In case you haven't noticed whenever Cheryl Blossom nails a high kick or River Vixen cheerleading routine on Riverdale, especially during the musical episodes, actress Madelaine Petsch can move. She's a natural, and that's because she spent 17 years as a dancer growing up. Before her appearance at POPSUGAR Grounded, which took pace in LA on Saturday, March 7, where Madelaine lead a workout with her trainer and P.volve cofounder Stephen Pasterino, she told POPSUGAR that dance, to her, was all about discipline, and it shaped how she now approaches exercise.
On weekdays, Madelaine would go straight from school every day to dance practice from 3 p.m. to 8 or 9 p.m., and, ahead of competitions or performances, she'd have rehearsals on weekends. "Looking back, the discipline is the thing I'm the most thankful for," she told POPSUGAR via email. "It gave me the work ethic I have today."
Dance was Madelaine's main form of exercise until she moved to LA at age 18. Finding her "fitness fix" in a new city, she explained, was hard at first, but then she started signing up for workout classes. These became social activities for her as well, and she'd also frequent dance sessions regularly. Now, at 25, Madelaine works out five to seven times a week on average. She took up P.volve about nine months ago, which is a high-intensity, low-impact method focused on functional movement for the whole body.
As Madelaine noted in a video on her YouTube channel this past January, her 17 years as a dancer took a toll on her knees. She told POPSUGAR that her trainer prior to Stephen, though "fantastic," had her lifting heavy, which ended up being too strenuous. P.volve, she said, challenges her but also incorporates moves that are familiar. "[P.volve is] really great for dancers like myself," she said. "It's similar movements to what I grew up with, and it encourages those same postures."
Generally, Madelaine likes to get at least 20 minutes of cardio in before she logs into the P.volve portalRead More – Source
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