MISCHA BARTON - GYM ADDICT MISCHA BARTON

GYM ADDICT MISCHA BARTON

Troubled actress Mischa Barton has embarked on a new healthy-living regime and has even hired a personal trainer to help her get fit.

Mischa Barton has hired a personal trainer to help her get fit.

The 23-year-old actress - who was placed under involuntary psychiatric hold at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center last month - is trying to turn her life around by training hard and embarking on a new healthy lifestyle

One source said: "Mischa is really focused on getting into shape."

Another added to People: "She has been doing a lot of conditioning with weights as well as cardio on the treadmill, and some kickboxing. She's been very consistent and she seems focused."

Since she started filming her new show 'The Beautiful Life' Mischa has been focused on keeping fit, and is regularly spotted at her local Equinox sports centre.

Despite her new regime and positive outlook, friends of the troubled starlet fear she had returned to work on her new TV series 'The Beautiful Life' too soon after leaving hospital.

One said: "There still are issues. Mischa's just not herself at all. I think she's gone back to work too soon."