the sweet escape
Charley Hull reveals the offseason binge that has her working out extra hard
Sarah Stier
Going through a public figure’s old tweets often leads to some brutal takes and cringeworthy posts, but a good deal of Charley Hull’s former posts revolve around one thing and one thing only: Chocolate.
Over the years, viral LPGA star has tried to cut out sweets, to no avail, as evidenced by the following. “Resisting myself from eating chocolate for 4 months lol.” “So tempted to eat some chocolate. But nope I can't 😁” “Proper chocolate myself out today. Time to ban it for another 3 months lol.” It goes like this every so often, and it’s just another example of the pros sometimes being exactly like us.
Anyway, young Charley Hull would be quite proud of her grown-up self as she went on a "chocolate binge trip" to Belgium over her offseason break, as reported by Carly Cummins of The Sporting News. "I went to Bruges and ate a lot of chocolate," Hull announced during her PIF Saudi Ladies International pre-tournament press conference. "Enough to put on a lot of weight! But then I ran a lot so as not to put the weight on." She posted a good deal from Bruges, including a photo of waffles and strawberries coated with chocolate sauce. Not too shabby. “Dzien dobry!” Hull added. “Waffling around Brugge & feeling very Eastern European (I got it from my mama).”
We all need to cut loose every so often and we appreciate Hull’s obsession. She went to the right place for chocolate too, as Bruges is a chocolate nirvana featuring Katelijnestraat, a street renowned for its chocolate shops. Travel guru Rick Steves "warns that the Tonka variety is such strong chocolate that it's banned in the US." Sounds like the perfect place for a chocolate specialist like Hull.
Now that the December break is in her rearview and the 2025 season is raring to go, Hull (unfortunately) will have to take a step back from the chocolate binge and get back to the gym, by her own admission.
She’s been posting through it—don’t we all?—and has even added a bit of strength training to her usual cardio and runs. With that said, don’t expect her to do much golf training.
“People are asking why I run so much and why I don’t do golf specific training,” she wrote on Instagram. “1. golf training is boring I have no interest in that at all but the training & weights I do help my golf. 2. I love running as a hobby and for my fitness and my mind. The more fitter you are the less jet lag you get and the more stamina you have.”
