Madonna Turns 51: Looks 20

So Madonna has turned 51. I promised to recap what I know about her fitness routine. But first, lets have a look at this picture....is she eating still? Is there such thing as being too buff? This is something you and your personal trainer will need to discuss.

Tracy Anderson is named as Madonna's trainer. She also deserves credit for training Gwyneth Paltrow, and Stella McCartney.

Tracy Anderson's top 10 tips - all you need is a spare hour a day, six days a week ... for the rest of your life

• Beware of the gym: the weights are too heavy. "After over-exercising in gyms in my late teens my muscles got very bulky and I was more like a gymnast than a ballet dancer. It looked like somebody threw me in the trash compactor: my neck got really short."

• High reps, low weights. "For me, fitness is all about high repetitions and low resistance. I mean 60 reps with 10 different exercises using weights of three pounds or below."

• Train for one hour a day, six days a week. "Do 30 minutes of cardio training [dancing, jogging, aerobics] and 30 minutes of muscular structure [weights and stretches]," says Anderson. "Do it six days a week for the rest of your life." Yes, you read that correctly.

• Learn to dance. "If you want a dancer's body, dance. Dance aerobics is my favourite cardio. It's very frustrating if people think you have to become a dancer to do it - you don't. My DVDs are very user-friendly. You can take one or two combinations a day and learn them."

• Don't just switch off while you're working out. "I have done research about people who think they're doing movements and people - like Madonna and professional dancers - who are actually 'performing' movements. The people who can connect and perform during their workout get results way above and beyond the people who are just going through the motions."

• Watch yourself exercise. "Look at yourself in the mirror and critique yourself and your movements as you would a piece of artwork. Have an opinion about how you are moving."

Some criticize Anderson and her results, "Madonna does not have the body of a 20-year-old. She has the body of a 50-year-old who is well-exercised and half-starved. " author Faye Weldon comments. Anderson replies, "Who cares what some people say? Who wouldn't want to look like [Madonna]? But then I'm obsessed with intricate definition and strength. It's beautiful. Madonna is exquisite to look at and she works hard at it".

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