Imoved toVenice about four years ago, and itwas so hard. Iwas hooked!There isn’t a ton of cardio.
GA:But it still gives you a cardioworkout. ER:You’re doing aminute of running, aminute of lifting, aminute of biking, [repeatedly] for 45minutes.Butwhenyou’re just about to say, “Oooh!” and want to turnthatmachine off or drop theweights, you’re donewith yourminute and move onto thenext place. So younever fatigue any of yourmuscles somuch that you just can’t do it.
GA:Was your pregnancy a factor in starting circuit training? ER: No. I really justwanted to be in great condition. I found the challenge very exciting. And I love the trainer, RaphaelVerela.He’s an ex-Marine, and he really pushes you. And Iwanted to be pushed because I had beenmissing that.
GA: Is it only for boot camp types? ER: No, it’s really approach- able. There are a lot of dif- ferent body types and ages, and you can go at your own pace. You can be a profes- sional athlete and be challenged, or you can be someone like me after I had the baby—I had 70 lb to lose, and I took it really slowly. If I walked into a gym in Hollywood with every famous person working out, one thinner than the next, I might have walked out.
GA:Howdo you stay fitwith your daughter? ER: One ofmyNewYear’s resolutionswas to exercise together. She’s only 3, but I think it’s important to be active at a very young age. I had a very athletic family, always going hiking and stuff like that, so I share that love ofworking out together. I like to say, “Let’s go on awalk. Let’s go on a bike ride. Let’s go swimming.”
GA:Why did you get into the gymbusiness? ER:Mymother passed away suddenly last year at 60 years old. Shewasn’t in the greatest health. Shewasn’t that active. I think a big part ofwhy I got involved in the gymis because of her death.
be a hardbody; I’mstill not. I’ve got some junk in the trunk. I’ve got strong legs. I’mflat-chested—I’mjust not a hardbody. I’mhealthy and I’mstrong because I’mcommitted to going.
GA:What do you likemost about belonging to a club? ER: There’s a community feeling. I find it so inspiring because you canwork out at every level. There’s always going to be somebody in better shape that you, but you can just quietly admire themand say to yourself, “I could be like that.”
GA:Do people still talk to you about “Law& Order”? ER: Somany people still watch “Law & Order”— and I’mtalking about the reruns, not “Law & Order L.A.” It’s part of a genera- tion. The show was on for decades. And there was such an incredible cast within its revolving door— DianneWiest, Jerry Orbach, SamWaterston, Jesse L. Martin and S. Epatha Merkerson, just to name a few—that I feel so lucky to have worked with. And you get appreciated for being a part of that. That’s very meaningful forme.
GA: So committing to the gym helped you on multiple levels? ER: Yes. And now I sort of know both sides of the coin. I know what it’s like to be super-healthy and I know what it’s like to have borderline gestational dia- betes. I know how hard it is to push past the weight and have the energy, desire and humility to be vulnerable in a gym environment.
GA: Even though you’re a celebrity? ER: It was very hard to walk in and be there during those 12months ormore that it tookme to lose the baby weight. You give yourself amillion excuses for not working out. But you don’t have to
GA: And you’re working with some film legends in your upcoming features. ER: Yes! I did a thriller that Joel Silver produced [“Transit”]. That was a really big moment, because I’ve always loved him. And John Singleton [“Abduction”] was always a director I’d dreamed of working with. He’s brilliant. I have high hopes for “Abduction.” Being in a film with SigourneyWeaver was a highlight. I think “Gorillas in theMist” was my absolute favorite movie of all time. I have a very exciting year ahead.
ChrisMann is a writer and editor of the pop culture webzine
Retroality.TV.
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