Constance Wu runs up to six miles a day to stay in shape, her favorite go-to workout

Constance Wu (36) is bringing Asian Americans to the forefront in Hollywood with her starring role in the box office hit, Crazy Rich Asians. Having also starred in ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat, Wu has become a role model for Asian American females, an under-represented group in mainstream media.

How does she manage to stay fit and healthy even with a busy schedule? Wu has trained herself to stay in shape in between shoots with her favorite go-to workout–running. “When I’m not working, I run, like, six miles a day.” she revealed in an interview with Health.

It’s easy to understand why Wu has made running part of her lifestyle. Running has multiple benefits to both our physical and mental health. It burns calories, improves cardiovascular health, builds strength and releases hormones that help fight depression. If you’re going to make running a part of your life, it’s important to have the proper foot support. Wu makes sure to replace her running shoes every six months.

We particularly love Wu’s philosophy on eating to stay healthy. She believes knowing the difference between eating for pleasure or stress is key. “One piece of chocolate is pleasure. Ten pieces of chocolate is stress,” she says.

So if you’re looking to get leaner, lift your mood, or simply find more balance in your life, try Wu’s go-to workout. Put on your headphones, play your favorite tunes (in Wu’s case, Broadway musicals) and hit the ground running!

This weekend she will be attending the Golden Globe awards as she was nominated as best actress in the film Crazy Rich Asisans. She is up against stiff competition including Lady Gaga in the lead roll A Star Is Born but Wu was very excited just to be nominated.

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Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu stays in shape and looks good in a bikini

Part 1: Constance Wu scored a Golden Globe best lead actress nomination, the first Asian woman in 44 years to be named in the category.

Wu, who was nominated for her role in Crazy Rich Asians, said she was "ecstatic but also in shock.” She is up against stiff competition however like Lady Gaga who is the lead in A Star Is Born.

The Hollywood film, the first in 25 years to feature an all-Asian cast, also won a nomination for best film musical or comedy.

It has so far made almost $250 million worldwide since its premiere in August.

The film's director, Jon M Chu, tweeted that the twin nominations were the "proudest moment of [his] career.

When Constance Wu first read the novel “Crazy Rich Asians” some five years ago, she was working as a waitress at Boa Steakhouse in Los Angeles, and the prospects that the book’s lead character Rachel Chu would one day be brought to the screen — and that she would be the one to play her — seemed distant.

The book, by Kevin Kwan, became an international best-seller and now “Crazy Rich Asians,” the story of a Chinese-American woman who travels to Asia for the first time to meet her boyfriend’s (very) wealthy family, is now a major studio film, the first with an all-Asian cast in Hollywood since 1993’s “The Joy Luck Club.”

The Golden Globes awards are this weekend (January 6). In Part 2 Wu talks about how she stays bikini fit. Running is her go-to exercise.

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