(Cover) - EN Fashion - Ashley Tisdale says she feels good about her body and insists she eats a lot of food.

Ashley stars as the head cheerleader in the US television series Hellcats, and all the exercise and dancing the role entails has meant she can enjoy food without worrying about diets.

The star says she forces herself to work out because she finds dieting too difficult and particularly enjoys cardio and weight training, admitting her body is at its peak right now.

"It's not really about weight loss," Ashley told Us Weekly magazine. "But I can see the difference. I'm really toned and leaner. It feels good!"

"I eat a lot of food!" she added, explaining that she often eats more food than her male colleagues on the set of Hellcats because she builds up such a huge appetite.

"The guys are like, 'You eat more than we do!' It's kind of crazy," explained the 25-year-old. "I eat food for the energy, and obviously I have to eat a lot because I'm burning so much."

She says her slender frame is the result of kickboxing, which she insists is her favourite way to get toned.

"Weight training is great for toning up and leaning up without bulking up. But the kickboxing is really amazing because it just works everything at once, she added. (C) Cover Media