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feature HOLLY BARKER MM: HOW DID YOU ENTER THE WORLD OF FITNESS MODELLING? HOLLY: After stepping off-stage at my very first competition, I was approached by the show photographer and asked to shoot with him the next day. I immediately said yes! That shoot landed me publ ished work three times and a Top 5 Hot & Fit 100. The stage was a way for me to network and travel to shoot with the best. The modelling side took over and is still going strong, providing new adventures to this day. MM: WHAT OTHER PURSUITS DO YOU HAVE IN FITNESS? HOLLY: I own four Anytime Fitness clubs and am just about to launch my own fitness app “Holly Barker Fitness”. I have also just opened a new venture,“Cosmetic Culture Sport and Spa” where we take health and fitness to the next level. MM: WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO OTHER WOMEN WHO ARE CONSIDERING A FITNESS LIFESTYLE? HOLLY: Fitness looks however you choose it to look. You have the power to create the stage you walk on each day. Be you and be consistent. Share the good and the bad, and dream bigger than you thought possible. Build your value with everything you do because at the end of everything, you are the constant that will remain. 64   MUSCLE MEMORY | APRIL/MAY 2018