London, Apr 16 (ANI): Elle Macpherson, who is the host of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, has lately realized that at 48, looks are not the most significant thing in her life now.

The Australian beauty, nicknamed The Body has graced the front cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue a record five times from the eighties up to 2006.

I am almost 50, so obviously I don't have the same body I had when I was 20. But I also don't have the same mindset either, when I was racked with self-consciousness and insecurity, the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

Thanking a fitness-filled lifestyle for her youthful physique, Macpherson asserted that she is motivated to exercise by being joyful, inspired, passionate, patient, kind, strong and healthy.

I do an hour every day of some kind of physical activity. I mix it up. If I am in the mountains I will ski, she said.

If I am near water I will swim. I might do yoga or a spin class.

I always take my running shoes and iPod wherever I go. Running is not only a really effective way to stay fit, it's a sort of moving meditation and a great way to explore new towns when I am travelling, she added. (ANI)