They grew up in an era when to be skinny was the ultimate aspiration – and there was nothing worse than being in any way bulky.
How times have changed. Now that anyone can shed the pounds thanks to fat jabs, the most enviable look for women in mid-life is to be as muscly as possible, all aided by the new fitness trend du jour: weight training.
Endless social media accounts are now devoted to middle-aged women boasting of how much they can bench press and deadlift, with the aim of being as strong as any man.
Gone are the days of showing
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