Jane Fonda explains how to exercise after 80 and why it’s good for your health

Jane Fonda, 85 years old, is the best example that it is never too late to start exercising. In the 80s, when she was 40 years old, the actress was a pioneer in popularizing the home aerobics routine with her “Jane Fonda Workout”.

Then he showed that you don’t necessarily have to go to the gym to get in shape, a space that was considered almost exclusively male at the time.

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A true Hollywood legend, the iconic “Barbarella” continues to act, but also to exercise and advise why it is good to do so even at the age of 80.

Among her most recent appearances on the screen, we see Jane Fonda in the series “Grace and Frankie” on Netflix and in the new film “80 for Brady”, alongside three great contemporary colleagues such as Sally Field, Rita Moreno and Lilly Tomlin.

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In an interview with The Telegraph, the American actress, born on December 21, 1937 and a cancer survivor, said that she feels “better than ever”, that she always exercises, but that at her age the key word is “slow”.

“I can do exactly the same things, but slowly. When I use dumbbells, they are lighter weights. But I still lift,” he said in an interview, according to Telva’s review.

Why exercise at 80 years old

The legendary actress, who is also very active on Instagram, emphasized the importance of constant movement, and among the reasons why exercise is necessary, she cites benefits not only for the body but also for the brain, such as protection against depression.

Jane Fonda further revealed why she should exercise in middle age. This is how media Telva reports:

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