Celebrity Health: Candace Cameron Bure
By Lisa Iannucci CTW FEATURES
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Why this ‘Full House’ alum is turning her attention to parenthood and healthy living, inside and out
andace Cameron Bure used to laugh when she would hear other women say that they couldn’t wait to go for a run. “Are you kidding me?” thought
the actress best known for her role as D.J. Tanner on the 1980s hit sitcom, “Full House.” She and exercise weren’t the best of friends and the actress had already battled a lifetime of weight issues, including binging and purging when she was in her early 20s.
Today though, Bure is all grown up, married to profes-
sional hockey player Valeri “Val” Bure and the mother of three. And, yes, she’s now one of “those” women. Gone are the chubby cheeks that even she says she was famous for, and a beautiful lean, strong woman stands in her place. Over the last six years her relationship with food and exercise changed and she credits her husband for helping to make it happen.
“Even being released
“There’s only one answer for me, and that’s where my faith comes in.”
from the abuse of food, I never thought I would be one of those people who would want to work out or crave it or desire it,” says the 35-year-old. “Because Val is a professional athlete, health and fitness is his whole life, and he played a
major role in me getting fit and enjoying it. He had the dedication and the discipline to do it, and that’s the hard- est part.”
She understands that not everyone is lucky enough to
have the same support system. However her kids were also a motivating factor to push her. “I didn’t want my kids to see the emotional abuse of food, so it made me look at what I was doing,” she says. “As a mom, you don’t want to see your kids struggle or go through unneces- sary pain.”
On a typical day, Cameron, Val and the kids can be
found exercising at the beach. Her boys play hockey like dad, and her daughter figure skates. When the kids are in school, Bure hits the gym, completing 30 minutes of weight training and 40 minutes of aerobics on a treadmill or an elliptical.
“I hit the spot where I’m just feeling good and fit, and I January/February 2012
want to feel like this every day,” she says. “That has been motivation to go to the gym or for walks and play with my kids.”
She has a great family, healthy lifestyle and a successful
acting career. Since “Full House,” she has appeared in multiple projects, including Disney’s “That’s So Raven,” and ABC Family’s “Make It Or Break It.” She also starred in the recent TV movie, “Truth Be Told” and penned her book “Reshaping It All” (B&H, 2011).
Bure is a Hollywood
anomaly. While many former child stars grace the covers of tabloids with their misdeeds, Bure is focused and grounded. She cred- its her family and faith for that. “I couldn’t live without having the hope and faith, and I know that whatever goes on are [God’s] ways and that allows me to find a sense of relief,” she says. “I know we kick our prayers up a notch when things get rough, but be thankful for the good times, because that’s God hand in our life, too.”
She also travels the
globe, speaking at con- ferences and completing missions with her husband and family to such places as Saboba, Ghana. She looks back on her time on “Full House” as a good thing.
“I have a huge heart of gratitude for that show, and I
hear how much people love ‘Full House’ and they wish shows like that were on TV today,” she says.
The title of her book says it all. Bure has reshaped her
career and her life to be exactly what she wants it to be, inside and out.
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