British actor-comedian Brett Goldstein is moving from success to success. The two-time Emmy Award-winning Ted Lasso actor recently bagged the role of Hercules in the MCU. Now, he has become the first happiness ambassador for the multi-million dollar fitness franchise Les Mills. During an exclusive interview with Forbes Magazine’s Jeff Conway, the actor revealed why he became part of the?“Choose Happy”?campaign for the New Zealand-based business.

During the interview, the 42-year-old described why he is into fitness. While some might say the actor is working out only to play Hercules in Thor 4, Goldstein has a deeper association with it. He revealed the connection between fitness and mental health, through a heart-wrenching confession.

Brett Goldstein’s fitness goals are unique

In the interview, the MCU’s Hercules actor spoke about his relationship with fitness. While playing a superhero might require him to adopt a more?bodybuilding?style of training, Goldstein exercises regularly. However, his goal is not to achieve a chiseled physique but to boost his mental health.

Research has already shown that working out help improve mental health. Bodybuilding?Arnold Schwarzenegger?has also highlighted?the positive effects of regular exercise?on mental health in his newsletter.?“The reason I exercise every day is not for my body, it?s for my head because I know if I don?t exercise, I feel a lot worse,”?Goldstein said during the interview.

?”It always makes me feel better,”?he added. He also spoke about the mental health challenges people faced during the COVID lockdown and how everyone is opening up to the concept of talking about it.?“It used to be ever acknowledging there was anything wrong with your head was shameful,”?Goldstein confessed to Forbes. However, discourse about the issue has led to initiatives like Les Mills’s?“Choose Happy”?campaign.

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The 42-year-old also revealed the exact connection between mental health and fitness convinced him to become the first happiness ambassador of the fitness franchise.

Why did Brett Goldstein choose to become a Les Mills ambassador?

Brett Goldstein didn’t become the ambassador for the multi-million dollar company for money. During the interview, the actor revealed how positivity convinced him to hop on board.?“The whole Les Mills thing is about positivity,”?he said. While working out is often marked as something you have to ground for, Les Mills does the opposite.

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The ad Goldstein did for the New Zeland based business portrays the same mentality. In the ad, Goldstein plays a man who uses working as an escape from a dark past and lets the frustration of that past fuel him. However, a Les Mills instructor shows him that a workout doesn’t have to be?“dark and stressful.”?However, only time will tell if their collaboration proves fruitful.