Now that Valerie Bertinelli has the exercise video 'Losing It and Keeping Fit' coming out, she's sharing her exercise secrets. And the best part is that she says her routine doesn't require gym equipment or even weights: it can be done in your own home! (That's my kind of exercise program :)

[Christopher] Lane [Valerie's trainer] stresses that Valerie’s workout routine was really "back to basics," adding that he had the star doing "step ups on the coffee table."

"Your body is your own best tool!" the star trainer said. "You don't need to have weights, you don't need fancy equipment. You can just do a lot of squats."

This is what Valerie had to say about the exercise program her trainer designed:

"He came up with a program that was so simple. Not easy, but simple," said the Jenny Craig spokesmodel... "It still takes a lot to do, but we need to tell everybody, because anybody can do this. We did it in my living room."

Valerie even credits her trainer with turning her into a runner!

"He said he's going to make her a runner, and I was like 'yeah right.' The first twenty minutes I hate, I hate!" says Bertinelli, who lost 40 pounds on Jenny Craig. "And then once the endorphins kick in, it's OK … and he had me running a half marathon."

Talk about a 180 degree turn-around! Are you planning on checking out Valerie's new video?

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