{"id":79314,"date":"2025-05-06T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/79314\/"},"modified":"2025-05-06T14:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T14:06:14","slug":"how-cat-deeley-built-her-body-at-48-her-exact-workout-and-diet-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/79314\/","title":{"rendered":"How Cat Deeley built her body at 48 \u2013 her exact workout and diet routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cat Deeley is proof you don\u2019t need to go hard in the gym for results. While the 48-year-old looks stronger than ever, she recognises that \u2018heavy workouts\u2019 aren\u2019t for her, adding that \u2018running<\/a> and gyms<\/a> don\u2019t suit me; you have to find what you like\u2019. <\/p>\n

In an interview with Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>, she said that on the rare occasion she does do one, she \u2018feels terrible for about two days and can\u2019t walk up and down stairs!\u2019 Instead, she swears by three things: yoga<\/a>, hiking<\/a> and tennis<\/a> \u2013 plus the Mediterranean diet<\/a>. \u2018As I\u2019m getting older \u2013 which is a privilege; we all get older, if we\u2019re lucky \u2013 I\u2019m backing my health with science,\u2019 she explained. Here\u2019s all you need to know about her training routine, and her diet. <\/p>\n

1.She has practiced yoga for 20 years \"Image<\/p>\n

Instagram @catdeeley<\/p>\n

As she shared a video of herself doing yoga, Cat said: \u2018I\u2019ve been doing yoga for 20 years and I truly love it \u2013 it switches off my brain and helps me breathe. Even though I\u2019ve been practicing for so long, I\u2019m no more bendy than the average person, but it makes me feel good and I never regret taking just 45 minutes for myself.\u2019 <\/p>\n

2. She does virtual yoga classes four times per week<\/p>\n

Speaking to Harper\u2019s Bazaar, she added: \u2018I use this amazing website called Yogaglo<\/a>, which means I can do it whenever and wherever. I bookmark certain classes \u2013 like one that\u2019s half an hour, one that\u2019s 45 minutes, and one that\u2019s an hour, and I just slot it in.\u2019 In a separate interview with Cosmopolitan<\/a>, she added: \u2018I do yoga four times a week.\u2019<\/p>\n

3. She hikes every day <\/p>\n

When she\u2019s not presenting on This Morning, Cat likes to take a daily hike. In the same interview with Cosmopolitan, she said: \u2018[I] try to go on a hike every day. Even if you can just do twenty minutes it makes all the difference \u2013 I just put my trainers on and walk down the hill with my dog. You never regret doing exercise, you never come back and wish you hadn’t done it, it feels amazing.\u2019<\/p>\n

4. She relies on yoga to manage her mental health, as well as her physical <\/p>\n

\u2018Yoga really works for me because you have to concentrate on your breathing and your movement at the same time, so it stops my brain from going a million miles an hour,\u2019 she shared. <\/p>\n

5. She plays tennis with her family \"Image<\/p>\n

Instagram @catdeeley<\/p>\n

In 2022, Cat posted a video of herself and her family on a tennis court and wrote: \u2018Our new family obsession. Talent? Questionable. Enthusiasm? Undeniable. Anyone for tennis?\u2019<\/p>\n

6. She swears by the Mediterranean diet \"cat<\/p>\n

@catdeeley\/\/Instagram<\/p>\n

\u2018A Mediterranean diet suits me. I like a little bit of everything \u2013 predominantly fruits and vegetables and a bit of protein \u2013 but I love French bread, red wine and a coffee. Like fitness, diet is about finding what works for you, and that way you can do it on a regular basis. If you listen to everything on food, it’s like, \u201cwell now you can’t eat potatoes\u201d, and \u201chave you heard about eggs?\u201d, \u201cdon’t have dairy\u201d \u2013 and then you look at what’s actually in some oat milks and that\u2019s not good!<\/p>\n

\u2018I think you need to listen to your body. Pay attention and see what makes your skin better, see what makes you feel better, see what gives you a better night’s sleep\u2026,\u2019 she told Harper\u2019s Bazaar. <\/p>\n

7. She juices every morning <\/p>\n

\u2018In the morning, I like a celery, cucumber, lemon and ginger juice. I often batch make it and keep it in Mason jars in the fridge for when I’m in a rush,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n

8. She uses infrared saunas for muscle recovery <\/p>\n

\u2018At the moment I\u2019m loving an infrared sauna<\/a>. It feels as though it detoxes your system, but it also soothes any aches and pains that you’ve got,\u2019 she revealed to Harper\u2019s Bazaar.<\/p>\n

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As Women\u2019s Health UK\u2019s fitness director (and a qualified yoga teacher), Bridie Wilkins has been passionately reporting on exercise, health and nutrition since the start of her decade-long career in journalism. She secured her first role at Look Magazine, where her obsession with fitness began and she launched the magazine\u2019s health and fitness column, Look Fit, before going on to become Health and Fitness writer at HELLO!. Since, she has written for Stylist, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Elle, The Metro, Runner\u2019s World and Red.<\/p>\n

Now, she oversees all fitness content across womenshealthmag.com.uk<\/a> and the print magazine, spearheading leading cross-platform franchises, such as \u2018Fit At Any Age\u2019, where we showcase the women proving that age is no barrier to exercise. She has also represented the brand on BBC Radio London, plus various podcasts and Substacks \u2013 all with the aim to encourage more women to exercise and show them how.<\/p>\n

Outside of work, find her trying the latest Pilates studio, testing her VO2 max for fun (TY, Oura), or posting workouts on Instagram.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cat Deeley is proof you don\u2019t need to go hard in the gym for results. While the 48-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4322],"tags":[1329,38736,1331,1630,3989,105,1330,38735,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-79314","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-content-type-feature","9":"tag-contentid-886ea80a-4686-4285-be4a-0e6f33157292","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-fitness","12":"tag-hasproduct-true","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-locale-gb","15":"tag-shorttitle-how-cat-deeley-built-her-body-at-48","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114461277568527755","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}