Their fitness has been influenced by the dogs! While many people think of working out as a lonely endeavor, celebrities often bring along their four-legged companions for moral support.
“Puppies & Pilates,” Nina DobrevCaptioned an Instagram Story from January 2022 showing her golden-colored dog lying on the chest while she did some stretching.
A day later, the Vampire Diaries alum’s puppy helped her during another daily sweat session. “I feel like she’s picking my nose for me,” the Bulgaria native explained via Instagram Story footage as the dog licked her face mid-workout. “Really deep in there.”
She captioned the footage, “She can’t stay away. She just fed me my own boogers.”
Dobrev kept his faithful dog licking Dobrev. The actress continued with her stretches, not missing a beat.
The Fam An alum has spoken out about her inspiration for puppy fitness in the past.
“I have a little bit of an unhealthy obsession with her. We’re inseparable. So, whenever I go to the gym, I bring her with me,” she told CoveteurAbout her pet in July 2017. “For the most part, she just does her own thing and interrupts many of the workouts. It’s almost like what she did today during [a BODYFLOW workout]. If you didn’t notice, she was actually licking everyone even though they were in ground positions! [Sometimes] I’ll veto the weights and use her instead. She’s about 15 [pounds]I can lift her while I do lunges. And she doesn’t mind it.”
Dobrev is not the only star who’s adapted an exercise regimen to incorporate a furry friend.
“Yoga’s new for me. I had actually been told by a doctor never to do yoga, but I made an excuse for the goats,” Sophie TurnerExplained in April 2019 Video British Vogue while trying the popular goat yoga trend for the first time. “The excitement I felt throughout my body when I saw the goats walk in was just … complete and pure ecstasy.”
The England native continued: “I’ve never felt that excited about anything in my life. Ever. And I’ve been proposed to [by now-husband Joe Jonas] and that wasn’t even the best day of my life — this was.”
Ashley BensonShe is, for her part and is equally passionate about keeping her dogs well.
“When I go for walks [with my dogs] I go to the park and log in my miles,” the Pretty Little Liars alum exclusively told Us Weekly July 2018. “I think it’s just getting up and doing it. You just have to keep going. I usually work out in the morning, so it’s done.”
See below for how your favorite stars include their pets in their workouts.
