Why Katherine Heigl hates to work out because of Hollywood

Grey’s Anatomy star Katherine Heigl has been in the industry since her childhood and has been told one thing that made working out feel icky for her.

As reported by People, Katherine recalled that since she was 16 years old, she was told to “lose weight.”

So, she used to exercise to please other people. Katherine was a child model and later a teen actress.

“Since I was 16 years old, I've been told to lose weight," says the 46-year-old star. "I look at my 16-year-old self and I'm like... 'That was your peak. What were they complaining about?' It's bizarre. Hollywood is bizarre."

Katherine further shared that in previous decades, working out was all about losing weight, not feeling good.

"I've had physical trainers and nutritionists and all this crap since I was a teenager," says the Suits star. "I hated working out. I've always associated it with hating my body and wanting my body to change and look different."

After working in hit series like Firefly Lane, Suits, and Roswell, the actress now has two teen daughters, Naleigh, 16, and Adalaide, 13, along with a son, Joshua, 8, whom she shares with husband Josh Kelley.

"I probably saw something on TikTok about what feel-good hormones are released when you work out, and I went, 'Okay, I'm going to do it for that,'" she said. "It really improved my mental health. It sets my day up for feeling much more at ease."

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