--- description: The pressures of staying thin in Hollywood can be strenuous, just ask Sarah Jessica Parker. On Wednesday, the 50-year-old actress made an appearance on Sirius... title: Sarah Jessica Parker Recalls Being Given Treadmill by Producer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta6abc76951722da8/6987eb993c16394d2e4558d4/sarah-jessica-parker.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sarah Jessica Parker Recalls Being Given Treadmill by Producer by [Karen Mizoguchi / People](/author/people/) ## Karen Mizoguchi / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 3:23 AM CUT  Sarah Jessica Parker leaves the Late Show With David Letterman at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on April 13, 2015 Sarah Jessica Parker leaves the Late Show With David Letterman at Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on April 13, 2015Donna Ward—Getty Images by [Karen Mizoguchi / People](/author/people/) ## Karen Mizoguchi / People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 3:23 AM CUT The pressures of staying thin in Hollywood can be strenuous, just ask [Sarah Jessica Parker](http://www.people.com/people/sarah%5Fjessicaparker "undefined"). On Wednesday, the 50-year-old actress made an appearance on Sirius XM Radio Andy’s [My Favorite Song w/ John Benjamin Hickey](http://blog.siriusxm.com/tag/john-benjamin-hickey/ "undefined") where she explained the meaning behind her go-to tune “Everybody Dance Now” by C+C Music Factory. “Picture me running with a Discman,” the mom of three shared before Hickey added, “You’re in fantastic shape, is this the reason why?” Although the hit tune is her fave of all time, there’s a memorable reason as to why. “I was about to do _Honeymoon In Vegas_ and before that I was off to do another movie in Iowa,” Parker, who was 27 at the time, recalled. “The producer of _Honeymoon In Vegas_ was very concerned about me being fit for _Honeymoon In Vegas_. So they sent a treadmill to Iowa.” “Are you kidding me?” Hickey responded as the _Sex And The City_ star added: “Dead serious.” The Andrew Bergman-directed 1992 film – also starring [Nicolas Cage](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:NicolasCage,00.html "undefined") and [James Caan](http://www.people.com/people/news/category/0,,personsTax:JamesCaan,00.html "undefined") – featured a bikini scene in which Parker donned a teeny black bikini. In preparation for her bathing suit, Parker fondly remembered working out to the C+C Music Company anthem. “I would very diligently go out every single day and run like a lunatic to this song. And then when I went to Iowa, on the treadmill, I would continue to run to the song,” she said. “And then we went to Vegas and I had a treadmill also in my room and I would get up every morning and run.” [_This article originally appeared on PEOPLE.com_](http://www.people.com/article/sarah-jessica-parker-sent-a-treadmill-by-producer "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4047683/sarah-jessica-parker-producer-hollywood/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4047683/sarah-jessica-parker-producer-hollywood/"},"headline":"Sarah Jessica Parker Recalls Being Given Treadmill by Producer","datePublished":"2015-09-24T03:23:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:12:51.575Z","description":"The pressures of staying thin in Hollywood can be strenuous, just ask Sarah Jessica Parker. 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