While you might think that Elle Macpherson has a lot to thank her DNA for, the supermodel believes she can no longer rely ‘purely on genetics for my wellbeing’.
And so, after turning 54 last month, Elle said she needs to make a ‘conscious effort to stay in optimum health’.
For the model and entrepreneur, this translates into seven hours of sleep, an alkaline diet, an hour of exercise and a period of meditation daily.
Writing in her monthly column for Get The Gloss, the Australian-born supermodel shared the flat belly tips and tricks she’s adopted since turning 50.
While Elle admits it is possible to have a flat stomach in your fifties, there are a few approaches and diet tricks which help.
Supermodel, Elle Macpherson (pictured), recently turned 54 – she shared the flat belly tips she’s adopted in her fifties
Elle said that after turning 50, she needs to make a ‘conscious effort to stay in optimum health’ – this means getting seven hours of sleep a night and making sure she exercises daily
Elle (pictured) is famous for having adopted an alkaline diet, which means she ditches red meat in favour of white fish and green leafy vegetables
Elle said she doesn’t do ab workouts per se, but instead does all sorts of different sports – and avoids sugar, which puts on weight around your middle
‘I don’t do ab workouts per se but most sports activate the core,’ Elle wrote in the column.
‘Sugar tends to put weight around the middle so the best exercise in my view is to skip the sugar.’
The 54-year-old said that daily exercise – whatever that may be for you – is important for maintaining a toned physique.
Elle is a fan of walking on the beach, paddle boarding, hiking, waterskiing, boxing and vinyasa yoga.
Elle is a fan of walking on the beach, paddle boarding, hiking, waterskiing, boxing and vinyasa yoga
The supermodel (pictured) shared her recipe for chocolate mousse – which includes protein powder, half an avocado and fresh mineral water
When it comes to her diet, the supermodel has a few tried and tested flat belly tips.
Alongside Welleco’s nourishing plant protein, which she said is ‘great for supporting digestion’, Elle loves eating chocolate mousse for breakfast ‘for an energy boost, lean body and flat stomach’.
But Elle’s chocolate mousse isn’t like your regular shop-bought chocolatey treat.
Instead, the 54-year-old blends up half an avocado with some water, two spoonfuls of chocolate-flavoured nourishing protein powder and one of her Super Elixir formula:
‘Chocolate mousse for breakfast – delicious,’ Elle said in a video about her recipe.
Elsewhere, Elle has in the past spoken about the benefits of hot water with lemon first thing in the morning
The mother’s other wellness secrets include horsetail – which she said also assists with the complexion and strengthens your bones
In general, Elle adopts an 80/20 approach to diet – whereby if she eats well 80 per cent of the time, she can eat what she wants 20 per cent of the time
Elsewhere, Elle has in the past spoken about the benefits of hot water with lemon first thing in the morning.
She also swears by an alkaline dietary approach which saw The Body swap out red meats for plenty of green vegetables and white fish.
The mother’s other wellness secrets include horsetail – which she said also assists with the complexion and strengthens your bones.
‘Its unique beauty mineral silica, that aids the repair of body tissues and collagen,’ she said previously.
In general, Elle adopts an 80/20 approach to diet – whereby if she eats well 80 per cent of the time, she can eat what she wants 20 per cent of the time.
For the model, this often means some dark chocolate for dessert or a bowl of vegan ice cream.