Daily Mail

I’D DEFY ANYONE TO GUESS MY AGE

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SUE WILKINSON, 52, is a yoga teacher and lives in Hampshire. She has two children, aged 25 and 26. I KNOW swimsuits are very fashionabl­e now, but it’s one trend I won’t be following. I feel great in a bikini and I’m determined to wear one as often as possible.

It wasn’t always this way. When I had my two children, with only 18 months between them, there was no time to look after myself. I ate whatever was to hand — no matter how unhealthy it was — and had no muscle tone. I looked like a triangle, with wide hips and a skinny upper body.

It was only when the children started school that I had any time to myself. I started to do Pilates, and I enjoyed it so much that I became a teacher.

I also do weight training and cycling, and I am happier with my body than I’ve ever been.

I’d defy anyone who sees me in a bikini now to accurately guess my age. far from being the stereotypi­cal ‘invisible’ woman in her 50s, I’ve got far too much confidence to want to blend into the background in a boring old swimsuit.

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