Why Bouncing and Shaking Are Essential to Keri Russell’s Morning Wellness Routine

Keri Russell is busy. Even so, the 48-year-old actress carves out time for wellness and fitness rituals that keep her feeling her best. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, The Diplomat star opened up about her unique approach to self care—and it’s unconventional yet undeniably intriguing. Ahead, we’re breaking down the key components of her daily regimen that you might just want to try for yourself.

“I’m filming right now, so my call is usually pretty early, about 4:45 in the morning,” Russell told the outlet. “I tiptoe through the house. I open up the door and go outside and do this weird little bouncing thing. You kind of shake, you bounce up and down, and I just do it for like five minutes. The last few years, my back has been going out. And I find that if I do this bouncing thing, it shakes it all back into place. We were shooting in London, some mornings were rainy, I’d go out in my little nerdy T-shirt I slept in, I’d do my bounce around. I’m positive there are multiple days of security footage of this tired mom showing her underwear that no one needs to see with a tired, saggy, weird face and messy hair.”

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Bouncing and shaking is just the start of her morning. After that, she fits in “a quick little 15-minute workout. I’ll put on some amazing music, like full of teenage lust and longing and just dance around and bounce around. My kids would die if they saw me, but it makes me happy.”

And that’s not all: she even finds time to squeeze in an early-morning bike ride. While Russell admits her family isn’t exactly supportive of her sunrise sessions, it hasn’t stopped her yet. “I’m not biking through Manhattan up Fifth Avenue like a bike messenger, weaving in and out of traffic,” she said, defending her routine. “I’m riding on a bike path through bucolic Brooklyn Heights. I’m not doing cocaine, up all night on Friday nights. I ride a bike at 6 a.m. without a helmet to let my hair blow in the breeze and feel like a teenager. Please give it to me.”