Celebrity Bear Hunt's oldest contestant Shirley Ballas, 64, reveals intense fitness regime she undertook to prepare for Netflix adventure show
Celebrity Bear Hunt's oldest contestant Shirley Ballas, 64, reveals intense fitness regime she undertook to prepare for Netflix adventure show
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Celebrity Bear Hunt star Shirley Ballas has revealed the intense fitness regime she undertook to prepare for the adventure show. The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 64, is the oldest contestant on the Netflix series - but she is no stranger to danger. In 2019, Shirley nearly died when she scaled the 12,000 foot volcano Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, for Comic Relief and lost her footing on the mountainside.
![[Shirley took inspiration from the huge hiking challenge for her preparation for Celebrity Bear Hunt before jetting off to Costa Rica to film last May]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/00/94534367-14327175-Shirley_took_inspiration_from_the_huge_hiking_challenge_for_her_-a-102_1737937662968.jpg)
She took inspiration from the huge hiking challenge for her preparation for Celebrity Bear Hunt before jetting off to Costa Rica to film last May. Shirley revealed she underwent a gruelling fitness regime including getting in 10,000 steps everyday before 7am, as well as heading to the gym, doing yoga classes, riding her Peloton bike and running on the treadmill.
![[Shirley revealed she underwent a gruelling fiitness regime including getting in 10,000 steps everyday before 7am, as well as heading to the gym, doing yoga classes, riding her Peloton bike and running on the treadmill]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/00/94534373-14327175-Shirley_revealed_she_underwent_a_gruelling_fiitness_regime_inclu-a-99_1737937662689.jpg)
'You know, it's not easy at 64,' she said. 'I'm not like a competitive dancer anymore but I teach dancing on my feet every day for 12 hours.'. Celebrity Bear Hunt star Shirley Ballas, 64, has revealed the intense fitness regime she undertook to prepare for the adventure show.
![[In 2019, Shirley nearly died when she scaled the 12,000 foot volcano Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, for Comic Relief and lost her footing on the mountainside]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/00/10645462-14327175-In_2019_Shirley_nearly_died_when_she_scaled_the_12_000_foot_volc-a-100_1737937662691.jpg)
Shirley took inspiration from the huge hiking challenge for her preparation for Celebrity Bear Hunt before jetting off to Costa Rica to film last May. Speaking ahead of the show's air date on February 5, Shirley said: 'I've broken in my boots like I did for Kilimanjaro. So I didn't just get them and pack them, I wore them over and over again.
![[She opened up about being the oldest contestant as she shared which role she thinks she will take on in the group - and how she'll keep people in check.]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/00/94533827-14327175-She_opened_up_about_being_the_oldest_contestant_as_she_shared_wh-a-103_1737937662968.jpg)
