{"id":574422,"date":"2026-08-04T10:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/574422\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T10:38:20","slug":"you-dont-get-legs-like-this-if-you-dont-exercise-joan-collins-shares-her-one-non-negotiable-habit-at-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/574422\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You don\u2019t get legs like this if you don\u2019t exercise\u2019: Joan Collins shares her one non-negotiable habit at 93"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dame Joan Collins has revealed the secret to fabulous legs in your 90s \u2013 and it takes dedication. \u2018You don\u2019t get legs like this if you don\u2019t exercise,\u2019 she told Hello<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The legendary actor says exercise is still top of her agenda when it comes to staying fit and agile. \u2018I work out with my trainer a couple of times a week \u2013 just basic Pilates-type exercise, rather than using one of those [reformer] pilates machines, though,\u2019 she revealed in The Telegraph<\/a>. And that\u2019s not all \u2013 Dame Joan also previously revealed that she works with a physiotherapist for 30 minutes a day as \u2018it gives me energy\u2019.<\/p>\n

In fact, she has three simple rules for staying healthy at 93. \u2018I just believe in healthy living,\u2019 she says<\/a>. \u2018I don\u2019t eat junk, I get eight hours of sleep, I exercise. It\u2019s very simple.\u2019<\/p>\n

Dame Joan also shared that a trapped nerve in July 2022 left her immobile \u2013 and it was personal advice from Cedars-Sinai medical director Dr Lawrence Piro that helped her recover, and keeps her healthy today. Perhaps his best advice, she says, was not to allow yourself to get injured in the first place. <\/p>\n

\u2018Anybody over the age of 60 who falls is doomed,\u2019 she says. \u2018It\u2019s really true, because it keeps you out of the gym, you lose your flexibility, and everything spirals down.\u2019 <\/p>\n

\u2018As we age, several factors contribute to an increased risk of falls, including poor balance and decreasing leg strength, along with the natural depletion of muscle mass and more brittle bones,\u2019 says physiotherapist Sam Bhide<\/a>. \u2018During a fall, people often slip or land on their side, which leads to a direct impact on the hip joint, frequently resulting in a fracture of the neck of the femur (thigh bone).\u2019<\/p>\n

As Dame Joan suggests, it is crucial to exercise as we get older \u2013 not only for the improved balance and co-ordination, but also because muscle-strengthening activities can extend our lifespan. One study published in The BMJ<\/a> found that engaging in muscle-strengthening activities was linked to a 10-17% lower risk of death from all causes. There is, however, one form of exercise that Dame Joan won\u2019t countenance \u2013 walking. \u2018I hate walking \u2013 it bores me!\u2019 she says emphatically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dame Joan Collins has revealed the secret to fabulous legs in your 90s \u2013 and it takes dedication.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":574423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[2139,259724,637,589,163,85,46,195853,636,259723,237453],"class_list":["post-574422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-content-type-feature","tag-contentid-28ca6cdc-2565-4802-b3ac-1f0c9648bfde","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-joan-collins-shares-her-one-non-negotiable-habit-for-great-legs-at-93","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=574422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/574422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/574423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=574422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=574422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=574422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}