Health secrets from an Olympic medalist

Former skater Elizabeth Manley embraces life by taking more “me” time, and by giving back
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Taking charge - Health secrets from an Olympic medalist

Taking charge

Remember when Elizabeth Manley clinched a silver medal at the Calgary 1988 Olympics? For the next two decades, she dazzled ice-show crowds, often with her signature leap into the lap of a spectator. Now a coach, she stepped in front of the cameras again as a commentator at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. It may sound like a fairy tale on ice, but she’s also endured a daunting work schedule, her father’s Alzheimer’s and her mother’s death from ovarian cancer. “I wasn’t paying attention to my health,” says Manley, 44, of the 30 extra pounds she put on. Early this year, she started a healthy weight-loss plan. “It was time to take care of me.”

 
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