Madonna's three hour exercise regime

Too much exercise has left Madonna looking gaunt, grey and is ageing her prematurely as yesterday's pics of the star show.

Madonna is rumoured to be exercising for up to three hours a day, in a bid to keep herself looking young.

Her exercise of choice is Ashtanga Yoga - an intense and vigorous type of yoga, which takes you through a series of exercises that build up flexibility and stamina. It isn¹t easy, Madonna is on the third series; said to be the equivalent of an Olympic athlete!

The Pop Queen doesn¹t just stop there. After a macrobiotic lunch of Japanese-inspired dishes, involving large amounts of steamed vegetables, tofu, pulses, lentils and beans (breakfast was supposedly a macrobiotic soup
and fresh juice), the health obsessed singer has a pilates session in her North London gym.

And if that wasn¹t enough, her third daily session involves aerobic exercise alternating between swimming, running, cycling, horse riding or weight training which she claims tones up her muscles.

Madonna reportedly also uses a Power Plate – a vibrating machine that offers the same benefits as an hour long slug in the gym for only 15 minutes. Moving positions intensifies the workout and tones muscles. But it
doesn¹t come cheap and only the rich and wealthy like Madonna can afford it at £7,000 a pop to buy the equipment.

Not only that, she reportedly has a StairMaster stepping machine in her office, which she often works on as she takes calls. Incredibly, during her pregnancy with Lourdes, she maintained a 45-minute a-day StairMaster regime right up until the day before she gave birth.

All this is making her look ill. The 5ft 3in singer is runoured to weigh just under an unhealthy eight stone and most of her weight looks as if it's made up of sheer muscle density!

It's ageing her - have a square meal or three Madge, it'll take years off you!