Personal trainer and author Sharny – who describes herself as a “renegade fitness expert” on her website – says middle-aged mothers can really benefit from seeing themselves in sexy swimsuit pictures post-weightless because it will inspire them to maintain their diet and exercise.
“It opens up their subconscious and reminds them that anything is possible and they start to find themselves,” she told the Herald Sun.
Women who have posed for glamour shoots post-weightloss as seen in Sharny’s website.
The mother-of-four says too many women give up on their fitness goals once they enter motherhood and insists that images in a skimpy two-piece can remind them of the body they can have.
“Most women have given up on wearing a bikini by the time they become mums, so it’s great achieving something they had never thought possible,” she said.
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One mum’s bikini body transformation captured in this steamy shoot seen on the fit mum’s website.
Sharny, 34, found herself in hot water earlier this year when she had a war of words with radio announcer and former Jenny Craig ambassador, Chrissie Swan who took offence to Kieser’s comments about fat people being lazy.
The tense interview went from bad to worse after Kieser answered yes to Swan’s question “Would you say that I am lazy?”
“You have been, but I have seen you change from being lazy to getting into exercise as well, so I’ve seen you change that mindset,” Kieser went on to say.
Swan retorted: “So you think raising three children and working sometimes 14 hours a day is lazy?”
Kieser said: “I think that not fitting in exercise and not being active with your kids and trying to teach them a healthy lifestyle is definitely not the right way to go, yeah.”
Sharny’s ‘Before and After’ shots on her website.
As the author of FAT kids: help your child to escape the obesity epidemic – which sells for $1 on Amazon – Kieser has faced criticism from detractors who say she is only focusing on vein ideals of fitness and not overall health and well-being.
Physiotherapist and pilates instructor Becky Dyer, of Body Beyond Birth, told news.com.au she doesn’t “talk much about the way people look”.
“We talk about being strong. Being strong is a lot more important than rocking a bikini,” she said.
“Everyone deserves to look great and feel great and they don’t need to be in a bikini to do this,” Ms Dyer said.
However, Kieser says getting dolled up for a glamour shot is only empowering for women.
“People might think it’s superficial but it gives a woman a whole new level of strength, and they inspire those around them,” she said. “It’s not about what you look like, it’s the process of achieving your goal.”
Queensland based Kieser is currently pregnant with her fifth child due in July.
