Julianne Hough and her new dog, Sunny.Photo:Getty;Julianne Hough/Instagram
Getty;Julianne Hough/Instagram
Julianne Houghis loving the perks of being a dog mom.
At the launch of her new venture, the Kinrgy Fitness Studio, in West Hollywood, California, on Friday, Hough, 35, told PEOPLE that spending her mornings with hernew puppy, Sunny, has improved her mental health.
“Our morning ritual is we’ll play in bed. I’ll wake her up and she’ll come and get into bed and we will play for a good, solid 15 minutes,” theDancing with the Starsco-host says.
“You’ll be surprised when you’re laughing and playing and totally present with a dog — how much that changes your energy,” she adds of the positive impact that spending quality time with her dog has had on her mental health.
Julianne Hough with her dog Sunny.Julianne Hough/Instagram
Julianne Hough/Instagram
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After they play in bed for a little bit, the dancer takes the puppy out for a walk, during which she does “breath work” or tries to clear her mind as much as possible in a practice she calls “movement meditation.”
“Nothing better than a dog,” she declares.TheSafe Havenstar introduced her new canine companion to her followers with a videopost on Instagramin February.
Julianne Hough.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
“A little bit of Sunny sunshine for your Monday scrolls 🐶☀️,” she captioned a video that featured a man pulling down a curtain to reveal an image of the dog.
“Me showing everyone the love of my life,” read text over the video.
As for her new venture, Hough tells PEOPLE she decided to start Kinrgy Fitness Studio because she kept hearing people say that being onDWTSwas a “transformative” experience for them beyond just learning to dance.
Julianne Hough.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Hough, who has a background in ballet dancing, tells PEOPLE the approach she wants to share with patrons “took away my … identity of needing to be perfect.”
“It’s it truly is like a fun, inviting space for people to just get weird,” she says of her new studio.
source: people.com
