Oprah Celebrates Turning A Svelte 72 By Taking Us Inside Her Weightlifting Workout
Oprah Winfrey has given us decades of candid conversations, motivation, iconic interviews, entertaining TV, and health tips. The media mogul just turned 72, and she’s celebrating by reminding us that […] The post Oprah Celebrates Turning A Svelte 72 By Taking Us Inside Her Weightlifting Workout appeared first on Essence.
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Oprah Winfrey has given us decades of candid conversations, motivation, iconic interviews, entertaining TV, and health tips. The media mogul just turned 72, and she’s celebrating by reminding us that health is wealth. While she has always been candid about her health, including her weight-loss journey, weightlifting is a relatively new terrain she’s exploring.
In an Instagram post, the icon shared that she’s marking a new year of life by encouraging others to add weight training to their fitness routine.
“Life at 72 is looking different than every other decade,” the caption began. “Two summers and two new knees ago, I decided to add strength training to my workouts because we all need to maintain muscle as we get older. I can’t say I’m ready for the Olympics like Adele, but I sure feel stronger 
So in honor of another trip around the sun for me, go try something new. You never know where it will lead you.”
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In the video, she is performing deadlifts with a hex bar.
“I didn’t know what a deadlift was. I remember Adele told me she was deadlifting, and I pretended to know what she was talking about,” Oprah recalled, laughing during the video. It then transitioned to a clip of her 2021 interview with the singer Adele, who has also lost significant pounds over the years.
The star has faced many challenges managing her weight over the years, but she seems to have found a routine that’s working for her. Part of that was deciding to take
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