{"id":298921,"date":"2026-01-23T05:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/298921\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T05:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T05:24:13","slug":"sue-radford-shares-2-exercises-that-helped-her-lose-2-stone-and-look-unrecognisable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/298921\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Radford shares 2 exercises that helped her lose 2 stone and look unrecognisable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>22 Kids and Counting star Sue Radford has transformed her health after losing nearly two stone through regular gym sessions, and she&#8217;s shared the two exercises that have helped her fitness journey<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35 __className_d4ae89\">Paige Freshwater<\/strong> Social Newsdesk Writer<\/p>\n<p>11:09, 22 Jan 2026Updated 11:09, 22 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_REACH-TEMPLATE-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sue Radford\" loading=\"eager\"  \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Sue Radford is famous for the series 22 Kids and Counting\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sue Radford is famous for the series 22 Kids and Counting(Image: Channel 5)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">22 Kids and Counting star <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/news\/celebs-tv\/sue-radford-mistaken-daughter-after-33265499\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sue Radford is almost unrecognisable Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Sue Radford is almost unrecognisable <\/a>after shedding two stone through a simple <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/all-about\/exercise\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"exerciseLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">exercise<\/a> routine and a shift in mindset. Keen to focus on her physical <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/all-about\/health\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"healthLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">health<\/a>, the mother-of-22, who lives with her large family in Morecombe, has been regularly attending the gym &#8211; and her <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/all-about\/weight-loss\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"weight lossLink opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">weight loss<\/a> has been so dramatic that people have <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/news\/celebs-tv\/22-kids-countings-sue-radford-32586591\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"mistaken her for one of her daughters.Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">mistaken her for one of her daughters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a post on Instagram, she revealed the two exercises that have helped her drop dress sizes. She said: &#8220;Did 30 minutes on the treadmill, burned off 207 calories. Did 15 minutes on the stairmaster today. I&#8217;m aiming for 20 minutes tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Following this, she spent approximately 25 minutes having a hydromassage, which aids in reducing stress, improving circulation, and assisting muscle recovery. This comes after Sue posted a mirror selfie in a matching black gym outfit, showcasing her weight loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Her Instagram post read: &#8220;Housework done. Tip run done. Car changed. Now time for the gym. Productive Monday. #Motivation #Gym #Housework.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Fans expressed their joy for the 50 year old in the comments, with one saying: &#8220;I thought this was Sophie for a second!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another user commented: &#8220;Thought you were one of the girls&#8230; Well done, Sue.&#8221; A third user said: &#8220;You look amazing, Sue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another user said: &#8220;Wow, amazing.&#8221; One more user added: &#8220;You go, girl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last year, Sue revealed she had embarked on a fitness journey and had already lost around two stone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Later, she expressed her delight at reaching the &#8220;eight-stone bracket,&#8221; which was her target weight, noting that size 12 trousers are now too big for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On Instagram, she shared: &#8220;I never thought I&#8217;d ever wear anything like this again, but I feel so much healthier and more confident after losing nearly two stone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I had put on so much weight just eating rubbish food and felt awful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m now back in the eight-stone bracket, which is where I wanted to be, so I&#8217;m really chuffed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sue is recognised as the matriarch of Britain&#8217;s largest family. She was just 14 years old when she gave birth to her first child, Christopher, who is now 36.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After Christopher, she had Sophie, now 32, Chloe, 30, Jack, 28; Daniel, 26, Luke, 25, Millie, 24, Katie, 23, James, 22, Ellie, 20, Aimee, 19, Josh, 18, Max, 17, Tillie, 15, Oscar, 14, Casper, 13, Alfie, who was stillborn in 2014, Hallie, 10, Phoebe, nine, Archie, eight, Bonnie, seven, and Heidie, five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"22 Kids and Counting star Sue Radford has transformed her health after losing nearly two stone through regular&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298922,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[278],"tags":[18,539,525,135,19,17,147957],"class_list":{"0":"post-298921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-exercise","10":"tag-fitness","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-the-radford-family"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115942749823044224","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}