Shedding for the wedding isn’t on Julianne Hough’s agenda. “I haven’t even thought about that,” the 27-year-old, engaged to hockey player Brooks Laich since August, told Us Weekly on Thursday, Nov. 12. “We haven’t even really decided when we’re getting married so I haven’t done anything focused on that!”
Well, except maintain her regular five-days-a-week exercise plan. The Dancing With the Stars judge tones with trainer Astrid Swan, takes dance-based Body By Simone classes, and does CorePower Yoga. And when she’s in D.C. with her Washington Capitals pro fiancé, 32, “we go hiking all the time,” says Hough. “I love switching my workout out.”
Her latest challenge is to log 10,000 steps a day. The Utah native recently signed on as the national ambassador for Fitbit’s FitForGood campaign, where participants rack up steps to benefit their favorite charity. Whichever organization — either the American Heart Association, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, or the American Diabetes Association — has the highest step count at the end of the 11-day challenge on Nov. 20 will receive $500,000. (Fitbit is giving $350,000 to the runner-up and $150,000 to the third-place finisher.)
“Fitbit users can participate and each step that they take goes towards this charitable donation,” explains Hough. “I wanted to be a part of it because I think everybody knows how much I really believe in health and fitness and just taking care of your body. I just wanted to challenge myself and set some goals.”
Her top objective is keeping her 5-foot-3 figure toned. Though the bride-to-be tells Us she isn’t planning on extra workouts, she does want to look good walking down the aisle. “I want to also look like me,” she explains. “I don’t want to just be fit and hot for my wedding, I want to be fit and hot my whole life!”
