--- description: At 84, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an icon — and knows how to stay fit. The trailer for her new documentary gives a hint. title: The New Trailer for the RBG Movie Is Workout Inspiration image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7acbcd5284dcac/69892a337cdbac662ed5c3a8/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-12-04-24-pm.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Workout in Her Documentary Trailer Will Make You Regret Skipping the Gym  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2018 6:13 PM CUT  YouTube  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 8, 2018 6:13 PM CUT The trailer for the Ruth Bader Ginsburg [documentary _RBG_](http://time.com/3523180/ruth-bader-ginsburg-rbg-shirts/ "undefined") has arrived — and all are now hailing the cutting words, longstanding wisdom and aspirational exercise routine of the beloved [Supreme Court justice.](http://time.com/5144002/ruth-bader-ginsburg-metoo-movement/ "undefined") Ginsburg has held her post in the highest court in the land for decades, and it’s no secret that at 84 years old she’s [still in great shape](http://time.com/4804007/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-workout-book/ "undefined"), thanks to a committed workout routine. (There’s even a [book published](http://time.com/4804007/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-workout-book/ "undefined") on her hardcore fitness plan.) In the new trailer for _RBG_, which hits select theaters on May 4, we get a glimpse into what that entails: lifting weights and holding planks for core strength are clearly a major component. Even her friends and contemporaries are impressed by RBG’s strength. “I’ve heard that she does 20 pushups three times a week or something, I mean we can’t even get off the floor, we can’t even get down to the floor,” one laughs. “That’s true,” the other corroborates. “When you come right down to it,” another woman notes, “she’s the closest thing to a superhero I know.” In other words, Ginsburg serves as both fitness inspiration — and life inspiration, working tirelessly as she has to forward civil rights and gender equality over her extensive career in law. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5191589/ruth-bader-ginsburg-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5191589/ruth-bader-ginsburg-trailer/"},"headline":"Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Workout in Her Documentary Trailer Will Make You Regret Skipping the Gym","datePublished":"2018-03-08T18:13:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:14.239Z","description":"At 84, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is an icon — and knows how to stay fit. The trailer for her new documentary gives a hint.","url":"https://time.com/5191589/ruth-bader-ginsburg-trailer/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","justice","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7acbcd5284dcac/69892a337cdbac662ed5c3a8/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-12-04-24-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcd7acbcd5284dcac/69892a337cdbac662ed5c3a8/screen-shot-2018-03-08-at-12-04-24-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"rbg-trailer","caption":"","creditText":"YouTube","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5191589/ruth-bader-ginsburg-trailer/","name":"Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Workout in Her Documentary Trailer Will Make You Regret Skipping the Gym"}}]}] ```