16/11/2025
23 yrs between each photo 🤯 First one in Brazil, second in Ibiza.
1st pic 2 teenagers, full time business and full on family life.
2nd pic - no kids, London based, full on friend and party life.
What I now do as a 50 yr old woman compared with my 27 yr old self, to keep myself happy & healthy.
I’ve been training my body since I was 5 yrs old, starting with gymnastics, dancing and then sprinting, netball, most sports in school, I just love moving. But now I ask, will it help me in life? Does the movement have a purpose? I love a good bum & visible abs as much as the next person but those things are not my primary focus anymore.
Years of training can take its toll on the body so I’ve started making these changes:
Less repetition = less toll on joints
Different movements every day to challenge the whole body, not just one area.
Listen to my body! This is the biggest one, I usually push through pain but now that means injury, so need to stop/modify/rest and balance that with getting enough challenge to actually force change.
Become a demon about my sleep. So much so that on holiday, Marco’s family were asking why I was so fixed on still getting to bed before midnight. It’s simple, if I don’t, I suffer, physically AND mentally. This hasn’t changed much, I have always loved my sleep.
Lift heavier but with less reps, 3-4 times a week. Didn’t lift at all at 27, just cardio and bodyweight. I’ve got more muscle now than I had back then, and definitely more body fat (which is ok!)..
Daily yoga for flexibility and mobility, I’ve always stretched and started practising yoga around this time.
Daily steps, 16-20k minimum - absolutely essential for general health and actually great for stomach fat burning (I need to check actual research on this but I genuinely find it works for that area 🤔🤔) this pic doesn’t reflect that but was on holiday 🫣🥴😆
It’s been fun thinking about what’s different now and how I’ve embraced having more muscle rather than be skinny. I used to hate my muscular gymnast legs but they are strong and needed for the next phase of life 💪
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