(For the win) Hoffer
Grind it, roll it, sweat it, shake it with Nicole Winhoffer, superstar dancer, celebrity fitness trainer, and fierce Pinay.
Besides her legendary pop songs (“Like A Prayer,” “Vogue,” “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” “Material Girl”), there’s one more thing Madonna is known for—her insane, chiseled body. And she’s 55! Through the years, Her Madgesty has maintained her svelte, sexy silhouette, especially her toned arms, which she flaunts in her music videos and Instagram page. Is she really in her 50s? We’re so dropping the honey-glazed donut right now. But this we know for sure: Madge wasn’t born that way, she worked hard for it.
So what goes on in her daily workout? Personal fitness trainer Filipino-German Nicole Winhoffer, who used to work with the queen of pop, shares the secret—among many other bust-your-butt moves—in a one-hour exercise routine presented by Cosmopolitan and Women’s Health magazines as part of her #BeFitForLove tour. Are you ready to die?
Clad in an all black ensemble, the New York-based dancer and fitness expert starts stretching. Nicole says she doesn’t like to focus on one part of the body, which she applies when training Madonna, whom she met four years ago during the “Sticky and Sweet” music tour. “I met Madonna in 2008 as a dancer and working with her reinforced me the idea of female empowerment.” Among her other clients are A-listers Rachel Weisz, Stella McCartney, and Steven Klein.
What makes Nicole’s approach different? “I always challenge the body. I’m gonna make you sweat,” she warns. Nicole is known for creating strong workout methods intended for endurance and agility tests. She uses innovative designs and movement especially targeting one’s shoulders, waist, and butt. In 2012, Madonna and Nicole collaborated for the release of their four-disc DVD workout series called “Addicted to Sweat,” which combined innovative dance routines, toning, and cardio trainings.
“Addicted to Sweat is the name of the workout created for the gym Hard Candy. It’s heavily dance- and music-based. People get to experience how to move their bodies in new ways. It’s very difficult. A lot of people don’t make it through,” Nicole says, laughing. Oh no. After 10 minutes of “warm up and stretching” celebrity health buffs Tweetie de Leon, Iza Calzado, Rajo Laurel, fitness coach Toni Dimaguila-Saret, and the other participants who signed up for an intense training were looking like they just stepped out of a sauna bath. But there’s no turning back. The first half of the helluva routine was dedicated to warming up, stretching the thighs and buttocks and back. For another 30 minutes, Nicole leads the girls through a particularly fast tempo. She runs around the room. She sways. She rocks her body. She says anybody can do it. But she must be joking—“this is a torture,” one of the girls says.
An upbeat, “sick” music playlist—think Kanye West, Rihanna, Beyonce, Missy Eliott, and Jay-Z—always plays loud in Nicole’s dance floor. In Nicole’s signature exercise routines, she uses props (balls, towels, chairs) and does high repetition moves. “For all my clients in general, I do full body workout, targeting the muscles we don’t use every day, like our triceps, because everything we do is forward. We hug forward. We high five forward. We neglect our back, that’s why we get love handles,” Nicole explains. So what makes someone sexy? “A girl who doesn’t give a f*ck,” says Nicole without batting an eyelash.
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