Jane Fonda, 85, says exercise is vital because 'you have to be able to make love'

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Jane Fonda is a big part of why working out and being physically fit became such a big part of pop culture. The movie star launched the Jane Fonda Workout in 1979 and now, 44 years later, at 85 years old, the Grace And Frankie star is still touting the benefits of breaking a sweat.'You have to be able to, you know, make love,' she said at the opening of H&M's Move Studio in Brooklyn on Wednesday. 'I don't remember much [about that], but do I remember you need flexibility!'Last year, Fonda - who still does her iconic workout to this day - was named the face of the H&M Move campaign and four decades after she made leotards popular for suburban women, she's still extolling the virtues of getting up and moving.'You've got to stay strong,' she said. 'I have a grandson who is three years old, and I can still pick him up.

I mean, I have to bend my knees and, you know, it takes a long time to get him up there, but I can still pick him up. You want to be able to carry your own bags.' Fit at 85: Jane Fonda, the face of H&M's Move campaign on why it is important to exercise: 'you have to be able to make love'But the Barbarella star wasn't always a fitness fanatic.

In fact, she didn't start working out until she was in her late 30s.'I didn't know that it was important to do 'til I was in my 30s,' the 80 for Brady actress said. 'I had a 'constant period' all during school so that I couldn't do gym — anything to get out of gym.''It wasn't until my late 30s [or] early 40s that I started to actually become active and life before I was active, it wasn't nearly as good as when I started to move.'And being flexible isn't the only reason Fonda fell in love with physical fitness.