“I Wanted To Be Healthier For My Daughter And For Myself.”
Muscle and Fitness Hers South Africa|July - August 2020
Christine Carlos found the motivation from her family to drop 45 kilograms in one year and stand onstage in a bikini competition
Kristin Mahoney
“I Wanted To Be Healthier For My Daughter And For Myself.”

It took a day at the beach four years ago with her 8-year-old daughter for Christine Carlos to change her life. Then age 32, Carlos weighed 102 kilograms — but it wasn’t just her appearance that upset her. “I was devastated because I wasn’t able to really play with Ysabella the way she wanted me to. I was out of breath, unfit, and uncomfortable,” she recalls.

Carlos started slowly, making small lifestyle changes. “I cut back on fast and fried foods and lowered my sugar intake.” She turned to a treadmill in her home, walking and running 30 to 45 minutes five days a week. She also started doing workouts like Tabata.

この記事は Muscle and Fitness Hers South Africa の July - August 2020 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は Muscle and Fitness Hers South Africa の July - August 2020 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、8,500 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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