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Teresa Burkett lives just outside Columbus, Ohio in a little cabin in the woods with her husband. She has her own home gym, 123k followers on Instagram and an ever-growing motivation to prove that strength can come at any age.
After her children had grown up and moved out, Burkett went through a divorce and faced the question: What now?
“I kept thinking, ‘Well, I’m going to sink or swim,’” Burkett says. “And I chose to swim.”
Burkett was active earlier in life, whether it was kickboxing, aerobics or cardio — but she’d never though twice about lifting heavy. One day, she was walking on the treadmill flipping through an Oxygen Magazine when she saw a figure competitor and decided then and there she wanted to start strength training.
She began lifting heavy weights and focusing on her…
