Since the inauguration of the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, 69, confirms that she is not there to make up the numbers.
Between political appointments, meetings, trips in France and abroad, the first lady also has a busy schedule.
But, the former literature teacher assures her, she has not drawn a line under sports activity.
In the January-February edition of the magazine
S by Sophie Davant,
she goes into detail about her diligent training.
30 minutes of sport per day
“To keep myself in shape, I do half an hour of sport a day – alone, without a coach”, explains Brigitte Macron in the columns of the magazine.
If her husband prefers to practice boxing, the first lady, she devotes herself to cardio-training.
In an article published in
L'Express
in November 2018, journalist Bertrand Meyer-Stabley, author of the book
Les dames de l'Élysée
(Éd. Bartillat), already specified the details of Brigitte Macron's sports routine.
“(She) does an hour of exercise bike every day, weight training, floor mat,” he confided at the time.
The former literature teacher is also working on her cognitive functions.
“I devote time to writing and reading”, assures Brigitte Macron to the magazine
S by Sophie Davant.
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Balanced menu at the Élysée
On the food side, the first lady does not go there by four paths.
“I eat a balanced diet,” she sums up
.
A requirement already well known to insiders.
According to information from journalist Bertrand Meyer-Stabley, Brigitte Macron would have asked for a "good ratio of fruits and vegetables to the kitchen of the Élysée".
If this routine can make some people pale, the one who will celebrate her 70th birthday on April 13 confirms it to Sophie Davant: there are and there will always be days with, and days without.
For her, what makes us age well is “to accept that some days we are not at the top”.