擁有50多萬(wàn)粉絲的73歲健身模特
Joan MacDonald has a badass motto: “You can’t turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again!”
瓊·麥克唐納有句名言:“你不能讓時(shí)光倒流,但你可以讓它再繞一圈!”
After struggling with her weight her entire life — and becoming dependent on medication to treat her high blood pressure, acid reflux and cholesterol — the 5-foot-3, 198-pound septuagenarian from Ontario, Canada, dared to press rewind.
這位來(lái)自加拿大安大略省、身高5英尺3英寸、體重198磅的70多歲的老人一生都在與體重作斗爭(zhēng),并開(kāi)始依賴(lài)藥物來(lái)治療高血壓、胃酸倒流和膽固醇。
Fast-forward three years: The 73-year-old, now more than 50 pounds lighter, is an iron-pumping influencer with more than 500,000 Instagram followers.
快進(jìn)三年到現(xiàn)在:這位73歲的老人,現(xiàn)在體重減輕了50多磅,是一名舉重運(yùn)動(dòng)的風(fēng)云人物,在Instagram上有50多萬(wàn)粉絲。
To her half-million-plus fans worldwide, she’s better known as @TrainwithJoan. When this silver-haired fighter isn’t busting out reps, popping squats and pushing free weights, she’s sharing fitness tips and posting video tutorials.
對(duì)全球50多萬(wàn)粉絲來(lái)說(shuō),她叫作“TrainwithJoan”。當(dāng)這位滿頭銀發(fā)的斗士不再做舉重、下蹲和舉重時(shí),她就開(kāi)始分享健身技巧,并發(fā)布視頻教程。
Joan credits her body transformation — she dropped 55 pounds and is now medication-free — to her workout buddy (her daughter Michelle) and eating a well-balanced diet. She also used supplements such as protein powder and amino acids.
瓊減掉了55磅,現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)不用吃藥了,她把身體變化歸功于她的健身伙伴(女兒米歇爾)和飲食均衡。她還服用蛋白質(zhì)粉和氨基酸等補(bǔ)充劑。
“Three years ago I began this long, slow journey and now I realize that there really isn’t any end to it,” she tells Jam Press. “Each day I move in a direction based on my choices, each month is a new milestone. Each year I seem to have changed so completely I think I can’t change any more, and yet I do.”
“三年前,我開(kāi)始了這段漫長(zhǎng)而緩慢的旅程,現(xiàn)在我意識(shí)到,這段旅程真的沒(méi)有終點(diǎn),”她告訴Jam Press。“每天我都會(huì)根據(jù)自己的選擇朝著一個(gè)方向前進(jìn),每個(gè)月都是一個(gè)新的里程碑。每一年,我似乎都發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化,我想我再也無(wú)法改變了,但我還是改變了。”
Sure, there are challenges, and older bodies must be treated with care to avoid injuries. But there’s no stopping her now.
當(dāng)然,過(guò)程中也有挑戰(zhàn),老年人必須小心對(duì)待,避免受傷。但現(xiàn)在沒(méi)人能阻止她。
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