Julia Kovalchuk for the first time in many years made a short haircut. Yulia Kovalchuk told what she had to give up for the sake of a slender figure You hosted various TV programs, participated in a reality show

With the advent of spring, women, and some men, also begin to rack their brains on how to bring themselves into great shape as soon as possible. In the near future, those who want to build will have a reason to find out helpful tips and follow how the participants of the “Weighted People” project on the STS channel are losing weight. This is the first Russian analogue of the American reality show The Biggest Loser. leading new program became former soloist group "Brilliant" singer and actress Yulia Kovalchuk.

According to the rules of the show "Weighted People", participants, under the supervision of nutritionists, psychologists and trainers, will have to undergo physical tests, diets, and weekly weigh-ins. And the one who achieves best results, will receive a prize of three million rubles. Yulia Kovalchuk encouraged the participants, and from time to time scolded them for succumbing to the temptations. The singer personally tested all the obstacle courses on herself to find out how difficult it would be to cope with them. Julia was invited to lead a weight loss program as the owner slim figure. However, the singer admitted in an interview with Voronezh journalists that she was not always proud of her forms.

- Julia, now you look perfect. Have you ever had problems with being overweight?

At the age of five, I started doing gymnastics, and even then my mother was constantly told that I needed to lose weight. Meanwhile, I was completely an ordinary child, not skinny. But this information somehow stuck in the subconscious. I remember that my mother made pasta for dinner, and I ate and thought how not to get better. And my maximum weight was at my institute, then I weighed five kilograms more than now. Most likely, this was due to malnutrition. I had no money to eat well, and my friends and I ate buns in the canteen. Gradually, I lost weight up to 50 kilograms and developed my own nutrition system.

- And what is this power system?

I do not eat fried and fatty foods, ketchup, mayonnaise, very spicy sauces. Never smoked in my life. I also do not abuse alcohol, maximum - a glass of wine after the concert to relax. I don't eat pork at all. bell pepper, onion, garlic, radish, grapes. All that is digested for a very long time and causes food to ferment. Someone, on the contrary, needs these products, but my body rejects them. I am a normal person, I can eat Napoleon cake if it is cooked at home. But again, I won’t eat it at night, but the next day I’ll go in for sports a little more seriously.

- Are you fasting?

No. I think that fasting is a spiritual event, not related to weight loss. It is also believed that wandering people do not need to fast. Since I am a person who moves from place to place without a normal sleep schedule, this would be very bad for my stomach. I have already tried to fast, but nothing good came of it. After two weeks, I had to return to my normal diet. I respect those people who fast and do it according to their inner desire.

The show "Weighted People" was filmed for about four months. What ground rules did you work out with the dietitians to keep the participants from gaining weight?

All problems are from overeating, so we called the first rule very harshly “shut your mouth”. Better times at three o'clock to give the stomach at least some food than to endure and wait, and then pounce on insane amounts of food, after which you don’t want to live. To prevent this from happening, the nutritionists of our project advise to carry a small box with nuts, dried fruits, take yogurt, muesli in bars. The second rule is also not very difficult - if you eat a lot, then you should move even more - walk, run, swim.

- How do you burn calories?

I do a lot when I rehearse concert program. It seems to me that one concert eats up a two-day calorie intake for me. I try to swim in the pool 2-3 times a week, but it doesn't always work out. In the gym I work out according to an individual program, I do sets of exercises for different groups muscles, and at the end of the lesson I always do stretching, that is, I stretch the muscles so that they remain in good shape. On vacation, I enjoy walking and cycling.

- Recently, your husband, singer Alesei Chumakov, has lost a lot of weight. Did you force him?

He purposefully lost weight for filming in the romantic comedy "I'll Get Married Urgently." We play the main characters there. He lost weight under the strict supervision of a nutritionist. He tried very hard, and I just helped him a little not to go to the refrigerator once again.

- Was it difficult to act together with your loved one?

According to the script, Lyosha and I hate each other for a long time, but in the end everything ends well. Of course, there are moments that are easier to pass with a loved one on the set. But there were days when we argued for a long time and could not come to any decision. In the end, we asked the director to resolve our conflicts. And he very tactfully found a way out of the dispute. It seems to me that we have a good film without vulgar jokes, which will make you believe in love and fight for it.

- Tell us, how is your musical career going?

In a couple of weeks my long-awaited album comes out. It includes my songs and compositions of young Russian authors. And at the beginning of the summer we plan to arrange big concert with the presentation of the album. I hope that I will come on tour to Voronezh. I have many friends in your city.

- Yulia, how did the participants of the third season of the show surprise you? What distinguishes people who decide to lose weight in front of the whole country?

The guys were surprised by the incredible friendliness towards each other! To be honest, the participants of the last two seasons did not differ in this. People are not always ready to compromise, for someone it is more important to achieve a goal, and not to maintain a relationship. In this case, all the guys supported each other. By the way, an important difference: this season, the participants lose weight in duets. These are ten couples, including relatives, friends and just people who met at the casting. The total weight of all project participants is 2910 kg, just imagine! Among the heroes there is a driving instructor, wedding photographer, taxi driver, driller and more. All of them, in my opinion, are distinguished by courage.

Imagine what it's like to show yourself to the whole country, to demonstrate an imperfect form! And not just to show, but also to start working on yourself, to be able to find mutual language with other participants, adapt and find allies. Rotten people in this situation will not survive.

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- Have you ever put on weight? You know this problem: how to get rid of extra pounds?

- The only moment when I weighed five kg more than now was in my student years. I was in my first year of college at the time. She didn't look plump, more like a teenager with appetizing forms. And those five kilograms were the result of not quite proper nutrition. How do most students eat? Snacks, fast food, irregular meals ... But even at that time I was friends with sports and choreography. Physical activity is a part of my life, so my weight is always normal.

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- How do you experience holidays that involve feasts - the same New Year, Maslenitsa?

- I have no fear of overeating. I am very friendly with my body. Even if there is a hearty lunch or dinner, I will not avoid it - after all, a living person, not a robot! On vacation I can relax again. But this means that later I will load myself with additional exercises that will help to burn everything superfluous. Yes, and at the table you can not only eat, but also actively communicate, include some active games in the script. So you can afford everything, but in moderation and not forgetting about regular physical activity.

STS TV channel today announced good news for all fans rating show"Weighted people". Finally, the shooting of the fourth season of the popular reality show about weight loss and healthy way life. True, the program will be called a little differently - "Weighted and happy people". Moreover, now Anfisa Chekhova, who, as you know, is in favor of Lately achieved excellent results in the fight against excess weight.

Along with the new presenter, a new coaching staff also came to the show. By the way, one of the coaches was Sergei Parkhomenko, better known as rapper Seryoga, who wrote the hit " Black BMW". This is not surprising, because in parallel with the music, Seryoga is building a successful fitness career: he trains businessmen according to the author's methodology. However, one thing in the show "Weighted and happy people”remained unchanged: the project participants will again fight for 3 million rubles and a ticket to new life- without extra pounds and health problems.

Together with the new presenter Anfisa Chekhova, a new coaching staff came to the project "Weighted and Happy People"

A fitness trainer, nutritionist, European and Russian champion in the fitness bikini category is responsible for training the second team Natalia Lugovskikh. By the way, this summer Natalia topped the Elite World Ranking, which includes the 100 strongest bikinists from around the world.

The heroes of the fourth season were 18 "weighted" from Moscow, Novosibirsk, Smolensk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ulyanovsk, Krasnodar and other cities. reset excess weight there will be a cook, a math teacher, an actor, a taxi driver, a saleswoman, a physical education teacher, a photographer, an inseminator and more. They are waiting for training on new simulators and new methods, including yoga and dance aerobics.

Recall that for three seasons the host of the show "Weighted people "was Yulia Kovalchuk, and the coaches were Irina Turchinskaya and Denis Semenikhin . However In early July 2017, information appeared in the media that 34-year-old Kovalchuk was expecting her first child. On October 13, 2017, Yulia and her husband, singer Alexei Chumakov, had a daughter.

By the way, last week Kovalchuk was already able to boast of a toned figure. And this is two months after the birth! IN On Instagram, she posted a picture with her husband, which shows how quickly she got into shape: “Less than two months after giving birth, a little less than two extra pounds, 2 meters of her beloved Alexei Chumakovaryad - READY to work !!! I must admit, I wildly missed work, so with the Return of me. Netizens were delighted with the figure of Kovalchuk and noted that the celebrity did not seem to give birth.

The host of the first three seasons of the show "Weighted People" Yulia Kovalchuk boasted a toned figure two months after giving birth

Physical tests, debilitating diets, alluring temptations and forced weekly weigh-ins... Started in February new season project "Weighted people" at STS. The host of the show, our compatriot Yulia Kovalchuk, frankly said that she also once went on a diet ...

You have been hosting the STS show “Weighted People” for several seasons on how to lose weight correctly. Why were you chosen to host this show? After all, you have always had an ideal figure and, probably, it is difficult for you to understand the problems of heroes.

It seems to me to see in front of you a person who is much slimmer than you, and at the same time asks or even makes you perform physical exercise, pushes you to radically change your usual way of life - this is an excellent incentive to work on yourself. So inviting me to host the show "Weighted People" is an informed decision. By the way, I watched the American version before filming, and to be honest, there are not many television shows, which cling to me, but it made a very strong impression on me. I wondered if it would be possible to recreate the same exciting project in our country and with our participants, while revealing the national mentality. I took the offer to lead the project as a challenge, backed up by sincere interest.

You hosted various TV programs, participated in reality shows. How are "Weighted People" different from past experiences?

This project is important for me, first of all, because I can, at least a little, but change a person's life. It's great to see how unhappy people turn into happy ones! “Weighted people” require daily immersion and evoke completely different emotions in me than entertainment programs. As an experienced reality TV participant, I thought that being directly involved in the show is much more interesting than hosting it. It turned out that managing such a competition is no less exciting: somewhere to tease a falling asleep player, somewhere to encourage with a kind word.

You can already be considered a true expert in the field of weight loss. In your opinion, which methods are the most effective, and which ones are a waste of time?

There was a period in my life when I really resorted to the help of diets. But this was not due to the desire to lose weight. Then I took tests, according to the results of which an individual program was formed for me, which allowed me to normalize the functioning of the body. And it really helped me. But now there are so many diets that only make things worse. That's why main advice: First of all, try to stick to a balanced diet. Each person needs a certain amount of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, but in individual proportions. There is no diet that can suit everyone: after all, someone weighs fifty kilograms, and someone a hundred, someone has a sick stomach, and someone has diabetes. Concerning common moments, try not to overeat at night looking and eat fractionally: every three to four hours. If you stick to these simple rules plus you will start walking or cycling a lot, even such simple tricks will be enough not to gain extra pounds.

According to your observations, how does a person change when he loses excess weight, using the example of the participants in the show “Weighted People”?

I follow the guys and I can say that I feel great pride, for example, for the same finalist of the second season - Yan Samokhvalov, who is now in such a wonderful physical form. Just smart! Yakov Povarenkin also turned into a slender woman, now he is a coach himself. Of course, I rejoice in the success of Timur Bikbulatov, the winner of the second season. He looks amazing, got a job in the gym, and recently became a father for the third time. Of course, not only their appearance, but also in general setting for life: work, relationships with relatives, friends, the opposite sex and, in general, with the outside world. In the third season, by the way, it will be more difficult for our participants, because now they will lose weight and compete in pairs - husbands with wives, children with parents and best friends. Believe us, we have prepared many surprises!

It's no secret that one of the main female fears is to get fat. Admit it, personally you are sometimes tormented by such fear? How do you deal with it?

To be honest with early childhood doing sports: gymnastics, folk dances and jazz modern. Having moved to Moscow, I entered the choreographic faculty. My dancing experience is twenty-five years. If you constantly exercise, it becomes difficult to sit without physical activity even for a couple of days. In addition, I train a lot before performances, and the concerts themselves help burn calories and kilograms. I regularly go to the gym, but I don’t really like fitness, I’m more willing to do exercises for certain muscle groups. I love to swim, which, by the way, is also very useful for people with problematic weight: a person spends two to three times more energy in water than in air, which means that they lose weight faster.

The show "Weighted People" on STS is an analogue of the western The Biggest Loser. It has been filmed abroad for 11 years, with success in 90 countries. In Russia, Yulia Kovalchuk undertook to fight overweight fat people.

When I was invited to become the host of the Weighted People project, I honestly sat down and watched several episodes of the American show at once, - Yulia told KP. - And it captured me so much that I absolutely understood: I want to lead this program. It was an invaluable experience - we spent four months side by side with the participants, experienced their ups and downs, but it was worth it.

- Did all the heroes cope with the assigned tasks in the end?

Unfortunately no. We had breakdowns on the site: people were crying, they were about to leave. It is not so difficult for a person to overcome himself physically: he will be rude, grumble, but he will do it anyway. But the fight against psychology is more difficult. A team of trainers and nutritionists had to find the right motivation for each participant. The program also gave me a lot: before the show, I seemed to be well versed in nutrition, but, as it turned out, I made mistakes. For example, in one of the issues there was a competition in which it was necessary to determine the usefulness and calorie content of products by eye. I checked myself too. There were two vegetable salads on the table. One is seasoned with two tablespoons of mayonnaise and the other with the same amount of olive oil. The nutritionist asked the question: “What is less caloric?” Of course, everyone rushed to the salad with butter, because they decided it was more correct. In fact, there are more calories in oil. Although it is more useful.

- "Weighted People" was filmed last summer. Within a few months, your husband Alexei Chumakov lost a lot of weight. Is it related?

Partly. When I worked on the show, Alexei and I were simultaneously preparing for filming in a new feature film"I'll get married soon." Both the director and the entire production team, and first of all Lesha himself, came to the conclusion that for this film he needed to lose a lot of weight. And I immediately turned to a proven nutritionist - the one that worked in the "Weighted People". It can be said that she took advantage of her official position. She developed an individual program for Alexei. As a result, in a month and a week he lost 10 kg!

- But it's dangerous. Five weeks is a very short time to shed that kind of weight.

The nutritionist was given just such a task. She looked at all of Alexei's tests and talked to him. The nutritionist assumed that he would lose 7-8 kg, but it’s even great that it turned out more. The body responded well to new system nutrition. The specialist offered 8 options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lesha ate the usual foods: chicken, fish, lamb, beef, cereals, sometimes potatoes. But they were correctly combined and were in the right dosage. He was even allowed to drink a little - 100 grams of rum, although alcohol is usually excluded from diets.

- Are you satisfied with your appearance?

Once it seemed to me that I had a big nose, then ears. Then I complained that I had fat legs. This is a normal process for any woman, even incredible beauties see flaws in themselves. Now I'm happy with the way I look. I decided this: if something does not suit you and it can be corrected, then you need to work on yourself. And if nothing can be done, you need to accept yourself for who you are.