{"id":2417191,"date":"2026-05-14T23:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2417191"},"modified":"2026-05-14T23:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T23:07:28","slug":"rfk-jr-trades-kid-rock-for-arnold-schwarzenegger-as-gym-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rfk-jr-trades-kid-rock-for-arnold-schwarzenegger-as-gym-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. trades Kid Rock for Arnold Schwarzenegger as gym partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RFK Jr. and Arnold Schwarzenegger are hitting the gym together in a new selfie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The secretary of health and human services and former governor of California go back decades and were once related by marriage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RFK Jr., a gym enthusiast, shared a video in February working out in jeans with Kid Rock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You never know who you&#8217;ll run into at the gym.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/biggest-bombshells-from-new-rfk-jr-book-11950880\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Robert F. Kennedy Jr.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> was joined by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Arnold Schwarzenegger;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Arnold Schwarzenegger&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> for a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobertKennedyJr\/status\/2054998914944696547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:gym selfie;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;gym selfie&quot;}\" class=\"link \">gym selfie<\/a>, trading <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kid-rock\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Kid Rock;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Kid Rock&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Kid Rock<\/a> for his workout partner. &#8220;Senior&#8217;s Day, Gold&#8217;s Gym in Venice,&#8221; RFK Jr. wrote of the beaming septuagenarians. Schwarzenegger mentioned in the past that they go to the gym together, and the duo have a decades-long history together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Entertainment Weekly <\/em>reached out to Schwarzenegger for comment and did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The secretary of health and human services and former governor of California go way back. Schwarzenegger was previously married to RFK Jr.&#8217;s first cousin, journalist <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/shriver-siblings-kennedy-family-dynamics-rfk-jr-political-differences-11955988\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Maria Shriver;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Maria Shriver&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Maria Shriver<\/a>, from 1986 to 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">RFK Jr. wrote an article about Schwarzenegger for the 2007 edition of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/content.time.com\/time\/specials\/2007\/time100\/article\/0,28804,1595326_1615513_1615451,00.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TIME 100;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TIME 100&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>TIME <\/em>100<\/a>, praising the then-governor&#8217;s conservation efforts and calling him a &#8220;national leader for his efforts to restore Teddy Roosevelt&#8217;s conservation tradition to the G.O.P.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Schwarzenegger believes that good economic policy, over the long term, is always the same as good environmental policy,&#8221; Kennedy wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York in April 2010<br \/>Credit: Ben Hider\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Schwarzenegger, meanwhile, spoke favorably about the health and human services secretary in June 2025, telling <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/andy-cohen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Andy Cohen;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Andy Cohen&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Andy Cohen<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gaaPD1yesR0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:&quot;I like Bobby Kennedy a lot;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;quot&quot;}\" class=\"link \">&#8220;I like Bobby Kennedy a lot<\/a>&#8221; and credited him for helping his political career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t agree with everything policy-wise, but I like him as a human being. I mean, he&#8217;s fantastic. He was the one that sent me when I ran for governor\u2014 he was a Democrat, obviously. Now we don&#8217;t know what he is. He&#8217;s a mixture of Democrat and Republican, or maybe he&#8217;s more Republican, I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; Schwarzenegger said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;But I mean, the bottom line is he was a Democrat, and he called me during the campaign when I ran for governor,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He said to me, he says, &#8216;Arnold, I have someone that will help you with the environment&#8217; because he was an environmentalist.&#8221; RFK Jr. introduced him to Terry Tamminen who taught him about the environment, which inspired his eco-friendly agenda in California.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So when I ran as a Republican and a Democrat like Bobby Kennedy helps me, I said to myself that I should always be there for him,&#8221; concluded Schwarzenegger of the public servant. &#8220;No matter if I believe in everything that he does or not, I will always support him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Schwarzenegger&#8217;s gym visits go beyond a workout at Gold&#8217;s. The former professional body builder has been helping his son <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/joseph-baena-arnold-schwarzenegger-bodybuilding-career-11949902\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Joseph Baena in his own bodybuilding career;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Joseph Baena in his own bodybuilding career&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Joseph Baena in his own bodybuilding career<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He&#8217;s the best training partner. I don&#8217;t know what to say,&#8221; Baena told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/real-life-diet-joe-baena-bodybuilder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:GQ;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GQ&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>GQ<\/em><\/a> in April. &#8220;He pushes me. He makes sure that I don&#8217;t slack off in the gym. When the carbs are low and the calories are low and I start getting tired, he pumps me up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/joseph-baena-wins-second-bodybuilding-competition-a-week-11943169\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Baena, who has already won competitions;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Baena, who has already won competitions&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Baena, who has already won competitions<\/a>, elaborated on his dad&#8217;s influence, saying that Schwarzenegger gave him the &#8220;bodybuilding encyclopedia.&#8221; &#8220;I was flipping through that, trying to learn how to grow the biceps, and I fell in love with weightlifting,&#8221; he shared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Baena said he &#8220;fell in love with eating healthy&#8221; after being &#8220;really overweight&#8221; when he was younger. &#8220;I fell in love with learning about the body and how it reacts to training, and I became very passionate about it,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In February, Kid Rock and RFK Jr. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DU33MUgiWo5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:teamed up for a video;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;teamed up for a video&quot;}\" class=\"link \">teamed up for a video<\/a> to inspire Americans to get active and eat healthy. The clip features a montage of the duo working out together, using different gym equipment and flexing their muscles. RFK Jr. wore jeans for the clip, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/lifestyle\/fitness\/rfk-jr-works-out-in-jeans-242999b9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:which has caused a stir online;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;which has caused a stir online&quot;}\" class=\"link \">which has caused a stir online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/rfk-jr-trades-kid-rock-for-arnold-schwarzenegger-as-gym-partner-11975292\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points RFK Jr. and Arnold Schwarzenegger are hitting the gym together in a new selfie. 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