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Kate Upton has a new on-demand workout service that she’s started with her trainer, Ben Bruno. (It’s called “Strong 4 Me” and it’s a 12 week program that costs $65. This is not an advertisement for it, it’s not an affiliate post either, I just wanted to cover this interview and thought that the cost should be upfront.) Kate just had her first baby less than a month ago, so she’s really hitting the ground running with this program. She talked to People Magazine about the fact that she’s working out to feel healthy and not to fit into a certain dress size. Kate, 26, got her start as a more “voluptuous” model (I put that in quotes because that term is extremely relative in her industry) so I believe her. She also said that her trainer isn’t so punishing that she can’t walk the next day. I work out on my own so I forget how hard it can be to work out with a trainer, but they can really wreck you if they go hard.

“My perspective on working out has changed from wanting to fit into a certain dress size and hit certain measurements, to working out to feel healthy, strong, and energized for my lifestyle,” Upton, 26, tells PEOPLE. “It is rewarding to have a routine that I can keep up consistently and something that is not a quick fix or fad.”

“My favorite thing about Ben is his practical attitude towards fitness,” Upton says. “He doesn’t make workouts so hard that I can’t walk the next day or don’t have enough energy to make it through the day. But, they’re extremely effective and have amazing results! I think that’s key to keeping up a consistent workout routine.”

“When I started strength training with Ben, it was easy to commit to our program because of its balance of strength training, cardio, and rest,” she says.

“For me, it’s all about feeling good,” she says. “When I’m eating healthy and staying active, I feel the best about myself and my body. That’s why consistency through a sustainable, practical program is key for me.”

[From People]

I only get very sore every two to three months, when I try to switch up my workouts and realize that my muscles aren’t up to it. I try to take it as a positive thing, but it’s annoying and it can keep you from doing your regular workouts for a few days. The last time I couldn’t walk was years ago, and it was so bad I was wincing going down stairs. As for working out to fit into a certain dress size, there’s nothing wrong with that, or with having a specific number in mind for your weight. I am a numbers person, I weigh myself every day and I try to stay at a certain weight. Some people call that disordered, and it can be I have to watch it, but it helps me stay where I want to be. It can be a marketing strategy for fitness companies to say “just be healthy for you, embrace who you are,” but it’s a welcome change from some of the shaming and conformist trends of the past. Kate’s program is focusing on the right things. Working out should be rewarding and affirming, not punishing and punitive.

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