The Never-Aging Jane Seymour!

It’s all leggings, lunges, and ill-fitting spandex in a new comedy that harkens back to the birth of the aerobics craze…and the ridiculousness of it. Let’s Get Physical is a modern-day comedy that captures the zeitgeist of the 1980s fitness obsession. The series revolves around middle-aged slacker Joe Force who makes a reluctant return to the gym biz after his dad, the “Godfather of Aerobics” unexpectedly passes away. Joe is forced to take over the broken-down family fitness facility and is tasked with winning an aerobics competition in order to get his old man’s fortune. Complicating his efforts to do so are his mom, his rival and his wife. The cast, speaking at a recent press event, were quick to admit that many of them actually loathe going to the gym. Annalynne McCord, who plays Joe’s wife, Claudia, blurted out, “I hate the gym. It’s awful. I like the brain gym. I would rather spend my time reading. Getting up and having to do something where I sweat just sounds terrible.” Then she added with a laugh, “Then I decided to do a show where I have to do that.” Matt Jones, who stars as Joe Force, admitted that he’s also not much of a gym nut, but this makes him a bit like his character. “I’d rather eat and have a drink than wake up and go to the gym. But I also do like going to the gym, when I’m in that mode.” Jones said. “We’re very similar.” On the opposite end of the workout spectrum is Chris Diamantopoulos. Much like the character he plays, the super fit Barry (Joe’s rival), Diamantopoulos hits the gym frequently. “Yes, I am the ridiculous extreme,” he says, but then relented a bit, adding, “You know, I really don’t like gyms at all. I’m kind of agoraphobic. But, my brother [has been running] a strength training facility for 25 years. I’m sort of his guinea pig.” It seems like perfect casting to have Jane Seymour play Joe’s mom, Janet Force, especially when she revealed, “I actually was on the cover of a Jane Fonda workout book, in a striped leotard. That shows you how authentic I am to this project because I still have those leotards and those leg warmers, and I still vaguely remember how to do those things.”