CHow do you become slim and energetic like Kate Middleton? To achieve this, Georgia Brown, journalist of the English weekly Hello! specialized in lifestyle, followed the letter to the letter fitness plan by Kate. A very intense daily “program” which, between yoga, running, weights, spinning and other disciplines, does not leave much room for rest. But with results, the author of the article herself admits, truly surprising.
How hard it is to train like Kate Middleton!
Until now, many people had tried but none had done it with the commitment shown by Brown who, for 14 mornings in a row, he alternated visits to the gym with jogging in the park under the house. Just like Kate Middleton, 41, does on the paths of Windsor park, those that lead from Adelaide Cottage – the home where she has lived since last year with her husband William and her children George, Charlotte and Louis – to the historic castle adored by Queen Elizabeth .
A difficult morning schedule to follow
One thing Georgia Brown discovered immediately: imitating the princess in her sporting passions did not And easy thing. It is no coincidence that Mike Tindall, the former rugby player husband of Zara, daughter of Anna of England, recently described her cousin-in-law as a “real driving force”, adding that he would gladly include her in a rugby team : «If it were up to her she would run all day».
How Kate Middleton trains
The fitness plan Kate’s strict And divided into a series of combinations to be followed on alternate days: a 3 kilometer run, accompanied by 45 minutes of weights; a spinning class followed by a yoga class; a 10 thousand step walk minimum, followed by 45 minutes of weights in the gym; or an hour of yoga and 30 minutes of HIIT, the discipline that alternates short, intense exercises with recovery periods. At the end of two weeks, Brown managed to complete a long 5 kilometer run.
The Princess at Wimbledon with Roger Federer, London, June 2023 (Getty Images)
Who has time to do all this in the morning?
Once the challenge was over, the journalist from Hello! confessed that he had difficulty finding the time – and motivation – to incorporate Kate’s entire schedule into her days. And the weight of every visit to the gym, every yoga class and every run in the park does And made to feel the next day with the predictable pain. But once she got used to her new morning routine, Brown revealed, the benefits were immediately apparent.
The benefits of fitness of a future queen
«I immediately noticed a change in myself» wrote Georgia Brown. «I felt much more peaceful, I even started craving the endorphins that are released after workouts. AND knowing I achieved my daily goals every morningeven before going to the office, And It was very rewarding. In the evening I felt tired, I went to bed early and this helped me sleep better and much more than usual».
The then Duchess of Cambridge visits a Royal Air Force centre, September 2021 (IPA)
Kate Middleton’s (multi-calorie) diet
In order to avoid injuries, warns the journalist, And However, it is important to alternate physical exercise with appropriate periods of rest. And pay attention to your diet! With a fitness plan so rigorous and exhausting, that one consumes up to 3 thousand calories in a typical day, And it is essential to do like Kate: eat well, often, and without denying yourself anything. Otherwise, Brown concludes, you risk fainting already on the third day.
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