Olympic Medalist Amanda Beard Gives Healthy Tips in Blog: 'How I Stay Fit'

In her latest blog, Amanda Beard shared how she stays fit even outside the pool, People reported.

In her blog, she shared how she managed to stay fit despite being a mother, a wife and a business woman. She also revealed that because of her many roles, she can't always go to the gym or hit the pool. So, what does she do?

She revealed that, "On days like those, I pop Doone into her stroller, and make calls for work during a lengthy walk around my neighborhood. While it's not always my ideal workout, I've learned that making fitness a priority - whether it's a hardcore swim session or a simple power walk - is key to staying fit and sane during the holidays."

She also shared how she and her husband have wanted to become role models to their children. One of the things that they do is to stay active.

"Staying active: Although our lives can get (very, very) crazy and hectic in our house, we make it a point to get active often. Blaise hangs out with me at the pool a lot and we take walks together as a family almost every day," she wrote.

At the end of the blog, she has questions for the readers: "How are you staying fit this holiday season? What is your juggling act like? What are you thankful for this year?"

Beard is a seven-time Olympic medalist. At the age of 14 she appeared at the 1996 Atlanta games and won her first gold and two silvers. Since then, she has been competing in swimming events. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, she even won the bronze medal. In the 2004 Athens games, she won her first gold medal and two silvers.

The champion swimmer is sponsored by Aqua Sphere. She recently released her memoir titled In the Water They Can't See You Cry.

She and her husband Sacha Brown have been married since May 2009 and are parents to 4-year-old Blaise Ray and 5-month-old Doone Isla.