Kate Hudson, says there’s one thing she can’t skip each day if she wants to feel like herself.
During an appearance on Wednesday’s episode of the “Table Manners” podcast, the 46-year-old spoke about her approach to wellness and the daily habit she prioritizes even when she’s busy.
“I danced. So, like if I’m not moving, I feel awful, you know? And I’m like the kind of person that’s like, and even if it’s 20 minutes a day, you’re golden,” Hudson told podcast hosts Jessie and Lennie Ware.
The actor said she often uses that to encourage people who are reluctant to start exercising.
“I’m like, just go in for 20 minutes. Just like, move your body. Just go lift some weights. Stand in front of the mirror and just do something,” Hudson said.
Even a small amount of daily movement can create a “domino effect” that motivates people to make healthier choices and be more active, she said.
Hudson said she varies her workouts depending on how she’s feeling, sometimes focusing on yoga, stretching, and breathwork, and other times on weightlifting.
“Even this morning, it’s like, I couldn’t not wake up and move my body,” she said.
She told Women’s Health in a 2019 interview that she eats about five times a day and her go-to workout is Pilates.
“I love how flexible I get and what it does to the shape of my body,” Hudson said.
In an October interview with EatingWell, Hudson shared her morning routine, which includes going outside barefoot and spending time in the sun.
“I wake around 6 a.m. and do some sort of meditation practice while I drink warm water with lemon. I also try not to look at my phone during this time,” Hudson said.
Hudson isn’t the only celebrity who has spoken about fitting shorter workouts into their busy schedules.
Helen Mirren, 80, has long been a fan of a 12-minute military workout developed by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the 1950s.
“It is the exercise I have done off and on my whole life. It just very gently gets you fit,” Mirren said.
In February, Kristen Bell, 45, told Business Insider that she tries to fit short bursts of exercise into her days by treating them like exercise “snacks.”
“I keep a set of 10 or 15-pound weights underneath furniture so when I’m cooking dinner, if I haven’t worked out that day, I’ll do a set of bicep curls or shoulder presses while something simmers on the stove. Sometimes my workouts are sliced into my day in one-and-a-half-minute segments,” Bell said.
