Marilyn Monroe doing military press with a bar
The actress never used to bother about exercising until she realized she’s got to maintain her looks. When she realized that exercising was necessary, she crafted her own workout routine. The workout schedule she devised was aimed at keeping her muscles firm and she acknowledged that it worked for her quite nicely. The workout began in the mornings. She used to wake up, brush her teeth, wash her face to shed off last dregs of sleep and start with some basic exercises.
The first exercise was aimed at firming the breasts. It included the use of five pound weights. In this exercise, a person has to lie down on a floor and lift 5-pound weights from a spread-eagled arm position to a point directly above their heads. Doing this exercise 15 times is more than enough. She used to repeat this exercise another 15 times by changing her position and keeping her arms above her head. The last part of the workout session included keeping her arms at 45-degree angle from the floor and moving the weights in circles until she got tired.
Marilyn Monroe doing dumbbell chest press
The star actress didn’t like to count the number of times she moved a hand and she detested doing exercise like a robot. She just liked exercising as per the demands and capabilities of her body.
Daily Mail also reported that the stunner was skilled at doing exercises like military presses with a bar, handstands, bench pressing small weights and performing squats which she demonstrated while doing a photo shoot for Life Magazine in April 1952.
Marilyn Monroe doing handstand
Being Lazy
The diva had no inclination to participate in any sport activities or particularly, swimming. She left that for men. She also believed in getting 5 to 10 hours of sleep every night depending on her schedule. Sundays were luxurious days for her as she probably didn’t workout on those days and sometimes slept very late in the mornings.