He lost a staggering 13 kilograms and gained a six pack the year he turned 50.
And two years on from his stunning weight loss transformation, Larry Emdur has reflected on the hard work that went into shedding the weight and keeping it off.
Appearing in the pages of Men’s Health for the second time next week, The Morning Show Host told Fairfax Media ‘the good old-fashioned method of exercise and eating sensibly’ was key to his health transformation.
‘I was heading down this path of being comfortable with being unhealthy’: Larry Emdur, 52, reflects on 13kg weight loss as he appears in his second Men’s Health photoshoot
As he approached his 50th birthday Larry decided to overhaul his health, losing an impressive 13 kilograms.
‘What I realised two years ago was that the good old-fashioned method of exercise and eating sensibly were the keys to feeling and looking your best … that’s what worked for me,’ Larry told Private Sydney.
Speaking to the magazine, Larry explained that he had become complacent with his weight and was beginning to suffer the side effects.
Cover star: Having just turned 50, he was crowned the 2015 Celebrity Men’s Health Man Of The Year
Making changes: As he approached his 50th birthday Larry decided to overhaul his health, losing an impressive 13 kilograms
‘I was also sleeping badly and my back hurt when I got off the couch’: Larry explained that he had become complacent with his weight and was beginning to suffer the side effects
‘I was heading down this path of being comfortable with being unhealthy,’ the TV host said.
‘I was also sleeping badly and my back hurt when I got off the couch.’
In 2015, Larry appeared on the cover of Men’s Health, showing off his staggering weight loss and newly toned physique.
Having just turned 50, he was crowned the 2015 Celebrity Men’s Health Man Of The Year.
‘The idea was to give Sylvie back the young, healthy boy that she married 20 years ago’: Larry told Daily Mail Australia at the time part of his motivation had been wanting to impress his wife
‘It was one of the hardest challenges I’ve ever had in my life’: Larry said the gruelling training regime had been a huge commitment
Larry told Daily Mail Australia at the time part of his motivation had been wanting to impress his wife Sylvie Emdur.
‘We were coming up to our 20th wedding anniversary and the idea was to give Sylvie back the young, healthy boy that she married 20 years ago. That was the start of it,’ he said.
Reflecting on the gruelling workout regime he said: ‘It was one of the hardest challenges I’ve ever had in my life.’
‘If I trained like that when I was 25 or 30 it’d be different but as an old man now it’s much different,’ he added.
Maintained: Since losing the weight and shaping up Larry has managed to maintain his new physique
He can lift! Last month Larry posted a behind-the-scenes shot from his forthcoming Men’s Health photo shoot