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‘My body never betrayed me’: kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart on her journey to bodybuilding
The activist opened up about her bodybuilding journey, personal growth and evolving relationship with her body and exercise In April, Elizabeth Smart, 38, won first place in her category in the Wasatch Warrior bodybuilding competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was ...
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The activist opened up about her bodybuilding journey, personal growth and evolving relationship with her body and exercise In April, Elizabeth Smart, 38, won first place in her category in the Wasatch Warrior bodybuilding competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was ...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘My body never betrayed me’: kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart on her journey to bodybuilding, The activist opened up about her bodybuilding journey, personal growth and evolving relationship with her body and exercise In April, Elizabeth Smart, 38, won first place in her category in the Wasatch Warrior bodybuilding competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. This was Smith’s fourth bodybuilding competition – her first had been at the same event a year earlier. But despite being a public figure, no one outside her friends and family knew she had been doing this. She competed under her married name, Elizabeth Gilmour, and hadn’t posted any content about her bodybuilding. But after her win, a friend asked if she could post about Smart’s victory on Instagram. Continue reading…
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