Aura Garrido: “Sport has taught me to listen to and care for my body”

For Aura Garrido, exercise is no longer mainly about visible results. The Spanish actress told Women’s Health España that “sport has taught me to listen to and care for my body,” describing a shift in how she relates to physical activity.

She said training now means paying attention to the body’s signals, recognizing when it needs rest and accepting that it does not respond in the same way every day. Over time, she has placed more importance on how she feels after exercising than on the results that can be seen.

That change turned training from an obligation into a form of personal care. Garrido said understanding her own abilities and limitations helps her choose the right kind of exercise and intensity. It also means giving up the need to push herself to the maximum at all times.

The actress views tiredness, pain and a lack of energy as information rather than evidence of weak will. Those signals can indicate that it is time to slow down. In a culture where exercise often comes with appearance-based goals, she argues that well-being should not be reduced to image.

Garrido said physical activity can contribute to feeling better, but rest and individual needs remain essential. There is no single routine that works for everyone, she said. Age, physical condition, daily responsibilities and personal goals all affect how people should train, making it important to find a sustainable form of movement.

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Sport has taught me to listen to and care for my body.