Jane Fonda Doesn't 'Feel Like an Old Person' at 87: I'm Younger 'in All the Ways That Matter'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jane Fonda at the 2025 Producers Guild Awards on Feb. 8, 2025.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty

Jane Fondamay be 87 years old, but she’s not feeling the decades.

Fonda spoke withThe New York Timesabout her exercise routines, personal style and thoughts on aging in an article regarding her new sneaker campaign with the brand Golden Goose published Tuesday, Feb. 18. “I don’t feel like an old person. I’m much younger than I was when I was in my 20s, in all the ways that matter,” she said, after speaking to her fondness for the brand’s sneakers and working out with a trainer every day.

“So it never occurred to me with this campaign, ‘Oh, God, isn’t this great. They’re using an old woman,’ " she added. “But now that I think about it, it is cool. I like that.”

Jane Fonda at the PGA Awards on Feb. 8, 2025.Taylor Hill/FilmMagi

Taylor Hill/FilmMagi

“I used to be a runner, but now I love walking,” Fonda added at the time. “I love being outdoors in the woods, especially up and down hills.”

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In her PEOPLE interview, Fonda also looked back on the influence of her 1980s-era exercise videos on a generation of women’s fitness habits; she recalled receiving letters from women around the world who spoke to her videos' positive impact on their lives.

“I had no idea my videos were going to become such a phenomenon,” Fonda said. “When I was starting out, there weren’t many rigorous forms of exercise available to women. I learned the basic workout from a charismatic teacher named Leni Kasden in the ’70s.”

Jane Fonda at a convention on Feb. 12, 2025.Marla Aufmuth/Getty

Marla Aufmuth/Getty

source: people.com