Jennifer Lopez post-baby triathlon goal

The singer/actress was "laid out like a beached whale" when she stumbled across a televised triathlon - and decided that would be a great achievement for a mother of twins.

She tells US fitness magazine Self, "I thought, 'What can I do to make my babies proud?' I think about what they'll think about the year they were born: who I was and what I did.

"It's important to me to set examples for them. I want to lead with my life. I want to say, 'You should do this because I've done it, and I know it makes you a better person and it makes you feel great and sleep better and be happier.'"

She adds, "Working out and getting back into shape isn't exciting to me but training for a triathlon is. There's a goal at the end of it, something to reach for."

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