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<\/p>\nA GYM rat who took a decades-long break from exercising has revealed she wants to inspire older women to get in shape.<\/p>\n
Beginning to practice a regular workout regimen in her 50s, she said it\u2019s never too late to start.<\/p>\n
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Exercise influencer Gabrielle Osborne (@gabrielle_osborne) aims to eradicate stereotypes that say older women aren\u2019t strong.<\/p>\n
After getting fit over age 50, she shared the four takeaways she learned in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cNumber one: It\u2019s not too late,\u201d she began in the clip.<\/p>\n
\u201cI genuinely thought it was over for me as far as fitness was concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n
Admitting that she hadn\u2019t exercised properly in 10 to 20 years, she assumed she never would again.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought that\u2019s it, I could never put muscle on. I missed it and I can never get fit again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no way I thought that now, after a couple years of getting back into swimming, that I could be matching the times I was doing as a teenager.\u201d<\/p>\n
Besides hitting her pace goals, she said she can lift heavier weights than before.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNumber two: Despite what that old adage says, you can teach an old dog new tricks.\u201d<\/p>\n She said at this age, she knows more than ever before.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve gained more skills in the last couple of years than the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Gabrielle noted that she re-learned how to do a handstand after 35 years, re-learned how to do a clean and jerk weightlift movement, and re-learned many gymnastic moves in Crossfit.<\/p>\n \u201cMy point being, whether it\u2019s horse-riding or Zumba, or taekwondo, or javelin, if it\u2019s something you have wanted to do and you\u2019ve written it off because you\u2019re too old to learn how to do it, you\u2019re not.\u201d<\/p>\n The third thing she learned was that being physically fit positively impacted her mental health.<\/p>\n \u201cMy exercise really is the foundation of what keeps me mentally well.\u201d<\/p>\n And her fourth takeaway was that it wasn\u2019t as embarrassing as she had imagined.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea that, as an older person, you\u2019d embarrass yourself, or be awkward, or people will laugh at you. My experience has been the opposite of that.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve loved every moment of this fitness journey and the people I\u2019ve met. Everyone\u2019s been super supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n Viewers loved her confidence and agreed with her findings.<\/p>\n \u201cCould not agree more. Ran my first marathon at 47. Your story is inspirational,\u201d one wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolute legend,\u201d praised another.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/RB-COMP-EX-ENGLAND-ACE-2.jpg\")
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