00:05Consulting a patient with her expertise.
00:0872-year-old Ling Suizhi is a diabetes educator
00:12who works at a clinic in Taipei.
00:14For years, she's used her expertise to help patients manage their health.
00:18But Ling doesn't just give advice.
00:21She proves what's possible through her other identity.
00:30As a bodybuilder, taking up the practice a few years ago,
00:34training six days a week.
00:51Ling is one of the oldest active female bodybuilders in the country.
00:58She stunned the public when she won the inaugural 70 and over category
01:02at the 2025 President's Cup Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.
01:07Looking back at her moment on stage,
01:10showing off her beauty and strength,
01:12Ling says the moment felt unbelievable.
01:14I think I'm very happy.
01:20I think this is a big challenge for my life.
01:24I remember when I was young,
01:26I really wanted to wear a bikini.
01:29When I was 20 years old.
01:31But when I was a professional athlete,
01:33I didn't have any chance to wear it.
01:36We went to the gym and went to the gym and went to the gym.
01:39Today I'm 72 years old.
01:41I can stand on the stage to show the strength,
01:43to show my beauty.
01:45Despite being one of Taiwan's oldest bodybuilders,
01:48Ling is part of a rapidly growing group.
01:51Taiwan has seen a surge in women taking up bodybuilding.
01:55According to the Chinese Taipei Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation,
01:58the number of female competitors in its competitions
02:01has nearly tripled over the past seven years.
02:05It's a number of years ago there was a bikini experience.
02:08It was a project that I was challenging.
02:09And it was requested that women have
02:10practice blocks, and have a regulatory discipline.
02:12And when this project was in the beginning,
02:13everyone would see that they had
02:14and they would see a country in a very beautiful,
02:14wearing a red offline bikini wearing a bifini.
02:17And it has a beautiful and柔� vibe.
02:19The feeling that they would not
02:20have toress the original women's
02:22of a某 style.
02:24And so the more women want to
02:26try and see this women's健美.
02:28Although more women are taking up the sport, female bodybuilders still face significant
02:33hurdles, as traditional stereotypes continue to define women as slim and fair-skinned.
02:40My mother or my friends will say, why did you make yourself so small and your body
02:45was so small and now you're a big boy. Or my friends will say, I think you're good
02:53now, don't get bigger.
02:54And of course, because of biological differences, the path into bodybuilding can be especially
03:00demanding for women.健美這個東西又不是說
03:04,欸,我兩個月後要比賽,我現在開始準備就好,它可能必須是個半年
03:08,甚至一整年,有些人甚至用更長的時間去準備一場比賽,那在這一些期間當中都要非常的自律
03:16,那比如說,你想吃東西不能吃的時候,或者是有什麼東西你不
03:21想做,你偏要去做的時候,女生的荷爾蒙有可能會因為這些問題
03:25,就是會有波動,然後心情會很差.
03:28像有些器材,比如說像美國、歐洲的器材,他們都比較偏要大一點的,高一點的人在操作上比較方便
03:37,像Hammer這些器材的話,女性在操作的話就會發覺,欸,我的手比較短
03:42,腳比較短,做起來的話,相對而言是非常不友善的,可能需要去墊一些墊子啊,這些來做
03:50,才有辦法去完成需要的動作。
03:54今天,林稀茨是一名的女性的肌生建者,在做成為強化美麗。她並不是只為女性的角色
04:06,而是一名的影響,而是一名的大量的年齡。我覺得非常勵志啊
04:09,因為尤其在高年齡層
04:13,他們其實可能對健身會比較抗拒,他們對健身來講,他們可能就是公園運動,走路這樣子。
04:20對,所以其實她對於整體的社會的,對於健身的觀感可能會有一個很正面的一個推廣這樣子。我覺得年齡其實不是問題欸
04:32,是你有沒有想要,你要不要踏出這一第一步。其實今天,我今天已經72歲了
04:38,可是我相信,如果我今天才剛開始,我覺得也可以。
04:43現在,在72歲的年齡,林稀茨是一名的性格。林稀茨是一名的性格和美麗。不是只在舞台上
04:55,但在每天的生活。是一名模特兒的女性和年齡層。證明它是
04:56never too late to start,只要是一名第一步。
05:06這張是一名模特兒的地步。
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