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\"Andie
Getty: Arnold Jerocki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ve been obsessed with the icon, Andie MacDowell for several decades now. Whether it\u2019s acting in classics like Groundhog Day and Four Weddings and a Funeral or her work as L\u2019Oreal spokeswoman.<\/span><\/p>\n

And naturally, we\u2019re all wondering how she stays looking so fit and youthful at age 68. So we looked into it and this is what she\u2019s said\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight Training<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking to <\/span>InStyle<\/span><\/a> last year, Andie shares that she is \u201caddicted to weights.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s really what you need to do as you’re aging,\u201d she explained. \u201cWe’re all going in and having our bone density checked. But you can improve your bone density \u2026 So I jump up and down, and I do a lot of weight work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Strength training is especially important for women during and after perimenopause as estrogen helps protect bone density and its decline during the menopause weakens bones. This can cause them to be brittle and prone to breakage. Regular resistance training and weight-bearing exercise can help maintain bone strength.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andie<\/a> explained that her weight training has brought her additional benefits too: \u201cI have a great bottom. When I squeeze it\u2026 it’s unbelievable what I have accomplished by working out. And my arms are strong, everything’s strong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Andie
Getty: Gilbert Flores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yoga<\/span><\/h2>\n

Andie has spoken a lot about her love of yoga<\/a> over the years, most recently telling <\/span>Harper\u2019s Bazaar <\/span><\/a>that it keeps her young.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love to exercise. I get off on it, I really do; the endorphins get going,\u201d she explained. \u201cI do yoga on my own, too \u2014 I got very good at that during Covid. I used to always have to go to a class; now I\u2019m extremely disciplined \u2014 I do yoga on my lunch breaks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She\u2019s spoken about doing Bikram yoga in the past which is a type of hot yoga with fixed positions in the same order every time. But now she said she\u2019s \u201clearning how to do gentle yoga and to be comfortable with that,\u201d she told <\/span>Yahoo Life<\/span><\/a>. \u201cI just mean doing a flow that suits my body, listening to what my body says to do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Walking and Hiking<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Walking and hiking<\/a> are both part of Andie\u2019s routine and have done for years \u2014 so much so that she\u2019s mentioned it in countless interviews.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Yahoo interview, for example, she said: \u201cI love to walk. Right now, it’s a little uncomfortable, which breaks my heart, because my favorite thing to do is walk. I’m an avid hiker and walker. I love exercise.\u201d This comes as she was struggling with a torn labrum in her hip.<\/span><\/p>\n

Walking is a great exercise for your body \u2014 it\u2019s been shown to boost your heart health, to build lower body strength and contribute to longevity too.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42794,"featured_media":117989,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[6939,16,2723],"yoast_head":"\nThe 3 exercises Andie MacDowell includes into her fitness routine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We've looked into the archives and discovered how actress, Andie MacDowell keeps so fit and healthy at 68.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/andie-macdowell-easy-fitness-routine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Andie MacDowell, 68, Swears by These 3 Exercises to Stay Fit and Strong as She 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