Julianne Hough Gives Back with Her New Line of Sportswear

Even better, the line does triple duty by playing into another one of Hough’s strengths: philanthropy. Her designs benefit the Mondetta Charity Foundation, which performs great work for Ugandan and Kenyan children—in partnership with the Kamwokya Primary School in Kampala and New Life Home Trust in Madogo—to provide education, nutrition and health initiatives.

Hough, who also works with Kind Campaign, a non-profit organization that brings awareness and healing to girl-on-girl bullying, describes herself as “hands-on” in all of her projects. She also applies that same level of dedication when it comes to her workouts. “I think the ‘process’ is just as fun as the outcome,” she says, adding, “I’ve always loved the work that it takes to get to your goal.”

That said, the 27-year-old doesn’t have any particular goals when it comes to personal preparation for her impending nuptials. “I don’t think I’ll go on any special diet or workout regime before my wedding because I don’t want to look so different and then have great pictures and be like, ‘Oh, that’s what I used to look like for a week,’” she says. Instead, Hough plans on continuing to exercise like she always has. “I work out at least five times a week—sometimes six times if I’m feeling courageous. Even on weekends, I try to be active, whether it’s going on a hike with my girls or Brooks.”

Exercise is an essential part of her life, for sure—not only keeping her in shape, but keeping her sane. “[Working out] is definitely as much for my mind as it is for my body. I feel like a completely different person if I don’t work out,” Hough maintains. “We’re going through this thing with our dog right now. She’s whining and not her normal self—I think because she hasn’t been very active. That’s how I get. If I haven’t been out of the house or done something active, I get depressed and I’m like, ‘What’s wrong with me?’ The minute I go to a class or workout, I’m back.”

So it’s (workout) business as usual—minus dieting—for the TBD wedding date. Why set herself a weight-loss goal when her only true wedding objective is unbridled fun? “We’re going to just have a big ol’ dance party. We’re both like, ‘Yeah, no beaches, nothing too formal.’ We will, for real, have the best dance party ever.”

In fact, a month after announcing their engagement last August, the two threw a party to celebrate it over Labor Day weekend that Hough describes as “the most fun night ever.” She continues, “They were hauling the furniture out of the place— because it was rented—at 3 o’clock in the morning [while] we were still dancing.”

As for the wedding itself, she admits that they haven’t decided on much—aside from the location, that is. “I changed my mind like 10,000 times. We really haven’t started anything else yet— just the idea and the concept of what we want. We’re still really far off.” She adds with a fond laugh, “Brooks said [to me], ‘I think it’s going to fall into place, babe.’ Yeah, it will—with a lot of planning from me!”

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