Dolly Parton Hated Working Out. But She Loved 'Rejoicing Exercises'

Dolly Parton Hated Working Out. But She Loved ‘Rejoicing Exercises’

Dolly Parton knew a thing or two about working 9 to 5. Working out was another matter.“If you tell me I’ve got to do an exercise routine…I dread it so bad,” she told Allure in 2021. Her workaround was “rejoicing exercises”: a freewheeling combination of gospel music, singing, stretching, shouting, and praising. “I do more ‘rejoicing’ than I do ‘working out,’” she said. She occasionally added a few floor exercises and squats—especially, as she pu…

Dolly Parton Hated Working Out. But She Loved 'Rejoicing Exercises'

—Terry Wyatt —Getty ImagesDolly Parton knew a thing or two about working 9 to 5. Working out was another matter.“If you tell me I’ve got to do an exercise routine…I dread it so bad,” she told Allure in 2021. Her workaround was “rejoicing exercises”: a freewheeling combination of gospel music, singing, stretching, shouting, and praising. “I do more ‘rejoicing’ than I do ‘working out,’” she said. She occasionally added a few floor exercises and sq…