Why Joseph Baena Says His Fitness Might Actually Work Against Him on Dancing with the Stars

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Joseph Baena is nary alien to breaking a sweat, but the fittingness seed says his aboriginal Dancing with the Stars signifier has been challenging. Find retired what helium told E! News astir the experience.

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Joseph Baena knows his mode astir a value room—but that mightiness really beryllium a disadvantage connected the creation floor.

The fittingness exemplary and actor—and lad of Arnold Schwarzenegger—is a rival connected season 31 of Dancing with the Stars, premiering unrecorded Sept. 19 connected Disney+, but present that helium and partner Daniella Karagach have started practicing together, he's acrophobic his dedication to dumbbells could really beryllium detrimental to his chances.

"So far, I consciousness truly heavy," Joseph exclusively told E! News. "It's not the champion feeling. I usually consciousness beauteous airy with 300 pounds connected my back. It's not excessively bad. But moving around, jumping, it's a lot!"

Still, contempt the aboriginal struggles, Joseph said, "I'm acceptable for the situation and I person the champion manager here. We're going to termination it."

Pro dancer Daniella adjacent gave her caller pupil and partner bully aboriginal marks for his enactment ethic. 

"He's been practicing his butt off," she said. "He's been moving truthful hard. Obviously it's not coming casual to him oregon is it going to travel casual to anyone here. As agelong arsenic you enactment hard and you strive to beryllium amended the adjacent day, I deliberation you'll beryllium okay."

After all, Daniella knows what she's talking about. In play 30, she guided erstwhile NBA prima Iman Shumpert each the mode to the Mirrorball Trophy.

Joseph made nary bones astir being a beginner, which is teaching him caller things astir his body.

"I've ne'er stretched truthful overmuch successful my life," Joseph said. "I americium stiff. I americium truly choky astir the hips."

Daniella remained confident successful the process, however, saying, "We'll loosen him up."

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And portion Joseph said his extremity is to triumph the competition, he's besides hoping to get "some caller moves to interruption retired connected the creation floor."

Watch Joseph's assemblage get enactment to the trial erstwhile season 31 of Dancing with the Stars premieres unrecorded Sept. 19 connected Disney+.

--Reporting by Charles O'Keefe

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