Kate Hudson puts a lot of work in to make sure she stays in shape.
The 40-year-old actress and entrepreneur is on the cover of the new Women’s Health, and in it she opens up about everything from work to working out, and doing it all while being a mother of three.
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“If I come in 9-to-5, do all my work, and shut off my phone, I can have a balanced life,” Hudson says. “I try not to let work spill into time with the kids, dinnertime, and in bed.”
Hudson also reveals that she kept herself to a more strict diet than usual after having her third child last year.
“Unlike with the other two, I didn’t really have time to work out,” she says. “It took a different kind of discipline. I feel good, energetic, and strong. I feel like myself again.”
Part of that discipline is working out four times a week, she explains: “I love how flexible I get and what it does to the shape of my body. I know I’m at my strongest when I’m doing my Pilates.”
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Hudson also talks about the problems that arise when trying to be a “perfect” parent.
“I make mistakes all the time. I’ve yelled at my kids too much, and I’ve also cursed in front of them, and I also haven’t shown up for things because I was out of town,” she admits. “But at the same time, I have days where I’m like, ‘I’m a f**king supermom.’ I am cooking, cleaning, doing homework, changing diapers, I worked out. What I’ve learned—and what I’m learning—is that I’m doing the best I can.”
Through it all, self-care is very important to a balanced life.
“I have so many kids. I do check out,” he says. “I go away with [them], usually to our ranch in Colorado. I sit and look out at the mountains. My doctor says I should be going away on my own, but I’ll do that when my kids are a little bit older.”