For Hilary Swank, Workouts Are ‘Like Eating A Meal or Drinking Water or Breathing’

We know that Hilary Swank works hard for her killer figure, but it’s interesting to hear from the actress herself just how essential workouts are to daily life. Hilary tells Marie Claire that she needs exercise- or else! She’s not all intensity, though- Hilary knows how to relax too…

“…I love working out! I started swimming when I was 3 years old. I was a gymnast, a swimmer, a basketball player…To me, working out is literally like eating a meal or drinking water or breathing. If I don’t, I just feel like crap. Not physically, like, Ew, what’s hanging over my pants? But I just feel really ornery. I start punching actors. Not hard—I don’t get mean. I do Krav Maga, which is Israeli martial arts; I do pilates.”

And even her relaxation has a fitness element…

“My relaxation has always been my animals—going to the dog park with them, going to the beach. I always try to carve out time in my day to be with them. On the last set I was on, I would just get a bike and ride around the studio with my dogs chasing me. It just gets me out of my head, you know what I mean?”