Jennifer Lopez is known to the reality as many things � a singer, actress, intriguer and entrepreneur � only six months after adding "mother" to that number, the 39-year-old is pickings on still another intimidating challenge.
Months afterward giving birth to twins Max and Emme with husband Marc Anthony, Lopez plans to run, swim and wheel her fashion around Malibu at the 22nd Annual Malibu Triathlon next month.
Putting such passion and drive into every aspect of her aliveness, from her family to her vocation and now athletics, is one reason Self cartridge holder recently named Lopez its most inspiring woman of the year.
"It came up when I was vIII months pregnant, when I was beached like a whale," Lopez told "Good Morning America." "I was watching TV, and I saw a triathlon and I said, 'I think I could do that.' ... Maybe we could raise some money and do something really great."
Lopez will be racing for charity, donating any money that is raised to the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. Click here to read Jennifer Lopez's blog.
According to Self, Lopez gained 50 pounds when carrying around her instantly 6-month-old gemini the Twins, Max and Emme. Now she says she's placid a few pounds over her pre-pregnancy weight, merely the pop superstar has been working hard to get back into shape.
And all the work is not just for her.
"I thought, 'What can I do to make my babies majestic?' I think around what they'll think virtually the year they were born � who I was and what I did," she told Self. "It's significant to me to plant examples for them. I want to lead with my life."
And though the race testament be unmanageable, Lopez is determined to finish whatsoever way she can.
"If I have to crawl crosswise that finish line, then I will crawl across that coating line," she joked. "It's for the kids."
On "Good Morning America," Lopez linked Lucy Danzinger, Self's editor in gaffer and a longtime triathlete, to offer some tips, whether you're training for a triathlon or just now trying to stay in shape.
Tips on Getting Started:
"You got to start slow, give yourself time," aforesaid Lopez, wHO admitted the swimming part of the triathlon is the to the highest degree difficult for her. "This is not something natural to me. You have to start little by little and work up."
Tips on Running:
"More traction on the road means more than forward momentum," Danziger said about functional. "And use your munition to pump back and forth so you keep your [metrical unit] turnover warm. Light feet. No heel pounding. Strike midfoot and roll ahead and you'll not only go faster, but you'll save your knees and joints from injury over time."
Tips on Biking:
According to Danziger, before even origin bike training, getting outfitted with the right size bike is very important.
"Let the bike store person fit you personally to avoid aches and pains in shoulders and back, and likewise to get the to the highest degree out of your pedal stroke," she said. "Also, use your gears to make it easier to spin at a high cadence and save your leg muscles from fatigue."
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