Patrick Schwarzenegger's fitness is key to his mental health

The Hollywood star - who played Saxon Ratliff in season three of the hit HBO show - told E! News: "For me, running and working out is like my therapy - it's my alone time, my reset. It represents freedom - just being in my own space, my own zone.

"I don't necessarily have extremely specific goals unless they're tied to a character and how I want to look. For me, fitness is just as much about mental health as it is physical health."

Patrick enjoyed going on long runs in Thailand when he wasn't shooting scenes for the show.

He shared: "The shoot had that work-hard, play-hard vibe, and there were a lot of days where we weren't working at all. Sometimes, it was just other groups filming - groups that I didn't necessarily interact with in the storyline. So, it was like, what do we do on these off days?

"At first, you want to go to the beach and hang by the pool, but after a while, you want to explore. I would go on long walks - multiple-hour-long walks."

Patrick enjoyed running on Ko Samui and Phuket, two of Thailand's most popular tourist destinations.

He said: "Working out has always been a huge part of my life, and it was a huge part of this character's life too. It was something I did all the time.

"I'd go on long runs - we were on an island for a lot of the time, in Ko Samui and Phuket."

Patrick also found working out to be a great way of bonding with his 'White Lotus' co-stars.

The actor - who starred alongside the likes of Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, and Aimee Lou Wood on the show - said: "I did a lot of beach runs.

"It was also a great way to bond with some of the other castmates - going to the gym, working out, or going on walks and runs."