{"id":488907,"date":"2026-02-21T01:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488907\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T01:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T01:45:07","slug":"kelly-ripa-and-other-rich-celebs-spin-false-narrative-about-how-easy-it-is-to-exercise-every-day-megyn-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/488907\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Ripa and Other Rich Celebs Spin False Narrative About How Easy It Is to Exercise Every Day \u2013 Megyn Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the top-performing articles on MegynKelly.com last year was about Megyn and Maureen Callahan\u2019s conversation on what they called the \u201cload of B.S.\u201d that is Hollywood\u2019s beauty standards<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stars like Salma Hayek, Jennifer Aniston, and Gisele B\u00fcndchen credit water, sunscreen, and healthy eating for their preternatural looks. And while all of those things play a role in taking care of yourself, they alone do not explain why a 50-something woman in Hollywood has a snatched jawline with nary a wrinkle in sight.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just warped beauty standards. Celebrity fitness trends have set unrealistic expectations as well. Case in point: A recent article about Kelly Ripa\u2019s workout routine that suggests you too could have a super toned physique at 55\u2026 if you are just willing to exercise more.<\/p>\n

Once again, Megyn and Callahan called B.S. And on Friday\u2019s show, they broke down how A-listers spin false narratives about staying healthy and fit.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Ripa\u2019s Routine<\/p>\n

Megyn said she came across a Daily Mail<\/a> article this week detailing Ripa\u2019s \u201cunbelievably strict diet and workout regime\u201d that the outlet claimed have caused fans to \u201cgush over her physique at 55.\u201d The piece mostly cited previous interviews given by fitness experts who have worked with the Live with Kelly and Mark host, including a sit-down celebrity trainer Anna Kaiser did with Hello!<\/a><\/p>\n

In the November 2024 piece, Hello! breathlessly recounted how \u201cKelly Ripa never ceases to amaze with her boundless energy, beautiful sense of style and let\u2019s not forget those abs!\u201d The outlet marveled at how, \u201cdespite her hectic work schedule with hosting Live!, her podcast and The Generation Gap \u2013 not to mention she\u2019s an author and she\u2019s raised three grown children \u2013 Kelly always makes time to exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaiser told the outlet she had been working with Ripa for 14 years doing interval-based workouts. \u201cShe usually works out six days a week,\u201d the trainer told Hello! \u201cEven when she travels, she\u2019ll do the workouts virtually if she needs to. Everyone knows that is her hour, morning or evening, she gets 45 minutes in and that is her time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cShe never cancels and she\u2019s let everyone know in her life that, that is her time,\u201d Kaiser explained. \u201cIt has been the same for 14 years. Even if she\u2019s had no sleep, she still shows up. If she\u2019s exhausted, she still shows up and then we decide how and what we do that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaiser told Hello! that everyone should make time like Ripa. \u201cEven if you can only do 15 minutes or you only have time for a 30 minute workout, show up for the time you have as it all makes a huge difference to your mind and body,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Return to Reality <\/p>\n

Megyn took issue with the idea that people who do not have flexible jobs and millions of dollars in the bank can simply make time to workout almost every day. \u201cThe average person out there gets up early. They try to get their kids off to school on time\u2026 You come back [home] and deal with the shrapnel of the morning, which has been left all over the kitchen and the family room. Then, you try to get yourself together and looking somewhat decent for the day,\u201d she explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At that point, Megyn said most people either \u201cgo off to work an eight or nine hour day\u201d where \u201cyou actually have agenda items you have to turn in\u201d or are stay-at-home parents with \u201ca shit ton of stuff to do.\u201d In both instances, \u201cyou don\u2019t have hundreds of millions of dollars to throw away on trainers six days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Callahan agreed. \u201cI used to work out almost every day. Since launching The Nerve, I haven\u2019t had time,\u201d she shared. \u201cAnd you know what stuff like this does? It makes me feel like shit about myself because why can\u2019t I carve out 45 minutes? It sounds so easy, but it\u2019s not. Before you know it, the day is gone and you\u2019re tired.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other thing I hate about this stuff and Jennifer Aniston is a prime offender in this area too because she is always\u2026 in her home gym with the Pilates equipment. That alone is $10,000 at least and then you have to have a trainer to use that stuff properly,\u201d she added. \u201cI used to do Pilates all the time. I love it, but [it\u2019s expensive].\u201d<\/p>\n

Selling Aspiration<\/p>\n

And then there is the fact that exercise alone is not what\u2019s powering Ripa or Aniston\u2019s physiques. \u201cThis is so unattainable, but they talk about it like it is #Goals,\u201d Megyn said. \u201cThis would require a lot more than just carving out a mere 45 minutes and being super committed to it in your day.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the case of Hollywood-types, Callahan said the real results require a whole other team. \u201cThese people also have private nutritionists and chefs because that\u2019s really where it comes from,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not working out 45 minutes a day. That\u2019s a supplement. That\u2019s a nice add-on for longevity, health span, whatever. It\u2019s really what you\u2019re eating, and it\u2019s having somebody who can measure all the food, and weigh all the food, and keep track of your intake. That is a full-time job.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is why, Callahan said, it is important to maintain perspective whether it\u2019s Ripa\u2019s ripped body or Jennifer Lopez\u2019s seeming ageless skin. \u201cSo many of these people are selling stuff that is unattainable and really impossible,\u201d she concluded. \u201cWhat they are really selling is aspiration. They are selling the goal, but never really attaining the goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can check out Megyn\u2019s full interview with Callahan by tuning in to episode 1,257 on YouTube<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, or wherever you like to listen. And don\u2019t forget that you can catch The Megyn Kelly Show live on SiriusXM\u2019s The Megyn Kelly Channel<\/a> (channel 111) weekdays from 12pm to 2pm ET.<\/p>\n

Get all the news you need in 60 seconds or less with the American News Minute. The free weekly email delivers the top stories and must-see moments from the Megyn Kelly Show straight to your inbox every Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the top-performing articles on MegynKelly.com last year was about Megyn and Maureen Callahan\u2019s conversation on what…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[49,48,407,84],"class_list":["post-488907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fitness","tag-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}