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when you get older it's hard to get back into it,”
Shea said. “So, I went ahead and maintained fitness
out of school, which I'm so grateful that my dad told
me that because I do keep that in mind and it helps
me be creative on the road with fitness workouts.”
Shea kept up with trainers in the United States and
learned the right exercises for her. She even began
training clients in Nashville.
“What they taught me are the exercises I do now.
I've done P90X, I've done T25, things to keep you
motivated, but my mindset on fitness is even 20
minutes is going make a difference,” she said.
“Even if I was able to find time to go for a quick run
and then do some squats and pushups and sit-
ups, just trying to hit my whole body, to me that
was a significant workout because it was better
than doing nothing.”
When she became pregnant with her daughter,
Praise, she continued her workouts, even
posting them on Facebook and Instagram for
her followers.
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“I like to post things that you can do without
having to have a gym. I do post things with the
gym, but a lot of people A - don't have time to
go to a gym, or B - can't afford to have a gym at
their house, so they're having to just try and workout
using their body. And a lot of the time that gets a little
intimidating and they're like, well I don't know what to do,
this isn't going to work,” Shea said. “That's why I like to
show these women that yeah, it's going to work, even
without weights. It's repetition. It can still work and you
can still get into shape.”
Tyson is a fan of yoga and started training with three-time
Superbowl champ of the Dallas Cowboys, tight end, Jay
Novacek.
“He was kind enough to train me for two years, and really
kind of brought out the flexibility,” Tyson said. “We'd
stretch, and I'd be in so much pain, and he would push
me into positions, essentially, that my body couldn't go
into. But he'd tell me just to breathe, and relax the muscle,
and accept the pain. That's exactly what he would tell
me, and I'm about to break in two. But he taught me a lot
about flexibility, and how to manage my body in a way will
hopefully be in shape for a long time.”
Whether stopping for gas while on the road or a sandy
Bahamian beach, Shea can be seen doing lunges and
squats. And the couple travel with weights for strength
training.
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