Super fit gran who deadlifts double her bodyweight staggers people with her real age
Meet the grandmother who's addicted to pumping iron - but not because she wants the perfect bottom.
Jacqueline Hooton, from West Sussex, is no ordinary gran. She can lift double her own weight and encourages other women to build their strength too.
Even though she has osteoarthritis, the personal trainer won't let anything get in her way. The grandmother is on a mission to smash stereotypes and show that age is just a number when it comes to feeling fit.
At 61, Jacqueline shared some pretty essential workout advice to her thousands of fans on Instagram. For her, weightlifting is about a lot more than achieving a "dream body" - it's about ensuring you remain strong and healthy.
In the past, she's admitted she has no interest in striving for "booty gains", even though lifting weights works to sculpt your figure. For her, building strength is more about dodging a hip fracture as she grows older.
Determined to stay fit well into her 80s, Jacqueline is all about putting the work in to benefit the rewards later in life. It's her mission to keep her strength up for as long as possible.
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Writing on Instagram, Jacqueline said: "At 61 I'm not focused on booty gains despite this 80kg RDL for reps. I've got bigger things on my mind. If you want to prevent a hip fracture in your 70s and 80s you will really benefit from getting strong.
"In the UK more than 76,000 older adults experience a hip fracture each year, and fractures are more common in women.
"In America the figure is over 300,000. Making your bones stronger, denser and less likely to break is a sensible strategy in your 60s. Strength training is key to this.
"You can do this at home with bodyweight, resistance bands, handheld weights, or in a gym setting. And here's the plot twist. Strength training also impacts aesthetics (if this is important to you).
"So if you haven't already started, start now, your future self will thank you."
Since she shared the post, thousands of people liked it, and her followers were quick to comment too. People dubbed her an "inspiration" and shared some of their own uplifting stories.
One follower shared: "I'm 67 and do a full body workout 3 days a week! I also walk daily and do yoga 5 days. And lots of balance work, mobility and stretching daily."
Another chimed in with: "Wow, that's incredible. You keep going good for you." A third responded: "You are quite the inspiration! I'm working everyday to get there. I'm 59 with degenerative disc disease. What do you recommend for that type of lifting?"
Meanwhile, a fourth added: "Exactly like that! When I do any weight I'm thinking I want to be independent and able to move around, to stand from chair or sofa safe without holding on anything, to carry bags with food shopping without pain when I reach my 70s."