Women's Fitness

‘HOW I BUILD MY BODY’ Charlotte Worthington MBE

MEET THE ELITE

Freestyle BMX athlete Charlotte Worthington became the first-ever British woman to win a world medal in the discipline at the 2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships. She went on to win gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and became the first woman in history to land a 360-degree backflip in competition.

MY JOURNEY

‘I tried every sport going as a kid, although I preferred activities involving wheels and an element of danger, such as roller blading. The first time I tried using a stunt scooter at a skatepark, I stood at the edge of a ramp for about 15 minutes, absolutely

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