If you’ve seen Scarlett Johansson play Black Widow in any of the Marvel movies, you know she’s in fighting shape. But it turns out the actor had "never been to a gym" before she signed on for “Iron Man 2.” “I was 24.
It changed my life in a lot of ways, but it changed my whole outlook on exercise,” the 39-year-old said during an episode of the podcast in 2023. While reflecting on her Marvel journey with , the star called "the gift of fitness" "one of the best parts" of her experience working on the films. “I am stronger and more capable now than I was 10 years ago, which is so awesome to be able to say,” she noted.
Johansson's personal trainer, Eric Johnson, previously told that his client's competitive spirit also helps her crush her workouts. “If I show her something I can do easily, she wants to do it,” he said. “We finish a lot of sessions with sprints, me versus her, and if I offer a 5-yard head start, she gets p----- off that I would even dare.
” How did Johansson train to get in superhero shape and how does she maintain her physique? We're outlining some of her fitness tips and tricks below. When she's training for certain roles, Johansson certainly steps up her workout game. But Johnson previously told his client is "very consistent" with her fitness routine on a regular basis.
“We go anywhere from two to three days a week when we’re maintaining and up to five, six days a week,” he said in 2019. The fitness maven went so far as to say that.