Men who motivate you while you work out

Men to get you motivated

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Cancer Research UK surveyed over 1,000 women across the country to find out who motivates them most when exercising. The survey was commissioned to mark the Race for Life 2008 series - click here to find out more - and looked to find out which celebrities would motivate women to make it to the finish line.

And you might be surprised to see where David Beckham ranked. Read on to find out just who gets our hearts racing...

9 Joe Calzaghe

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Boxers aren\'t generally known for being handsome brutes but Joe Calzaghe, the WBO super middleweight boxing champion starts our countdown of men that motivate us. Might it be his undefeated fight record and commitment to training that are inspiring you ladies to step up and get fit or might it be his brooding Italian looks and rippling muscles?...

8 Jamie Oliver

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His cheeky manner and ability to whip up a storm in the kitchen apparently has you reaching for the hand weights. Perhaps you\'re spurred on by the sight of his wife Jools, still-model-like after having two children and being married to a chef - life really isn\'t fair!

7 Lenny Henry

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When you\'re splitting your sides with a ferocious stitch from slogging it out in your exercise class it seems your mind is on a different kind of side-splitting: the funny ha-ha kind as provided by the likes of comedian Lenny Henry. We\'re not sure how this helps with the burn but whatever gets you through, ladies...

(Joint fourth)

6 Simon Cowell

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‘Frankly, it was horrible\'... words we never want to hear in relation to our naked bodies. And it seems the thought of Mr Nasty and his high-waisted trousers critiquing your body is enough to make you hit the gym at least three times a week

(Joint fourth)

5 Ronan Keating

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It seems those dulcet Irish tones get you partaking in activities more strenuous than meeting the ladies for lunch and those twinkly blues of his are the inspiration behind your new addiction to Pilates

(Joint fourth)

4 Prince William

cheer me up,better body,exercise,healthy living prince william He\'s a whizz at water polo, and president of the Football Association, but we think it may be the sight of Wills in his army uniform that sends you running for the bus and taking the stairs instead of sitting back with your tea and biscuits to watch the soaps and we don\'t blame you. There\'s nothing like a man in uniform to get you going, especially when that man is second in line to the throne

(Joint third)

3 Gordon Ramsay

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We think it\'s the thought of Gordon screaming expletives at you as you slow down during your workout. You just know this is one chef that would whip you into shape. The man is also a regular marathon runner and in extremely good shape for a previously 17-stone man, and if he can do it, so can you!

2 David Beckham

cheer me up,better body,exercise,healthy living david beckham He\'s just won his 100th England cap, and is adored by women all over the world. Whether you\'re interested in ball games or not, the sight of David Beckham with his top off is enough to get us hot and bothered...

1 Sean Connery

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Apparently, the number one hot-blooded male who gets your heart racing in more ways than one is none other than the original 007. Perhaps it\'s the thought of being his Bond girl that drives you to want the body of hotties such as Honor Blackman, Ursula Andress and Halle Berry. We know we wouldn\'t mind that bikini body.

 

And if you\'d like to do good as well as look good, click on \'next\'... 

Race for Life

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Having feasted your eyes on the male celebrities that motivate women to get moving more than any others, if you need even more of a reason to get out there, why not take part in one of this year\'s Race for Life events? Taking place near you throughout June and July, you can walk, jog or run  in a 5km event, to take part in the UK\'s largest women-only fundraising event to help beat cancer. Click here to find out more.

And we don\'t mind whether your mental motivational image is of Sean Connery or even Simon Cowell...

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