TV’s popular trainer, super-fit Michelle Bridges, tells Clare Rigden that she owes her fabulous body to the support she gets from her cheer squad of one.
It’s good to know that personal trainers are no different to the rest of us when it comes to dragging themselves out of a nice warm bed for some early morning exercise.
“I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, ‘It’s all right for you, you love exercising’,” saysThe Biggest Loser’s Michelle Bridges. “But you know what? It’s hard for everybody.
“Yes, I do love the feeling it gives me, but getting up at 5am on a cold winter’s morning isn’t exactly what I’d call a barrel of laughs! It’s as hard for me as it is for anyone else,” admits the 37-year-old trainer known for her rock-hard abs and dedication to the gym.
Michelle’s down-to-earth attitude has made her a hit with clients and TV viewers alike. But it’s how she maintains her healthy lifestyle – no matter how early she has to get up – that’s truly impressive.
“Those cold mornings are the time I go into what I call ‘robot mode’,” she explains. “Get up, shoes on, out the door – you need to be a robot like that to stop those negative ‘I’ll do it later’ thoughts. You can’t let them start getting into your head, because if they do, you’re gone. You may as well hit the snooze button and roll over.”
Her discipline is impressive, but Michelle reveals she has a secret weapon – her husband of almost six years, Bill Moore.
“He brings me a cup of tea every morning, even if we’re on holidays. That’s my ‘wake-up’ tea,” Michelle says. “Often he’s the one saying, ‘Come on, Michie, get out of bed’ and spurring me on.”
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