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Correction: Simone currently works out six days a week. We mention in the show she works out four. The original article in Vanity Fair states, “By January 2023, she was back to the training schedule she currently maintains four days a week: Up at 6:20 a.m. and out the door by 6:45 for 7 a.m. practice. Home at 10:30, then lunch. She tends to her three bulldogs—Lilo, Rambo, and Zeus—then naps for an hour to an hour and a half. Then back at the gym from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays are half days, Sunday is off.”
We’re happy to report we were correct about her naps.
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I think this means she practices 6 days a week. 4 days with two practices. MTW and Friday and tues and Thursdays just half day
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By January 2023, she was back to the training schedule she currently maintains four days a week: Up at 6:20 a.m. and out the door by 6:45 for 7 a.m. practice. Home at 10:30, then lunch. She tends to her three bulldogs—Lilo, Rambo, and Zeus—then naps for an hour to an hour and a half. Then back at the gym from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays are half days, Sunday is off.
Thank you for this correction Jean. We’ve updated our webpage.