The years have brought grace to Helena-Ahti Hallberg’s world of thought.
Ahti-Hallberg still has dreams that she would like to achieve in her life. One of them is a new house and the other is growing your own event business. Miia Sirén
Dancer, dance teacher and judge Helena Ahti-Hallberg turned 55 at the beginning of the year. You can’t ignore the signs of aging, but on the other hand, there are also good aspects to it.
– I no longer take stress over useless things. I don’t have time for that. I can ignore negative things more easily and make better choices for myself. And there is no longer such a terrible rush to finish everything and finish the world, because so much is already behind us. I also have more patience these days, Ahti-Hallberg says.
In Ahti-Hallberg’s opinion, even an older and curvier woman can look sexy.
– It would be wonderful to see clothes designed for grown women that don’t look like granny clothes. Even though I’m a grandma and proud of it, I’d like to wear something other than a granny swimsuit to the beach.
Ahti-Hallberg currently makes the swimwear herself. Sewing is no stranger to her, as she has been sewing dance costumes all her life.
Ahti-Hallberg would like to design her own swimwear or underwear collection. Miia Sirén
Perfectionist
Ahti-Hallberg has learned to be kinder to herself. He admits that he is still a perfectionist and demanding of himself, but letting go of things and taking time for Suominen himself is easier for him to do these days.
– Today I can understand that things take their own time, Ahti-Hallberg sums up.
For Ahti-Hallberg, the downsides of aging are physical. She says that recovery is more difficult these days, and this hinders the daily life of an active woman. Regarding changes related to appearance, Ahti-Hallberg states that she shrugs her shoulders as long as something can be done about things and use a wrinkle-fading lip cream.
Ahti-Hallberg wears a golden smart ring on her finger, which she uses to monitor her diet and daily rhythm.
– I want to be well and I make decisions accordingly, he laughs.
However, Ahti-Hallberg, who also loves pizza, hamburgers and candy, has a habit of relying on a specific, strict diet from time to time.
– In the summer, there will be a little more feasting or a glass of wine along with the yard work. If I eat barbecue in the evening, I replace lunch with one Cambridge meal.
Fast diets have been criticized for the fact that after they end, it is difficult for people not to return to their previous eating habits. However, Ahti-Hallberg sees diets as a good solution to recognize moderation and the feeling of satiety again.
– The diet should specifically teach you that overeating is not good for any of us.
Ahti-Hallberg is not afraid of diets. Miia Sirén
Exercise
Dance captured Ahti-Hallberg’s heart already at school age. Later, the sport became his profession.
Recently, there has been widespread talk on a social level about the fact that the physical condition of children and young people has collapsed, because they no longer move in the same way as before. Ahti-Hallberg is worried about the situation like the experts.
– It’s a shockingly expensive bill for us to pay over the next decades. All musculoskeletal diseases and cardiovascular diseases that result from this… It’s worrying that you don’t exercise, says Ahti-Hallberg and also refers to the problems of pricing and taxation of exercise services.
Ahti-Hallberg’s own students consist of professionals, beginners – seniors and schoolchildren.
– It’s so fulfilling for me to see when people fall in love with the sport. I feel that elementary education is the most important. It creates a bond with the sport. You cheer perfectly or it doesn’t feel meaningful, says Ahti-Hallberg.
Ahti-Hallberg emphasizes that the fire for each sport must be found from within, but she believes that parental encouragement is also of great importance. He also advocates that social relationships are created in sports and self-esteem is increased.
– You walk into a job interview in a different way, when you’ve been in contact with people of different ages through hobbies since childhood, Ahti-Hallberg says.
– Through exercise, young people also dare to pursue their dreams. They trust themselves more, he adds.
Ahti-Hallberg pursued her dreams with the support of her own parents and ended up in a situation for which she is extremely grateful. He gets to do what he loves most as a profession. He is best known Dancing with the Stars as a long-term judge of the program.
Ahti-Hallberg has always wanted to make sure that her own children feel the same way. Ahti-Hallberg encourages you to dream, but it is even more important to pursue your dreams.
– No mountain is too high to conquer, says Ahti-Hallberg.
Makeup and hair: Ilkka Ruotsalainen; Style: Henna Koste; Clothing and jewelry: White elephant