November’s issue of Shape magazine marks the very first time Faith has ever done anything as revealing as a bikini photoshoot, and she considers it her birthday present to herself.

After having three kids and knee surgery Faith says she decided to make a lifestyle change and hit the gym. In July she and husband Tim McGraw began a daily routine that included four miles on the elliptical, light weight lifting, crunches and push-ups.

“I found I slept better, had more energy and was stronger,” says Hill, who then increased her regime to include Pilates classes three times a week. It was so hard, but ultimately so worth it. My core is much stronger, and my arms are more toned. In fact, wearing a bikini on a magazine cover is my 41st birthday present to myself.”

This is were I would say, ‘you go girl’ if I were lame. But I’m not …so…scratch that.

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