{"id":548566,"date":"2026-03-27T14:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/548566\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:07:12","slug":"at-60-cindy-crawford-is-playing-the-long-game-with-her-fitness-inside-her-weekly-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/548566\/","title":{"rendered":"At 60, Cindy Crawford is playing ‘the long game’ with her fitness \u2013 inside her weekly routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

She was the defining face of the \u201990s, and at 60, Cindy Crawford is proof that the best bodies are those built to last. The supermodel and entrepreneur recently pulled back the curtain on her iconic 2.5-hour morning routine<\/a> \u2013 and we couldn\u2019t stop watching. But what we really wanted to know was how she stays so effortlessly fit beneath it all.<\/p>\n

Back in the day, Cindy was practically synonymous with fitness. Her legendary Shape Your Body videos had a generation sweating along in their living rooms<\/a>. So, does the OG supermodel still live by the same workout?<\/p>\n

Actually, her approach may surprise you. Forget the gruelling, HIIT<\/a>-heavy regimes you might expect from someone who\u2019s built a career on looking that incredible. In fact, her fitness philosophy is refreshingly realistic \u2013 and far more achievable than you\u2019d think.<\/p>\n

In a 2024 appearance on the podcast Him & Her, she revealed that her routine is incredibly varied, training four to five times a week across a mix of disciplines to suit her body. Here\u2019s what she does \u2013 and why it works.<\/p>\n

Pilates<\/p>\n

As if you needed another reason to book that Pilates<\/a> class, Crawford told the podcast she\u2019s been a reformer Pilates fan for over a decade, with a regular class scheduled from her home gym twice a week.<\/p>\n

She also highlighted its benefits for lower back pain: \u2018Even if my back\u2019s hurting, I can do Pilates because I can modify it,\u2019 she said. Pilates has its roots in rehabilitation and is widely used by physiotherapists, sports medicine practitioners and movement specialists to help strengthen deep stabilising muscles, improve movement patterns and build resilience against injury.<\/p>\n

Strength training<\/p>\n

She doesn\u2019t stop there. Crawford also trains with a personal trainer twice a week in what she describes as a more \u2018old-school\u2019 style \u2013 think free weights, lunges and push-ups, not unlike the workouts that made her a fitness icon in the \u201990s.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a combination that makes sense. Pilates builds the foundation \u2013 core strength<\/a>, stability and mobility \u2013 while strength training layers on muscle mass and supports bone density. Together, they complement each other in a way that\u2019s particularly beneficial for women over 50 \u2013 and the research backs it up.<\/p>\n

Bone health, in particular, is something experts (and us here at Women\u2019s Health) say we don\u2019t talk about nearly enough. Progressive weight training<\/a> \u2013 gradually increasing the load over time \u2013 sends signals to bones to lay down more mineral, helping to slow age-related bone loss. In postmenopausal women, studies show it can even modestly increase bone mineral density.<\/p>\n

Cardio and fitness<\/p>\n

To round things off, Crawford adds cardio<\/a> into the mix. This can range from a morning jog to \u2018running stairs\u2019 \u2013 a challenging but efficient way to raise your heart rate and improve cardiovascular fitness in a short amount of time. It also strengthens the glutes<\/a>, quads, hamstrings, calves and core through repeated effort against gravity.<\/p>\n

In her recent morning routine, she also revealed a love of rebounding<\/a> on a trampoline, alongside occasional hikes with friends and swimming<\/a>. The key? Keeping things enjoyable \u2013 and, importantly, sustainable.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s [about] the long game. It\u2019s the consistency,\u2019 she said, adding that if she takes a week off, \u2018I know that when I come back I\u2019ll get back into my routine.\u2019<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one takeaway from Crawford\u2019s approach, it\u2019s versatility. Building a routine around exercises you enjoy makes it easier to stay consistent \u2013 and consistency is what delivers long-term results. <\/p>\n

After years living with endometriosis and undergoing seven rounds of IVF, Radio 4 presenter Emma Barnett turned to training with PT Frankie Holah to rebuild strength and a more positive relationship with her body. Download the Women\u2019s Health UK app to access Frankie’s full training plan.<\/p>\n

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Isabelle Knevett is the Fashion Features Editor at Women\u2019s Health, bringing a wealth of experience in media and fashion since 2019. She has led high-impact PR campaigns for global giants like Adidas and Reebok and has reported on everything from fashion analysis and shopping trends, to deep dive features and investigative reporting. A former professional dancer, she understands the value of quality gym and activewear, making her a true expert in the field. Her work has been featured in Marie Claire Australia<\/a>, ELLE Australia<\/a>, Australian Women\u2019s Weekly<\/a>, WHO<\/a> and more. When she\u2019s not buried in a fashion magazine or sweating it out the gym or dance studio, you\u2019ll find her reading or writing about fashion, feminism and global politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She was the defining face of the \u201990s, and at 60, Cindy Crawford is proof that the best…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548567,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[2692,337,97,6543],"class_list":{"0":"post-548566","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-celebrity","9":"tag-fitness","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-workout"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}