Hurdler and Model Michelle Jenneke flaunts her toned figure

Michelle Jenneke, the dynamic hurdler known for her spirited warm-up dance, has faced an unexpected hurdle of her own. Following her inspiring return to the Olympics in 2024, Jenneke encountered an injury requiring surgery. But last month, she shared a hopeful update on Instagram, captioned simply, "Back walking." Her dedication to training shines through even amid recovery, as she revealed to Body & Soul: "I do three track sessions a week, and they can be from 2-3 hours each, which can be full on." From intense track workouts to a balanced, protein-packed diet, Jenneke's holistic approach to wellness keeps her grounded and resilient, showing fans that setbacks are just another obstacle on the track of life.

Jenneke shared some of her wellness secrets in an interview with Body & Soul. In it, she shared what her training sessions on the track look like. Jenneke makes sure to do her training on a regular basis. "I do three track sessions a week, and they can be from 2-3 hours each, which can be full on. You do some warm up, a hurdle session, and then a sprint session after that."

Jenneke also shared what her gym days look like in her Body & Soul interview. She says that she does a lot of different things to stay fit. "It's a lot of heavy weights there, plus full body exercises and quite a bit of plyometric [exercises]. I start with heavy weights, and then I'll do some lighter functional circuit, towards the end. All up, that takes an hour and a half to two hours… and sometimes when I finish a session I just lie on the ground. I think to myself, 'it's just gym, why is it so hard?"

Jenneke shared her diet in her Body & Soul interview. "I actually eat a lot," she said. "I talk to my sister, and she says she has three meals a day – sometimes two if she's busy – and I'm like 'I have to eat six times a day! "It really depends on what my training day looks like, but if I've got training in the morning (which I often do at the moment) I'll have cereal generally before I go out and train. Then, I actually love having a Milo after a hard session – it's got good levels of protein and iron in it – and then I make myself a second breakfast, which could be muesli with yoghurt or bacon and eggs. Lunch is pretty basic – usually I just have a sandwich – and then for dinner I like to keep it simple. I have either some pasta or some rice with meat and veggies."

Jenneke makes sure to push herself when she trains, and that means having the right mindset and attitude toward it. She talked about the approach she takes in an interview with Kate Conklin. "I fall a lot in practice. Like, every training session. I'm always trying to push myself to go faster and do better and get as close the hurtle as I can, and when you do that, you hit them… I really like it when I fall over in training…It shows me that I'm doing the right thing."

Jenneke doesn't like to let her sport take over her life, and she makes sure to still enjoy it. "I think it is quite a big commitment, but if you think about it like that it's really going to wear you down and you're going to think about it being a big commitment and how it's taking over your life and that's not the way I like to look at it," Jenneke said on the Big Sports Breakfast. "I like to look at it as the fact that I compete in the hurdles and I train all this time because I love it so I go into all those sessions just thinking, 'It's not the hard work, I'm just going out and doing what I love.' I don't really let that weigh on me, I just try to enjoy myself."

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Hurdler Michelle Jenneke shows off her incredibly toned and muscular figure

Hurdler and fitness model Michelle Jenneke loves sharing her training sessions on social media, and her physique is nothing short of #fitnessinspo material. Jenneke, 30, shared a picture of herself posing on the track in blue Puma running shorts and a matching tank top that emphasized her incredibly toned and muscular abs. "Solid hit out today, 100m hurdles 12.90 +2.3w, 100m 11.64 +1.3w," she captioned the post.

Jenneke trains hard, mixing up cardio (of course) and strength training. "I do three track sessions a week, and they can be from 2-3 hours each, which can be full on," she told Body + Soul. "You do some warm up, a hurdle session, and then a sprint session after that. [I hit the] gym twice a week. It's a lot of heavy weights there, plus full body exercises and quite a bit of plyometric [exercises]. I start with heavy weights, and then I'll do some lighter functional circuit, towards the end. All up, that takes an hour and a half to two hours… and sometimes when I finish a session I just lie on the ground. I think to myself, 'it's just gym, why is it so hard?'"

Jenneke stays active for fun, and genuinely enjoys sports she doesn't necessarily excel at. "I am not a great swimmer but I love spending time in the pool or swimming at the beach during summer," she told Women Fitness. "I don't get much time for team sports anymore but I played soccer for 11 years and played lots of sports as I was growing up, so I still love kicking a ball around or playing Frisbee or touch footy etc. with friends."

Jenneke sometimes eats six meals a day to fuel her training. " It really depends on what my training day looks like, but if I've got training in the morning (which I often do at the moment) I'll have cereal generally before I go out and train," she told Body + Soul. "Then, I actually love having a Milo after a hard session – it's got good levels of protein and iron in it – and then I make myself a second breakfast, which could be muesli with yogurt or bacon and eggs. Lunch is pretty basic – usually I just have a sandwich – and then for dinner I like to keep it simple. I have either some pasta or some rice with meat and veggies."

Jenneke allows herself to gain weight in the off season so she can build muscle. "Once the competition season comes around I drop weight and eat a much healthier diet, with a lot more fruit and vegetables and red capsicum, grape tomatoes and berries replace my sweet tooth cravings," she told Women Fitness. "Regardless of the season I always eat a lot of carbs and pasta or potato are a daily must, plus I eat quite a lot of meat."

Jenneke's travel tips are to always opt for the carry-on instead of checking luggage. "[My musts for competitions are] my race uniform and competition shoes, both of which are obviously really important," she told Escape. "I like to travel with some cones I can put out on the track – they're really useful for warm-ups. I make sure I have a trigger ball and foam roller with me. Lastly, I always bring medication in case I get sick."

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‘Jiggling’ athlete Michelle Jenneke is enjoying her time off

The Aussie, who gained worldwide notoriety for her dance moves behind the starting blocks, is soaking up the sun in Europe.

Michelle Jenneke, 29, is taking time off after the Commonwealth Games and uploaded the photo to her social media accounts of her waist-deep in waters in Santorini, Greece.

She captioned the photo simply: “Safe to say I’m enjoying my time off.”

The hurdles star, who went viral with a pre-race jig at the 2012 World Junior Championships that quickly became her trademark, earned the chance to wear Australian colors again after a wretched run of injuries threatened to end her track career.

Jenneke was thrilled to be back in green and gold, taking to social media to express her gratitude when the team was confirmed.

“This one is special. To be back representing my country after a few years of injury is honestly pretty unbelievable. Huge thank you to my team who stuck with me during some tough moments and have made this season possible. Proud to be back in the green & gold at my 3rd Comm Games,” she wrote.

She was just 0.02 seconds off her personal best with a negative wind blowing in her face and it still wasn’t enough for a medal as she fell away in the final 40m.

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