擁有50多萬粉絲的73歲健身模特

擁有50多萬粉絲的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，并開始依賴藥物來治療高血壓、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，是一名舉重運動的風(fēng)云人物，在Instagram上有50多萬粉絲。

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.

對全球50多萬粉絲來說，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，她就開始分享健身技巧，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，我開始了這段漫長而緩慢的旅程，現(xiàn)在我意識到，這段旅程真的沒有終點，”她告訴Jam Press。“每天我都會根據(jù)自己的選擇朝著一個方向前進(jìn)，每個月都是一個新的里程碑。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，過程中也有挑戰(zhàn)，老年人必須小心對待，避免受傷。但現(xiàn)在沒人能阻止她。