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Lesley Maxwell is a 65-year-old bodybuilder who loves working out with her daughter Vanessa Christofi and 22-year-old granddaughter, Tia Christofi.<\/p>\n
The trio regularly wow strangers who can\u2019t believe they\u2019re all members of different generations.<\/p>\n
\u2018People are always surprised to learn that we are actually three totally different generations of a family,\u2019 says grandmother Lesley. \u2018However, we always have a wonderful time together chatting, having a laugh, and training.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m so blessed to have such a lovely family.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m also very lucky that I get to share clothes with my daughter and granddaughter. When we do shoots together, most of the clothes come from Tia\u2019s wardrobe.<\/p>\n
\u2018She loves doing the styling and colour coordinating us.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Lesley, a personal trainer from Melbourne, Australia, says strangers are shocked when she tells them she\u2019s a grandmother.<\/p>\n
\u2018I guess it is a little out of the ordinary to think that a grandmother is doing deadlifts and chin-ups in the gym,\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n
\u2018However, I\u2019d recommend weight training to women of all ages as there are so many health benefits to training this way.<\/p>\n
\u2018It strengthens our bones and helps us tone our body by adding muscle. I\u2019d love to see more women of all ages lifting weights.<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u2019s the anti-ageing way to train.<\/p>\n
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\u2018I usually do four weight training sessions a week, plus as I\u2019m a trainer and in the gym most days, you could say that I get some incidental exercise as I\u2019m often carrying the weights or \u2018spotting\u2019 my clients.<\/p>\n
\u2018I also do some exercise demonstrations, so I guess that also helps.\u2019<\/p>\n
Tia, who owns a social media marketing agency, has always been interested in keeping up the fit family tradition with cheerleading and going to the gym.<\/p>\n
She says people tend to think Lesley is her mum rather than her gran.<\/p>\n
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She added: \u2018They\u2019re taken back when I correct them and tell them she is my grandmother.<\/p>\n
\u2018I love spending time with my mum and my grandmother. We motivate and inspire each other during our training sessions.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I film my grandmother and myself working out and people love to see it.<\/p>\n
\u2018She\u2019s 43 years my senior and we both lift weights and follow the same workout routine while dressed in similar apparel. It was a video that went viral.\u2019<\/p>\n