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PEOPLE: Busy Philipps Found Her Love of Exercise After Being Asked to Lose Weight for a Part

Busy Philipps talks about the importance of finding a fitness routine and being an active role model for her daughters

By Rachel DeSantis

June 19, 2019 04:11 PM

Busy Philippsย wasnโ€™t thrilled when she was asked to slim down for a part years ago โ€” but the experience encouraged her to adopt a healthier lifestyle.

Philipps, 39, opened up about her surprising introduction to the world of fitness at the SHAPE Body Shop event.

โ€œIn the early 2000s, I was asked to lose weight for a part, which is not an uncommon thing that happens in Hollywood,โ€ she said. โ€œAlthough, maybe itโ€™s getting better now, I donโ€™t know. I hope so, for young actors starting out. But I was told to lose weight for a part, and they sent me to [celebrity trainer] Gunnar Peterson, and he showed me a way into fitness by introducing me to spin classes, showing me the workouts, all that stuff.โ€

The host of Busy Tonightย said sheโ€™d long believed exercise wasnโ€™t for her, since she neither considered herself athletic nor grew up in a family that encouraged activity and exercise.

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โ€œI think people do that, I think you do, you make that decision. Youโ€™re like, โ€˜Oh, Iโ€™m not interested in that,โ€™ โ€ she said. โ€œAnd finding it organically has been incredible for me, but I was like, told I had to, right? So for people who arenโ€™t told they have to, I would just say to be open to the possibility.โ€

Philipps said she now tries to be a role model for her two daughters Birdie Leigh, 10, and Cricket Pearl, 5, by making exercise a part of her life.

Busy Philipps
Busy Philipps
SOURCE: BUSY PHILIPPS/INSTAGRAM

โ€œMy girls have a different experience because their dad [husband Marc Silverstein] goes to spin class always every day, they know that. I do my workout every morning, they know that,โ€ she said. โ€œI feel like modeling behavior for younger generations is so important, and thatโ€™s part of the reason why I post my workouts on the [Instagram] stories.โ€

The star has been known to film her workout sessions โ€” her favorite is the dance-inspired LEKfit โ€” nearly every day to give a candid, sweaty glimpse of her unfiltered routines.

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She explained last year that she doesnโ€™t work out to lose weight, but to stay on top of her mental health.

โ€œFor me, getting the endorphins and the sweat every morning is part of what I think helps me keep [my anxiety] in check,โ€ Philipps told Health last year. โ€œI stopped weighing myself almost two years ago, because I noticed that it was giving me anxiety and really affecting my mood.โ€


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