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Christopher Meloniis serious about wellness!
OnInstagramSunday, theLaw & Order: Organized Crimestar, 60, posted photos from a recent cupping therapy session.
“Let’s get ready to organize some crime #OC @nbclawandorder,” Meloni wrote, posting closeups of the cupping on his back and chest. In one photo, he threw a thumbs up, and showed his back after the treatment in another.
Cupping therapy, according toHealthline, is a type of “alternative therapy” where cups are placed on the skin to create suction, which is believed to “improve the flow of energy in the body and facilitate healing.” Thetreatmenthas been popular with Olympians and A-listers alike.
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The actor previously played Elliot Stabler onLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitalongsideMariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson for 12 seasons until his departure in 2011. In 2021, he reprised the role for the spinoffOrganized Crime,which recently wrapped its second season.
During an episode of the Fitness+ podcastTime to Walk, which aired late last month, Meloni said that he recognized it was a “unique situation” to get to play his famous character again, especially because the role is so physically demanding.
“I was like ‘This is kind of a dream right now.’ I didn’t take it lightly,” the star said.
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“I actually focused on the character and where he’d been, but it was the physical I thought which was equally important, because I felt as though many people would remember me/Elliot Stabler as he was 10 years prior, because that’s the last time they would have seen me physically,” he continued.
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Though the actor knew he was going to look older, he said it was important that Elliot still be in his prime.
“I wanted to give that sense of he came back almost like chiseled in granite,” Meloni said. “I wanted him to be the most physically fit, focused, physical presence that they’d ever seen. And I was actually on a weight training physical fitness program with my trainer for over a year to prepare for the role. That paid dividends.”
source: people.com
