Denise Austin health icon shares then-and-now photographs after practically 40 years

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Denise Austin is celebrating practically 4 a long time in fitness — and proving that consistency pays off.

The legendary exercise icon, now 68 and a mom of two, lately shared hanging then-and-now photographs highlighting her longevity within the trade.

She paired a picture from one in all her earliest VHS cowl shoots within the late Eighties with a latest journal cowl from her "Match Over 50: Vitality for Life" shoot.

DENISE AUSTIN, 68, STILL FITS INTO HER ICONIC ’80S LEOTARDS AND REVEALS HER DAILY FITNESS HABIT

Denise Austin instructed Fox Information Digital it is by no means too late to start out or attempt once more, no matter your age. (DeniseAustin.com)

"THEN and NOW!!!! Right here I'm in 1988. The ‘then’ picture is from one in all my first VHS cowl photoshoots!! And the ‘now’ is from my latest ‘Match Over 50: Vitality for Life’ journal cowl shoot!! So enjoyable!!" Austin wrote on Instagram.

Austin wore a basic white one-piece swimsuit with a entrance zipper — and shocked in the very same look greater than 30 years later.

"I've sooo many fantastic recollections all through ALL these years being within the fitness industry !!!! And I really feel such a deep sense of gratification as a result of I actually LOVE what I do!!" she continued.

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"And I need to thank all of you for ALL these years of help! It’s due to YOU I hold going!! Let’s rejoice LONGEVITY collectively!!! Love you all!!! Xoxoxo."

The health guru has beforehand instructed Fox Information Digital that her viral throwback posts aren’t meant to indicate off — however to indicate what consistency truly seems like.

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Denise Austin likes to mannequin her leotards and swimsuits from the '80s and '90s on social media to display the facility of health. (DeniseAustin.com)

She mentioned the pictures are a reminder that long-term outcomes come from exhibiting up day after day, yr after yr — not from fast fixes or tendencies.

The nostalgia additionally hits near residence. Austin mentioned she has stored lots of the outfits from her early exercise days, and they're now getting a second life.

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"I saved all of my leotards from again within the day, from the ’80s and ’90s, which I used to put on on my movies and on my TV present," she laughed. "I’m so completely satisfied I stored all of them as a result of [my daughter] Katie likes to put on them. My different daughter, Kelly, likes to put on them too."

Denise Austin and daughter Katie stroll Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit Runway at Swimweek in Miami. (John Para/Getty Photographs)

Austin mentioned staying energetic in her 60s is much less about look and extra about independence and power.

"It’s a testomony to me being 68 now and preserving it up," she mentioned. "That’s all it takes — preserving it up, maintaining together with your exercises. And to me, I believe it’s a extremely cool factor. It’s nostalgic for me, and it reveals me that when you do begin exercising, it does matter and also you’ll really feel good. And it’s all about feeling good for me."

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For Austin, well being outweighs the whole lot else, no matter your checking account or background.

"I need to feel healthy ," she continued. "If in case you have cash, it doesn’t matter when you don’t have good well being. And irrespective of who you might be, you simply should do one thing for your self."

Denise Austin, seen then and now, instructed Fox Information Digital she swears by strolling for at the very least half-hour a day to drop pounds. (DeniseAustin.com)

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Her recommendation focuses on motion, even in small doses, she emphasised.

"Do you know that simply standing up burns extra energy than sitting down?" Austin mentioned. "So, I inform folks to rise up all through the day. For those who’re in your telephone, stroll and discuss when you’re on the telephone. The extra you progress, the higher it's on your circulation, which additionally helps your complete physique."

Health guru Denise Austin doing a pushup on a step-aerobic equipment throughout routine in her residence. ( Diana Walker/Getty Photographs)

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Austin’s recommendation is backed by a profession that helped form the house health trade.

She hosted the No. 1 train present on tv for twenty-four years and offered greater than 25 million health tapes and DVDs, cementing her standing as some of the profitable home-workout creators of all time.

Fox Information Digital's Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.

Stephanie Giang-Paunon is an leisure author for Fox Information Digital. Story suggestions may be despatched to stephanie.giang@fox.com and on Twitter: @SGiangPaunon.