JLo Works It Out

Curvy JENNIFER LOPEZ looked a picture of health as she worked out in New York's Central Park yesterday.

But that’s not enough for the new mum.

No sir. La Lopez has set herself a challenge of completing a triathlon and her training started today – just six months after she gave birth to twins MAX and EMME

The actress appeared on a Good Morning America in the US in her workout gear and told how she had been trying to get fit.

'The idea came up when I was about eight months' pregnant when I was beached like a whale,' she said.

'I was watching TV and I saw a triathlon, and I said, 'I think I could do that. 'That would be great for me to do. Maybe I could do that this year. And of course everybody told me I was crazy.'

But JLo admitted that she was nervous about completing the course. And she had some advice for triathlon hopefuls.

'You've got to start slow. You have to start little by little but just work up to it,' she said.

The star will take part in a charity triathlon in Malibu, California, on September 14.

She is raising money for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

'If I have to crawl across that finish line, I am going to,' she said.

'I keep telling myself that when I'm training, "This is for charity. Your kids are going to know about this. Don't embarrass the family! Get it done, Lopez!'"

'I feel like my stamina, I can get it up there if I work really hard.

'The swimming is a killer, I'm not a natural.

'I'm always into challenging myself and seeing what I can do. It's really tiring but it's fun. It is hard, I'm not going to lie. But when I'm done I feel great, I have more energy.'

And Jennifer said she was completing the challenge for her twin babies.

'I thought, "What can I do to make my babies proud"' I think about what they'll think about the year they were born: who I was and what I did,' she said.

'It's important to me to set examples for them. I want to lead with my life. I want to say,

'You should do this because I've done it, and I know it makes you a better person and it makes you feel great and sleep better and be happier.'"



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