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Vanessa Hudgens and a gal pal went to Fryman Canyon in Studio City this morning, and the ladies worked up a sweat before the valley heat hit the low 80s this afternoon. Nessa went to the gym with her mom yesterday, so it looks like she's mixing it up when it comes to her workout routine.

The 23-year-old starlet doesn't have any new projects lined for next year, but she's chatted about breaking away from her squeaky clean Disney image and taking on edgier roles, like her character in the upcoming bank robbery flick Spring Breakers. She told the South African edition of Glamour Magazine in a recent interview, "I've been recently doing a few projects that are darker, deeper and heavier. Reading these situations in the movie where our characters rob people, which has such a harsh and hard element, was something that I just liked."