Decker: 'I'm happier after working out'

Brooklyn Decker has revealed that she feels better about herself after working out.

Speaking to OK, the model and actress confessed that she has to practice a varied routine of physical activity in order to maintain her shape.

"I’m curvier and more athletic than the typical size model, so I work out. A lot of girls are like, ‘I eat a cheeseburger, and I’m a size zero'. Me? No way!" she said.

"I have to work out, and it’s part of my life and I love it. I do yoga, cardio, boxing - everything. For me, it’s about mixing things up and staying in shape. I’m a much happier person and a much better person to be around when I’m working out because it gets the endorphins going. You feel confident."

Decker also urged women to stop viewing exercise as a duty and begin using the time to "focus on yourself".

"I think women view it as a task - hard work - and I think it’s a time for you to be selfish. Women now are focusing on their families and their jobs. Basically, women are running the world these days. We’re busy," she explained.

"View it as an hour to focus on yourself, to be selfish – because we’re never selfish, we’re always doing things for other people. When you get to focus on yourself, ultimately it’s helping others because you’re in a good mood, you feel good, you’re being healthy."