Renée Zellweger Gets Her Therapy at the Gym
By: Nicole Nichols,
DailySpark Blogger
10/15/2008 10:25 AM
: 44 comments
Actress Renée Zellweger is SELF magazine’s October cover girl. In the article, she talks about facing her fears, running for breast cancer awareness, and how her own brush with breast cancer (which turned out to be nothing more than a scare) only reinforced her healthy eating and exercise habits. Here are the highlights.
Renée tells SELF that she hits the gym six days a week whenever possible to clock 3-5 miles on the treadmill or elliptical trainer. To me, this cardio program sounds varied (high-impact running is balanced out with the elliptical trainer, which is low-impact) and fits within the general recommendations for cardio exercise. (Although I wish I would have heard something more about strength training in there, which is also a must!) With her busy career, Renée is often living in new places for short stints while filming or traveling. So the one thing that keeps her sane is hitting the gym.
What she says about the gym shows a healthy attitude towards exercise:
“The gym is my therapy. I’ve got to get stuff out…The perk of going and spending time by myself and getting my head straight and thinking through what might be bothering me is that I get fit. That’s not the goal, but it’s a nice by-product.”
I think it's great that Renée sees exercise as something more than just a means to looking good. And it sounds as if "getting fit" isn't even her main goal, but that she focuses more on how working out makes her feel. For many people, exercise provides energy, stress relief, and emotional benefits—and these perks can be a great motivation to stick with a routine.
And she doesn't let travel, moving or a busy schedule get in the way of her workouts either, saying, "wherever I move, or wherever I’m stationed, or whatever phase of life I’m in, the gym is my common denominator. I move to L.A.? I find my gym. I get to Santa Fe? I find my gym. In New York? Found my gym.”
Now that sounds like the habit of a fit person to me—sticking with a routine instead of making excuses.
How about you? Is exercise "therapy" to you, like it is to Renée? What are your favorite benefits of working out besides getting fit?
Renée tells SELF that she hits the gym six days a week whenever possible to clock 3-5 miles on the treadmill or elliptical trainer. To me, this cardio program sounds varied (high-impact running is balanced out with the elliptical trainer, which is low-impact) and fits within the general recommendations for cardio exercise. (Although I wish I would have heard something more about strength training in there, which is also a must!) With her busy career, Renée is often living in new places for short stints while filming or traveling. So the one thing that keeps her sane is hitting the gym.
What she says about the gym shows a healthy attitude towards exercise:
“The gym is my therapy. I’ve got to get stuff out…The perk of going and spending time by myself and getting my head straight and thinking through what might be bothering me is that I get fit. That’s not the goal, but it’s a nice by-product.”
I think it's great that Renée sees exercise as something more than just a means to looking good. And it sounds as if "getting fit" isn't even her main goal, but that she focuses more on how working out makes her feel. For many people, exercise provides energy, stress relief, and emotional benefits—and these perks can be a great motivation to stick with a routine.
And she doesn't let travel, moving or a busy schedule get in the way of her workouts either, saying, "wherever I move, or wherever I’m stationed, or whatever phase of life I’m in, the gym is my common denominator. I move to L.A.? I find my gym. I get to Santa Fe? I find my gym. In New York? Found my gym.”
Now that sounds like the habit of a fit person to me—sticking with a routine instead of making excuses.
How about you? Is exercise "therapy" to you, like it is to Renée? What are your favorite benefits of working out besides getting fit?
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Yes, exercise is "therapy". It always helps me feel better.
What are your favorite benefits of working out besides getting fit?
It increases my seratonin levels and endorphins. I feel better. I miss it if I can't exercise. Without SP I wouldn't be as consistent with my exercise. Tracking my fitness each day and earning points for it helps keep me motivated. - 9/30/2009 2:56:25 PM
Here's just another (of many) reasons to love her.
No wonder she is able to keep that beautiful smile on her face just about everytime you see her - - she's healthy on the inside and keeping physically fit on the outside.
Thank you for the great write up on this article.
If it's good enough for Renée Zellweger, then it's good enough for the rest of us!
LOL - 9/1/2009 10:50:33 AM
Here a nice quote from: http://www.ellipticalmachines.net /
According to the manufacturers, you will be able to shed off a maximum of 720 calories in an hour when working out using an elliptical trainer. This is just a general estimate, however. The actual number of calories that you will burn during one hours of working out using an elliptical trainer will still depend on any of the following factors:
* Interval training.
* Settings of the elliptical trainer.
* Upper body usage.
* Your muscle-to-fat ratio.
* Your cardiovascular system – whether you’re a fitness enthusiast or if it’s your first time to exercise.
* Your gender and weight.
- 7/30/2009 11:32:18 AM
If they weren't allowed to lose it afterward, then I'm willing to bet many of them wouldn't put it on in the first place... c'mon, it's Hollywood we're talking about. :) - 7/22/2009 12:02:50 PM
sign me--
trying to make exercise my friend, not my enemy....
- 4/8/2009 10:56:08 PM
It wouldn't matter if they discovered running burned no Calories and didn't offer heart benefits-- I'd still be out there every day. How good it is for you-- just a benefit. - 10/17/2008 6:13:04 AM
My walk gives me time to prepare mentally for my day, time with my iPod and my tunes. :) - 10/16/2008 9:55:28 PM
Also I have to admit it's the place where I feel most at peace with myself and where I feel bliss. There is always...always a moment when I workout that I feel nothing but pure unadulterated bliss. - 10/15/2008 8:27:43 PM
P.S. Now I want to go watch Bridget Jones. =) - 10/15/2008 12:47:07 PM
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