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So many of us grew up watching Michael’s little sister on “Good Times.” Her acting talent made her stand out from the rest of the musically talented Jackson family.
At the same time, we loved when she decided to follow in her older sibling’s footsteps but did it her own way. With her third album, “Control,” it was clear that Ms. Jackson was now in charge.
And even now in 2016, at 50 years old, she continues to reinvent herself on and off the stage. How does she do it? Here are 5 steps Janet lives by:
1. Change up your routine often:
“I don’t like to work out, and I get bored easily,” Jackson says. “Tony [my trainer] is great. He comes up with something new all the time. When I’m getting ready for a tour, I’ll work out with the dancers to build my endurance. He’ll put us in teams, and we’ll do all sorts of drills and races. Everybody is drenched with sweat before we start one dance step.”
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2. Get slim with sports: “Tony knows that I love sports, so that’s what we’ll often do,” Jackson says. “There are times when I don’t want to run on the beach, so to get me to run on the beach, he’ll bring a football. I’m just like a dog with a tennis ball—I get so excited. And we do drills. Sometimes we go to the batting cages and hit balls. He switches it up all the time. And that’s what I love.”
3. Losing weight isn’t just counting calories. “For me, it’s [about] being an emotional eater and learning how to deal with that,” Jackson says, noting that her past weight gain was often the result of binge eating brought on by sadness, boredom, or stress.
4. Find a trainer who gets you. “[Tony] is wonderful. He’s not one of those guys always in your ear, yelling, yelling, yelling. I can’t take that. That will make me say, ‘You know what? You can take all that and stick it.’ So, yeah, he’s really good with me and he’s very sweet.”
5. Keep workouts short, but sweat like you mean it. When prepping for a tour, Jackson works out six days a week to build up her stamina for the nonstop dance numbers. While that sounds like a lot, she doesn’t spend hours in the gym. “We’ll work out for 30 minutes, 20 minutes,” she says. “And it’ll be a full-blown, serious workout, with cardio and strength training.”