Secrets Behind The Killer Body Of Lauren Cohan
Shape Singapore|April 2016

All that zombie fighting she does for TV’s The Walking Dead isn’t so different from how Lauren Cohan takes on a workout. The woman goes in for the kill. But body confidence didn’t always come easy to her, Lauren says, and she fully credits exercise for conquering her self-doubt – plus a bunch of bullies.

Secrets Behind The Killer Body Of Lauren Cohan

Lauren Cohan does not like to miss a workout. Her days on set can start as early as 4.30am, and still the exercise diehard gets in a 20-minute (at the very least) sweat session beforehand – even if it means going to bed at 7.45pm the night before. “When I don’t exercise in the morning, it’s a completely different day,” explains Lauren, 33, who stars in the horror movie The Boy. “Working out gives me endorphins and makes me happy. I need it!” Lauren has five other rules she lives by, all equally designed to make her fit and healthy. You’ll want to listen in.

MOVE. THEN MOVE SOME MORE.

“I am the queen of exercise variety. This week I was in Los Angeles [in the US], and took a Pure Barre class, went to Burn 60 [interval workout class] twice, ran the track at UCLA [University of California, Los Angeles], made it to the gym, and took a yoga class.

I also really love to dance. I dance through workouts that aren’t even about dancing! At home, all my furniture is pushed to the edges of my living room so I can dance around the room.

Working out is harder when we’re on set. We film in Georgia, and I can’t go to classes. I do exercise DVDs that have a lot of leg lifts, kicks and arm lifts that don’t need equip ment. And I move all the time. I take the stairs, I do press-ups between scenes, and I do sit-ups before lunch.”

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