Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
I’m a sexy grandma now — after horrifying photo inspired me to get fit
nypost.comreally knew something had to change.The 5’1″ mom-of-five and grandmother-of-two eventually dropped five dress sizes through changing her eating habits and exercise routine — going from 197 pounds to 122 pounds.“I was suffering with my breathing and couldn’t sleep at night,” she explains. “I had tried to lose weight before and tried various diets, I spent so much money on fad diets and I was always on the web looking for a quick fix.”Taylor says she’d tried a variety of fad diets and exercises like Pilates and yoga but it hadn’t stuck, admitting: “I would have rather gone home and had a kebab.”Determined to lose weight and regain her health, she enlisted the help of personal trainer Danni Taylor and boxing coach Mathew Bird, exercising 18 times a week.Although it was challenging, she says it is “the best thing I’ve ever done.”“They pushed me so hard but helped me to believe in myself,” she continues. “My body quickly started shrinking — even my feet.”The fit nan says she didn’t set a particular goal for herself, saying her only goal was to be happy.Her lifestyle change also inspired a career change.
Previously she’d worked as a nail technician, saying she’d often order a McDonalds or portion of fish, chips and curry sauce from the local fish-and-chip shop.However, after losing the weight and beginning her journey with exercise, she was inspired to quit her job and qualify as a personal trainer, setting up her own business, Taylor Made Fitness, where she encourages people to just be “consistent” with their healthy habits.“It’s bizarre when I see pictures of myself now,” she says of her massive transformation.
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