Checking out celebrity workouts - Zac Efron

Posted on Nov 18, 2008 by Andrew in Celebrity Diets & Workouts .

One of the most successful franchises of all time, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL has created a star: and his name is Zac Efron. Zac’s character Troy Bolton is considered to be this generations answer to Zack Morris of SAVED BY THE BELL. So you bet we’re gonna find out how he stays in shape in this week’s edition of Checking Out Celebrity Diets & Workouts!

Workout

It seems as though Zac stays in shape by engaging in a wide variety of activities, ranging from surfing to playing basketball to lifting weights. Let’s see Zac’s main workouts and what benefits they provide:

Surfing - As reported in That’s Fit:

“As Zac probably is well aware, activities that keep you off-balance do a phenomenal job at working your core, thus helping to create enviable abs. Surfing is great for that…”

Strength Training - Bench Press

While Zac enjoys fun, outdoor activities, he also sees the value in some of the most popular weight training workouts, such as the bench press.

Song & Dance - Shooting HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL

This is what Zac had to say about his experience with staying fit and shooting HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL on Show Biz Spy:

“My shape is all down to High School Musical. It is a pretty athletic movie, actually. It is just good to stay in shape before the movie and when we are making it I don’t need to work out so much - which is great.”

All and all, Zac Efron has got a very active lifestyle, consisting of weight training, dancing, surfing and having fun while doing it! Zac is a great example of someone who doesn’t just lift weights at the gym. You don’t have to be confined indoors to get a great workout! Tomorrow, we’ll check out his diet in the second part of Checking Out Celebrity Diets & Workouts!

Here’s the link to Zac Efron’s diet plan!

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4 Responses to “Checking out celebrity workouts - Zac Efron”

Son of Grok

Nov 18, 2008

5:04 am

While I admit that the kid seems to be in shape, that’s the problem… the “kid”. I am always skeptical when people look to young stars as models of fitness. Honestly, when you are young like that, its not phenomenally hard to stay in shape and it is pretty hard to overtrain. You can also pretty much eat what you want if you train like there is no tomorrow at that age. What happens when they get older and the body isn’t so forgiving though? That is why I am always more impressed with the old fogies in great shape shape like Matthew Mcconaughey (Even though he eats pasta and does tons of cardio. Bad Matthew!), Halle Berry (Type 1 Diabetes! Has to eat low carb most of the time), Brad Pitt (Has been known to hit up the Zone diet for movies) etc. While I admit that Zac is in good shape and that an active lifestyle is great, I will be more impressed if he keeps it up for the next 10 years

Oh and surfing is a killer killer workout. When I lived in co-cal I surfed almost every day and I don’t think I ever met a fat surfer. Look at Laird Hamilton! Which remininds me… I need to make me a slosh tube this weekend.

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Andrew

Nov 18, 2008

8:06 am

SoG,

That is good point. I mean, he was born in 1987 for Pete’s sake!! However, I think that he serves as a great role model nonetheless. With such a high percentage of young people developing such bad habits that are no doubt pointing towards obesity in adulthood, what better than a teen heartthrob that is leading a very healthy, active lifestyle (at least on the fitness end). And the fact that it’s easier to stay in great shape when you’re that young is a point that should be mentioned more towards kids. They can see great results faster and can maintain a solid foundation so that when their bodies change as they grow older, they will already be infinitely more prepared.

Thanks for the comment!

All the Best,

Andrew

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Son of Grok

Nov 18, 2008

8:13 am

I do agree with you from a role model perspective. Middle schoolers and Highschoolers are probably looking to him more as a role model than those others I mentioned. I am looking forward to see what you post as his diet. That is where we will discover how healthy his habits actually are!

The SoG

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Nov 19, 2008

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