Kalina wasn’t born with that physique: she has been strength training and lifting weights several times a week for more than 20 years.
Since around 2000, the princess of Bulgaria has made exercise a central part of her life. She started training alongside her husband, Kitín Muñoz, and over the years added strength training, running, skiing, horseback riding, kitesurfing, and long hikes in the mountains.
Her current routine is a far cry from a light workout. She herself has said that she lifts heavy weights four days a week, does several sets per exercise, and can lift dozens of kilos with her back, shoulders, and arms.
Kalina has also explained that she doesn’t do it just for aesthetic reasons. She says training is part of her well-being and that she doesn’t feel the same when she stops. Her fitness routine has even been compared to that of a bodybuilder because of its intensity and the consistency she maintains.
When her muscular arms went viral, many people were surprised by how different she looked from her photos as a young woman. But that change didn’t happen overnight: it was the result of years and years of training.
Her before-and-after transformation is striking, yes, but what’s most impressive is that she built that physique over more than two decades.