The actress, who was living in California with then-husband Bruce Willis, decided to bike 60 miles to and from work every day while filming 'Indecent Proposal'.
- September 23, 2024
AceShowbiz - Demi Moore has opened up about the intense workout regimen she followed after giving birth to her second daughter, Scout Willis, in 1991. At the time, the actress, who was living in Malibu, California with then-husband Bruce Willis, decided to bike 60 miles to and from work every day while filming "Indecent Proposal".
"I was feeding her through the night, getting up in the dark with a trainer ... biking all the way to Paramount, even on location where we were shooting; then shooting a full day, which is usually a 12-hour day; and then starting all over again," Moore said in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning".
Moore admitted that she felt immense pressure to lose weight after giving birth. She recalled being told to lose weight, which she said contributed to her unrealistic expectations about her postpartum recovery.
"I put so much pressure on myself," Moore said. "Even just the idea of what I did to my body, it's so crazy, so ridiculous."
Despite her grueling workout routine, Moore said she realizes now that it probably didn't "matter that much." However, at the time, getting back to her pre-baby body was "everything" to her.
Moore also spoke about the unrealistic body standards that women are often subjected to after giving birth. "We've heard some heartbreaking things about how women feel pressure to bounce back after welcoming a baby," she said. "We've heard the societal pressures of women feeling the need to lose weight right away."