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Posted on Jul 1st 2010 12:00PM by Amber GreviskesFiled Under: Celebs & Entertainment
Laura Linney, the three-time Emmy-winning star of "The Big C," took her health for granted until she landed a role as a middle-aged mother who woke up one morning to discover she had cancer.
"When the concrete idea that we only have a set amount of time hits you in a different way than just an intellectual idea, it changes you," Linney told Prevention magazine, which features the star in its upcoming August issue. "There's no question that getting old isn't easy, but it's a privilege, folks."
When she was a child, Linney's mother was a nurse at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, giving the star a taste of cancer's destructive power. Since then, Linney has watched friends die from cancer, AIDS and accidents.
The very real threat of cancer and other health-related illnesses was enough to make Linney change her diet and exercise habits. She barely eats meat -- thanks in large part to "Time Stands Still" vegan co-star Alicia Silverstone who authored "The Kind Diet" -- and told Prevention that it has made her digestion better, skin healthier and hair stronger and shinier.
Her exercise routine, however, is one she could model. She has always been flexible, thanks to her childhood as a dancer, but she needed to add strength training to her routine to get in great shape. She works with Lindsay Dettbarn, her personal trainer, a few days a week and hits the gym sans trainer a few times, too.
When she started working with Dettbarn, Linney couldn't do a single push-up. After two months, Linney was getting compliments on her new muscles and can do three or four sets of 12-to-15 push-ups with ease. Getting great arms didn't happen overnight. Linney incorporated the plank pose into her twice-weekly routine. You can do it, too. To do the perfect plank, position yourself with hands directly under shoulders and balance on your hands, toes and balls of feet. Your body should be in a straight line from head to heels. Be sure to contract your core muscles to prevent your belly from sagging toward floor and avoid straining your low back. Hold each plank for 30 seconds.
Although her diet and exercise have made her happier and healthier, Linney said that it's her overall approach to life that has helped her remain stress-free. She said that she stays positive by saying "yes to things that you might not normally say yes to."
Laura Linney isn't the only star who has revamped her lifestyle thanks to a film or television role. Peter Facinelli stopped by to discuss how he got in shape for "Eclipse".
"When the concrete idea that we only have a set amount of time hits you in a different way than just an intellectual idea, it changes you," Linney told Prevention magazine, which features the star in its upcoming August issue. "There's no question that getting old isn't easy, but it's a privilege, folks."
When she was a child, Linney's mother was a nurse at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, giving the star a taste of cancer's destructive power. Since then, Linney has watched friends die from cancer, AIDS and accidents.
The very real threat of cancer and other health-related illnesses was enough to make Linney change her diet and exercise habits. She barely eats meat -- thanks in large part to "Time Stands Still" vegan co-star Alicia Silverstone who authored "The Kind Diet" -- and told Prevention that it has made her digestion better, skin healthier and hair stronger and shinier.
Her exercise routine, however, is one she could model. She has always been flexible, thanks to her childhood as a dancer, but she needed to add strength training to her routine to get in great shape. She works with Lindsay Dettbarn, her personal trainer, a few days a week and hits the gym sans trainer a few times, too.
When she started working with Dettbarn, Linney couldn't do a single push-up. After two months, Linney was getting compliments on her new muscles and can do three or four sets of 12-to-15 push-ups with ease. Getting great arms didn't happen overnight. Linney incorporated the plank pose into her twice-weekly routine. You can do it, too. To do the perfect plank, position yourself with hands directly under shoulders and balance on your hands, toes and balls of feet. Your body should be in a straight line from head to heels. Be sure to contract your core muscles to prevent your belly from sagging toward floor and avoid straining your low back. Hold each plank for 30 seconds.
Although her diet and exercise have made her happier and healthier, Linney said that it's her overall approach to life that has helped her remain stress-free. She said that she stays positive by saying "yes to things that you might not normally say yes to."
Laura Linney isn't the only star who has revamped her lifestyle thanks to a film or television role. Peter Facinelli stopped by to discuss how he got in shape for "Eclipse".
