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Carol Vorderman reveals she does 20,000 squats a year to maintain 25-inch waist

Carol Vorderman has opened up about her intense workout routine, which allows her to maintain her 25-inch waist.

The 58-year-old Countdown legend who hasn't weighed herself since 1999, has said that she does 20,000 squats a day and hikes 12-20 miles a week in order to keep the figure she wants.

TV presenter Carol will appear on Lorraine tomorrow to talk about body confidence about as part of the show's Body Confidential series.

She will also be speaking candidly about how the menopause has changed her figure.

"I haven’t weighed myself since 1999," Carol admitted. "I don’t actually know how much I weigh and I don’t care because I go on my dress size, thank god for lycra!

Carol Vorderman has opened up about her intense workout routine (PA)
Carol does 20,000 squats a year to maintain her waist (Twitter)

"I’m probably about a size 8 to 9 at the moment. I’ve always had a small waist, I think I’m about 25 inches around my waist. If I put on a bit of weight, I know I have, and I go up to a size 11.

"A larger size 10, that’s kind of my boundary for where I’m happy."

Speaking about her love for hiking, Carol said: "In terms of squats, or the equivalent of squats, I probably do over 20,000 a year... that's a lot."

She also spoke about how her body had changed over the years (Twitter)

Carol also opened up about how her body had changed over the years.

"As you go through the menopause things change," she said. "I had what’s called a mirena coil. I put on a stone in two weeks. It gives off hormones as well, so I had it removed and it took me a year to lose the weight.

"I went through this terrible hormonal depression, and I don’t use that word lightly, it really was awful."

*Lorraine airs weekdays at 8.30am on ITV

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