wine,’” she said. “It’s been cool to retrain my mind and figure out that this works. I can eat normally and live normally and enjoy food, but still get the results I’m looking for.”

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