Elle Macpherson is 61 and is still flaunting \u201cThe Body\u201d in a bikini. The model flaunts her famous figure in a black bathing suit in a new social media post. \u201cSince that famed day in 1986, when Time Magazine coined the term \u2018The Body\u2019 for me, my relationship with my physical form has naturally evolved. I am constantly learning what resonates with it and what does not \u2013 largely through trial and error,\u201d she writes in the caption of the Instagram photo. \u201cThat resonance really began in my twenties as a model, walking catwalk after catwalk. Back then, I understandably assumed it was fitness that determined wellness. But it wasn\u2019t until I had children and faced my own health challenges in my 40s and 50s that I realised there was so much more to wellness than just that.\u201d How does she approach diet and fitness now? Here are some of her secrets.<\/p>\n
Elle prioritizes wellness. \u201cI believe in maintenance, I\u2019m not a big binge and purge person,\u201d she told Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/a>. \u201cI think it\u2019s really important to maintain wellness year-round. Not because it looks good but it actually feels good \u2013 which is really important when you\u2019re running a business and you\u2019ve got kids and a full life. It\u2019s easy \u2013 I just make good choices and I enjoy the choices that I make.\u201d<\/p>\n Elle is a big fan of the alkaline diet, fueling her body with veggies. \u201cI really enjoy a plant-based diet, I love vegetables,\u201d she told Harper\u2019s Bazaar. \u201cIf I\u2019m really in my groove, I love a raw, plant-based diet,\u201d she added to New Beauty<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s how I feel best. I eat grains, nuts, seeds, beans, vegetables, almond milk, hemp milk, chia seeds. I make my own granola in a dehydrator. Avocado, salads, juicing\u2014you know, beautiful, whole, natural foods. As far as animal products are concerned, I\u2019ll have a poached egg every now and then, some Parmesan cheese and goat cheese, but they\u2019re not staples of my diet.\u201d<\/p>\n Elle makes seasonal dietary sacrifices. \u201cComing up for summer what I try to cut out is wheat and sugar. If you love bread and butter, that would be what I\u2019d give up for the summer. For me it\u2019s a \u2018fine tune\u2019 more than anything else,\u201d she told Harper\u2019s Bazaar.<\/p>\n