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Martha Stewart Says She Would 'Get Killed' If She Didn't Do THIS To Stay Young And Youthful

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By Favour Adegoke on January 29, 2023 at 9:00 PM EST

Celebrity chef and media mogul Martha Stewart is living her best possible life and does not plan on stopping anytime soon.

Stewart recently pointed out several ways she has maintained her youthfulness, which include regular exercise, healthy eating, and spending quality time with her loved ones.

The media mogul also expressed her thoughts on the idea of retiring, adding that the idea of not working is strange to her.

Read on for more details.

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'If We Start To Act Like A Little Old Lady... We Get Killed!'

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While discussing her regimens with Yahoo Life, Stewart revealed that she and her friends have a specific agreement that helps her maintain a healthy lifestyle and youthfulness. The celebrity chef disclosed that she has a deal with her friends that prevents them from "acting like a little old lady."

Stewart said, "we have an agreement where if we start to act like a little old lady and don't care about what our house looks like, or it smells or anything, we get killed."

She went on to share that she was not going to turn down her lifestyle and start "living badly" as she aged. Stewart revealed that she maintains her vibrancy and youthfulness by visiting the gym regularly, eating healthily, and spending time with her loved ones.

"Once you've lived well, you always should live well," she noted.

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Martha Stewart Loves To Hangout With Friends

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Between handling business and hosting The Martha Stewart Podcast, Stewart also explained that she makes time for other activities, especially if it involves hanging out with her friends. According to Yahoo, Stewart is set to visit the Oreoverse (the first metaverse experience launched by a cookie brand) with her friend Ryan McCallister.

"Keeping up with friends is good," Stewart noted, "and having interesting dinner parties and dinners on a nightly basis if you can with friends, depending on how busy your family life is."

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The celebrity chef also expressed that she's developed an interest in social media, as it is everywhere you turn these days. "Social media is all-important," she explained. "You have to know what's up, what's doing well, what's working, what isn't working, and how to get people to pay more attention to what you're all about and what you're trying to promote."

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She Relishes Spending Time With Her Grandchildren

Stewart, 81, pressed on how spending time with her grandchildren, Truman, 10, and Jude, 11, helps her to maintain her vitality. "It's important to keep up with the grandchildren and know who they are and what they're doing without being too intrusive," Stewart stated.

She recounted how her recent trip to Madagascar with her grandkids was fun, pointing out that they learned how to scuba dive, hiked through jungles, visited primitive villages, and learned about seaweed farming.

Stewart took to Instagram to share beautiful nature photos from the trip, enlightening her fans on the vast array of wildlife, unusual rock formations, and beautiful flora on display in the protected forest.

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In one of the photos, she could be seen walking through a path in the jungle alongside her grandkids. In a second photo, Stewart captured beautiful trees and the rocks that the Madagascar forest has on natural display.

Martha Stewart Maintains A Healthy Lifestyle

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The author of The Martha Manual: How to Do (Almost) Everything affirmed that a healthy lifestyle is non-negotiable while stating that her favorite form of exercise is Pilates. Stewart also revealed to Yahoo Life that she loves horse riding and usually goes to the gym to exercise.

"It's about being aware of things around you and leading a good healthy life," she said. "And, going to Pilates at 6:30 in the morning, which I did this morning. I try to go to Pilates as many times a week as I possibly can."

She went on to hammer on the importance of a healthy lifestyle, adding that "healthy eating is very important." She also made mention of working in a healthy body, saying she never thinks of retiring and that the idea of not working was "sort of foreign to me."

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