Arnold Schwarzenegger and his pet pig are in full swing!
“There's nothing like a Tuesday morning walk with Schnelly!” terminator The 76-year-old talent wrote in an Instagram caption on April 9th. Her post included a video of herself and her relatives taking a walk.
“Join my challenge. Sign up for my newsletter and aim to increase your average daily step count by 1,000 steps,” his caption concludes.
The footage showed the pig following closely behind Schwarzenegger, oinking the entire time.
“Looks like Schnelly is getting some cardio in!! @schwarzenegger,” one user commented.
When the former California governor announced he adopted Schnellie in April 2023, FOX 11 reported that “Schnell” means “fast” in German. This pig was said to be fast, so this was perfect.
Schnelly has done a great job of keeping up with Schwarzenegger, who has had three previous open-heart surgeries and has had a pacemaker implanted and continues to recover.
He shared his experience in his episode arnold's pump club Last month's podcast.
“Last Monday I had an operation to become a little more mechanical. I had a pacemaker fitted,” he said of the March 18 surgery, assuring supporters that “it's going well.”
“I had surgery on Monday, and on Friday I was already at a big environmental event with my friend and fitness activist Jane Fonda. No one could have imagined that I would start the week with surgery. “Sure,” Schwarzenegger continued.
of Predator The actor also thanked “the entire team at Cleveland Clinic” for the “amazing care” they provided.
Schwarzenegger underwent two surgeries in 1997 to replace his pulmonary valve and aortic valve. Both were replaced in 2018 and 2020. Schwarzenegger said scar tissue from his last surgery caused an arrhythmia and he was told to be monitored.
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In a YouTube video Schwarzenegger shared in September 2023, he recalled one of his past surgeries as “a huge failure.”
The former action star said every bit counts as he shares his road to recovery. He just got out of bed and took 10 steps, and ended up walking around the hospital's nurses' station and even longer distances.
Now he's back home and enjoying walks with Schnelly.
Schwarzenegger confessed it was his batman & robin Co-star George Clooney became interested in pigs while promoting his 2014 film Sabotage.
“I always loved that he was obsessed with pigs. He has a piglet that he takes with him everywhere,” Schwarzenegger was quoted as saying. columbus contingent.
“So I bought a pig right after that,” the actor added. “The only problem is, I must have bought the wrong one. It quickly became 300 pounds and I could barely lift my son of a gun.”