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Danielle Campbell in Workout Gear Takes a Hike

“Love taking hikes to avoid responsibilities. Highly recommend it," said The Rookie star.

Danielle Campbell is a versatile and accomplished actress who has captivated audiences with her roles in Disney Channel's Starstruck, the feature film The Prom, and the popular series The Originals. Currently, she stars in the ABC series, The Rookie. Last month, Campbell delighted her fans by sharing hiking photos on Instagram, captioning them, "Love taking hikes to avoid responsibilities. Highly recommend it." Wondering how she stays in such great shape? Read on to discover five ways Danielle Campbell keeps fit, along with the photos that showcase her fitness routine.

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She Hikes

As you can see from her post, Campbell likes to hike to stay in shape. According to Piedmont, hiking has a lot of benefits. "Going up and down hills gets the heart pumping, creating a great cardio workout. Like most cardio exercises, hiking helps reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and even some cancers. Hiking is a weight-bearing exercise, which builds muscle mass and helps prevent osteoporosis. Hiking can help you manage your weight."

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She Works Her Legs

In this TikTok, Campbell is seen working out in the gym. She made sure to not skip leg day. Campbell is seen doing leg motions from a plank and donkey kicks. Piedmont reports that lower body workouts are important. "Having strong glutes, quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles gives your body a strong foundation and can: Tone your lower body muscles. Boost your metabolism as you increase muscle mass. Give you a higher calorie burn as you train larger muscle groups. Improve your balance. Strengthen your bones. Reduce joint pain. Reduce your risk of injury, particularly in your back and knees."

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She Lifts Weights

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In the TikTok, Campbell is seen doing deadlifts with two kettlebells. Strength training workouts, like these, have a lot of benefits. The Mayo Clinic reports, "By stressing your bones, strength training can increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Strength training can help you manage or lose weight, and it can increase your metabolism to help you burn more calories. Strength training may enhance your quality of life and improve your ability to do everyday activities."

4

She Bikes

Campbell likes to ride bikes to stay in shape. She shared this photo of herself and a friend riding near the beach. A Healthier Michigan states that biking has a lot of benefits. "All that work your body is doing by pedaling and balancing not only works muscles in your arms and core, but it counts as serious cardio exercise and burns calories with every spin of the wheels. By biking at a moderate pace, about 12 or 13 miles per hour, a person weighing 155 pounds burns nearly 300 calories in 30 minutes, according to statistics shared by Harvard University. Like to pedal faster? A person of that same weight doing a fast pace of 14 or 15 miles per hour burns more than 370 calories in 30 minutes."

5

She Swims

Campbell is seen swimming in this video she posted on Instagram. Better Health states that swimming has a lot of benefits. "Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body, builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness, helps you maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs, tones muscles and builds strength, provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming."

Anna Bechtel
Anna Bechtel is a freelance writer currently based in Hamden, CT. Read more
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