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 Marlene Bouquets
Marlene Flowers believes that it is “never as well late” to change your daily life.
“Granny Guns,” as she goes by on social media, is a 65-calendar year-old vehicle store operator and bodybuilder who claims she experienced a wake-up call 7 many years ago.



“I had taking in diseases and wellness issues. When I was 58, I had to get surgical procedures,” says Flowers. “After that practical experience, I realized that I required to make a change.”




So she did. Bouquets to start with started doing work out and ingesting healthful. Then, 3 a long time ago, she decided to lift weights and found out a passion.



“My son is my coach, and he is the 1 that bought me into weightlifting,” claims Flowers, who demonstrates off her muscle tissue in social media training films. “The folks at my health club encouraged me to enter competitions.”



The Pittsburgh-spot native has been highlighted in several news systems and stories across the nation, and is at this time a candidate for the go over of Muscle mass and Fitness’ HERS Journal. Followers can vote for Flowers when per working day in the magazine’s Ms. Health and fitness & Health 2022 contest with a Fb login, and can also donate to nonprofit Residences for Wounded Warriors for supplemental entries at $1 per vote. As of push time, she’s currently third in her team.



Her entire journey is staying documented on-line by her son. Her TikTok account, which released in November 2021, boasts in excess of 19,000 followers and over 1 million likes.




“It was not right until about a thirty day period back that I recognized that I went viral,” Flowers suggests. But she stresses that family members and kindness, and not fame, are her priority. 



“I am the oldest out of 7 little ones and ever given that then, I had to set the example,” she says. “I enjoy the attention, but if I am able to encourage individuals for a more healthy everyday living, then I am joyful.”



Flowers adds that it is her liked ones and persons who are influenced by her who retain her likely. “Sometimes I think about why I am undertaking this,” Flowers says, “but when anyone gives us a compliment, it was like faith.”

 
 
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Bouquets encourages anybody trying to get a healthier life style to adhere to her path.
“You do not need to have to have an astounding physique to physical exercise. The aim is to experience good not appear fantastic,” Bouquets claims. “Exercising might be difficult but once you do it, you will sense improved.”



She claims this mentality also does not just implement to exercising. “When you are unsuccessful at a little something get up and check out once again,” Flower claims. “It is in us to achieve what was destined for us.”




It took going by means of a good deal of bad times to get to the level she is at, according to Bouquets, but she claims she aims to serve as an example to other folks likely by means of tough situations, letting them know that they should not let those really hard moments to beat them.



“I have been through a great deal, but I fought via it,” Bouquets claims. “People who have been by way of lousy occasions are not victims, they are survivors. I am a survivor.”



In addition to landing the protect of Muscle and Health HERS, the winner of the Ms. Wellness & Fitness competition will get $20,000 in income. To vote for Flowers, pay a visit to mshealthandfitness.com/2022/marlene-fl. The contest ends at 7 p.m. on Thu., June 2.