Shape Magazine
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Fit and Fabulous at 48!
Despite her sweet tooth, Julia’s weight stays consistent because she makes working out a priority. “In a perfect world, I’d do it five times a week,” she says. “Honestly, though, it’s less than that. But if I go a few days without exercise, I always come back to it. I find I actually crave it. It makes a huge difference in terms of my metabolism and keeping my weight steady.” And is it true that exercise can enhance your love life? “Of course libido is affected by activity,” says Julia. “When my husband and I started dating, we played tennis together...a lot. It was very romantic.”
Her everyday strategy- Adapt your workout to your needs. When time is tight, Julia multitasks by jumping on her elliptical machine at home and watching TV. “It’s a very efficient way of fitting in exercise,” she says. “When I can, I try to go for a four-mile run. I love to break a sweat. If I’ve gotten in a huge run, I feel like I’ve really done an effective workout.”
Her green twist-Get back to nature. A few times a week, Julia hits one of the state parks in
her area and goes hiking for an hour or two. “There’s something about the ritual of moving forward along a trail, pausing every now and then to look at the view or smell a flower,” she says. “It’s a physical escape as well as a mental one.” It’s also a family tradition she’s hoping to pass along to her kids. “When I was a little girl, my mother would say, ‘We’re going on a nature walk.’ And I would recoil because I hated doing that kind of thing,” recalls Julia. “Now I love it, but when I mention hiking to my own kids, they’re like, ‘Ugh!’ I’m hoping for a residual effect with them, though, and that by the time they’re my age, they’ll love going on nature walks as much as I do.”
Check out the April issue of Shape for more on how Julia stays fit and fabulous at 48!
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