- At 67, Christie Brinkley still looks as fit as at the peak of her modeling career.
- She reflected on her time as a swimsuit model with new photos side by side on Instagram, including a serious setback.
- Spin classes and a vegetarian diet help Brinkley put health and fitness first.
Half a century since the beginning of her modeling career, Christie Brinkley looks as fit as ever — and posts all the evidence on Instagram. The model and actress, 67, shared two photos side by side on her IG to celebrate her long career in front of the camera.
To the left is a shot from Brinkley of Sports Illustrated magazine, early in her modeling career. To the right is a more recent snap and the similarities are striking.
“I worked with @siswim from the 1970s until I was Almost 70 … and I appreciate and commend their ever-growing embrace of women … which shows the world that when a woman feels beautiful, she IS BEAUTIFUL!” Christie caption her post.
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“When a woman opens a magazine and sees someone like her, that might be all she needs to build her self-esteem and boost her self-confidence!” she added. Likewise, Brinkley is no stranger to showing off her muscles on Instagram.
So just how does Brinkley stay so fit? To begin with, she’s a big fan of being on a exercise bike. “I love spinning instructors,” she said. Women’s health. “Sometimes you need a little drilling sergeant to inspire you and keep you going.”
Brinkley also tries to turn her daily activities into a workout whenever she can. “I noticed that the second you do any activity and you add your arms as if you were dancing, it uploads you,” she shared with The Cut.
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“Whether it’s walking down the beach and moving your arms as you swim, or picking up rocks and walking with them, you start to really sweat and breathe heavily. The second you try to make those small changes adapt, it makes a big difference, “she added.
Foodie embraced Brinkley a vegetarian diet since she was a teenager. “I took one look and said: ‘But I love animals. I do not want to participate in this barbaric system, “she explained. WH. She also raised her children on meatless meals.
Brinkley does eat dairy products, but—pizza is one of her favorites. “I tried not to eat so many dairy products, but hey, there’s mozzarella, and pizza, and insalata caprese, and life is short,” she said. “This is my weakness, what can I say?”
She also said that although she had tried stricter diets in the past, it never really worked for her. “I tried some pretty weird diets in the beginning … everything from juice fasting to eating one type of food at a time, to eating a grapefruit first of all,” she said. NY Mag, per Delicious. “The only thing that really holds true is a well-balanced diet.”
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