Womens_Health_Australia_December_2016

APICTURE

OF HEALTH

Anna Heinrich

29, LAWYER,

THE BACHELOR(2013)

CONTESTANT, ORAL-B

AMBASSADOR, NIKE NTC

TOUR AMBASSADOR,

AUTHOR OF

LOVEALWAYSANNA.COM

As she arrives at the shoot,

youwouldn’tknowHeinrich

was initially hesitant about

beingshotnaked–hersmile,

whichsealedhertheOral-B

ambassador role, is beaming,

and she’s chatting warmly

with the crew. She actually

radiates confidence, and

watching her, it occurs to me

that her words ring true: “For

me,it’snotwhatyoulooklike,

it’s how you come across.

SomeoneoncesaidIhada

positive energy and I’ve held

onto that – that’s something

Ilovetohearmorethan,‘you

lookgreat’,”shesays.

“There have been times in

my life when I haven’t felt

confident, times when I’ve

beenlike,‘Idon’tlikethat

part of my body.’ But I’m

turning 30 in December

[2016] and I’m probably more

confidentthanever.Every

yearthatIgetolderIbecome

more confident, I love myself

more,Ilovemybodymore,

andIjusthopethateveryone

cankindofgettothatstage.”

Fit and fab

Becoming her fittest self

is what helped Heinrich to

this confident, self-loving,

happyplace.“Formeit’snot

about size, it’s more about

whetherornotIfeelhealthy

inside.Whenyoudo,you

justgetmoreoutoflife.

I don’tdoanythingdrastic.

I’ve only ever gone on one

diet–itwasajuicediet;Idid

itforaboutaday,IthinkIwas

meanttodoitforaweek

orso.Ijustdon’tthinkyou

can maintain something

like that.” Heinrich’s adopted

theeatinghabitsofpartner,

TimRobards,atrainer:the

7-2-1.“Sobasically,70per

centofthetimeIeatvery

clean–alotofvegetables,

salad, our dinner’s mainly

a piece of meat or salmon

with vegies or salad. Twenty

percentiskindofmoderately

healthy–sensible–and

10percentis[more

indulgent], like chocolate.”

Healthy habits

Andwhatdoesshedoto

keep fit? “I do a lot of pump

classes, and Tim and I do

alotofringwork.He’sgotthe

Robards Method, rings and

body-weighted exercises.

ThisyearIworkedwith

Nike, I did their NTC Tour, and

I also did the Nike+ Run Club

Women’s Half Marathon.

It was very empowering

running alongside, I think

there were, like, 4000

women. I’d never done

a half marathon and I

thought,amIgoingtobe

able to? The hardest thing

was signing up for it. So

many people throughout

that time were like, ‘Oh,

Icouldn’tdothat’,andIsaid,

‘No,youcan.Youcanactually

do this if you put your mind

to it and you just start.’

Probably the most I’d run

back in school was the

400m. And to think that

I’venowdone21km!”

The message

So why was Heinrich hesitant

about being shot naked? “I’m

apractisinglawyer;Iwanted

tomakesureIwasn’tgoingto

jeopardise that in any way,”

shesays.“ButIspoketoalot

of people and everyone was

really,reallypositive.Iwanted

to celebrate the female body,

strength and confidence.

What better way to do it?”

@ANNAHEINRICH1

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