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Julianne Moore reveals the unique fitness tip she has followed ever since it was given to her by a trainer in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
“Your brain’s like, ‘Whoa, what’s that?’ ” the actress says of the helpful health advice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
Moore says she has learned to take her overall health more seriously as she’s\u00a0gotten older<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Julianne Moore<\/a> stays in tip-top shape \u2014 both physically<\/a> and mentally<\/a> \u2014 thanks to an out-of-the-ordinary tip<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I remember I had a trainer who used to say, ‘You should take the opportunity to walk backwards<\/a>,’ ” the actress, 64, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview.<\/p>\n “So every once in a while, I just go ahead and walk backwards, especially up a hill, because it’s so good for your body and brain, because your brain’s like, ‘Whoa, what’s that?’ ” Moore continues.<\/p>\n Adds the\u00a0Oscar<\/a>,\u00a0Emmy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0SAG<\/a>-award winner: “Anything that gets you out of your normal routine \u2014 meeting new people, learning a new game, a language \u2014 all of those things are things that kind of wake you up.”<\/p>\n “I know that I feel more alive when I’m doing that. It just makes everything better to learn something new, or even silly things,” Moore further explains.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n Julianne Moore\/Instagram<\/p>\n Julianne Moore working out.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Moore, who partnered with\u00a0Lilly<\/a>\u00a0to launch its new\u00a0Brain Health Matters campaign<\/a>, says she has learned to take her overall health more seriously as she’s\u00a0grown older and wiser<\/a>.<\/p>\n “When you’re younger, you don’t think about much at all. I mean, you really feel impervious to everything, and to anything health and wellness related,” she tells PEOPLE. “But I think, the more life you’ve accrued, the more precious it becomes.”<\/p>\n The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Now, as a wife to husband Bart Freundlich<\/a> and a mom to their two kids<\/a> \u2014 son Caleb, 27, and daughter Liv, 23 \u2014 Moore says taking care of herself, she has realized, then takes care of others.<\/p>\n “You have more people that you’re taking care of, you have more people that you love, and you realize that you depend on your body, and if something goes wrong with your body, then it really affects your function,” she says.<\/p>\n “You tend to take things for granted until something happens, but you also learn about the things that will ensure that you can continue to do the stuff that you care about, like\u00a0exercising regularly<\/a>,\u00a0eating well<\/a>,\u00a0sleeping<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 all of those things that help you perform to the best of your ability,” continues the star.<\/p>\n