Sheila Kiss reveals training regimen behind her super toned body
An age-defying woman in her sixties has revealed she is constantly having to remind young men she is ‘old enough to be their mum’.
Model and fitness buff, Sheila Kiss, 62, from Birmingham, UK, says she often has admirers in their twenties contacting her on Instagram as if it were a Tinder account.
The mum-of-three developed an interest in health and fitness when she turned 30 after she had her second child, Shannon, who is now 33, The Sunreports.
She was always interested in keeping toned rather than skinny, so when she was in her forties, she joined a gym and began weightlifting.
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Since then she has been sticking to a routine of working out for two hours a day, six days a week.
Over the years she has been sculpting her lean body – even into her sixties – which has improved her flexibility and strength.
Ms Kiss, who is currently living in Bali, Indonesia, refuses to calorie count and avoids scales saying her approach to fitness makes her feel “super strong”.
The fitness fanatic shows off her impressive abs and youthful physique online where she has more than 55,000 followers on Instagram.
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She admits that younger men from the age of 20 constantly confuse her page with Tinder as she receives a lot of dating requests on the platform.
“I started my health and fitness lifestyle when I was about 30 after my second child. I resumed tennis again twice a week and also started aerobics,” Ms Kiss said.
“Aerobics was really popular in the ’80s and I could go five days a week, even with three children.
“I was also modelling at the time and sometimes it was swimwear parades so it was important that you maintained your weight.”
Ms Kiss said she didn’t start lifting weights until she was in her forties, saying: “Weightlifting makes such a difference to your shape and body tone.
“I’ve never focused on weight and I don’t weigh myself but rather focus on tone and I don’t consider a skinny body to be a healthy or a well-shaped body – I’d much rather have a sporty, well-toned look.”
Having an interest in all thing fitness, Ms Kiss decided to try Bikram yoga when she was 49, and has continued the practice for 13 years.
“I would do six days a week. Bikram is tough mentally and physically and really makes you lean. It is one-and-a-half hours of yoga in 41C heat,” she said.
“I haven’t been doing Bikram since living in Bali but plan to resume again. I have still been doing other types of yoga as it’s so important to maintain flexibility as we age.”
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EXERCISING MORE INTO HER FIFTIES
Ms Kiss increased her exercise frequency into her fifties and sixties by adding weights, spin and yoga classes, admitting that she spends around two hours a day, six days a week exercising.
“I find even though I’m the oldest in the class I will be lifting the heaviest weights,” she said. “Lifting heavy weights doesn’t bulk you up but eating cakes will.”
Speaking of her overall health, Ms Kiss said she “never gets sick” and that she only goes to a doctor every couple of years for “female tests” when they are due.
She also said that other woman at the gym always compliment her on her youthful appearance with many saying, “I just want to be like you when I am older.”
“They always say that I am such an inspiration to them and I really love that as at the age of 20 you just realise how important it is to keep strong, healthy and fit and how confident it can make you feel.”
As for male attention? “Men do stare,” Ms Kiss said.
“I laugh to myself as I am old enough to be their mother. They totally confuse my Instagram page with Tinder; men who private message me would be from 20 to 70. I just hit delete.”
Up until her sixties, Ms Kiss has been a catwalk model in Australia and said the experience boosted her confidence.
“I have modelled in Australia and I love the catwalk the most. I always feel most comfortable on a runway in front of an audience,” she said.
DIET
Ms Kiss relies heavily on a healthy, balanced diet saying that she has “always been a healthy eater” and doesn’t take any supplements or protein powder.
“Basically, I don’t buy anything in a packet and all my food comes from the fresh produce section,” she said.
“We eat out a lot in Bali, but I will still make healthy choices. If we go to a dinner party, I will eat whatever is served and enjoy.”
She compares exercise to brushing your teeth.
“If you don’t brush your teeth you feel yuck and bad and if I don’t exercise, I feel the same.”
This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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