Jennifer Aniston, one of the most beloved and successful actresses, has been in the spotlight for decades. From her iconic role as Rachel Green on Friends to her current work on The Morning Show, she’s known for her glowing health and fitness. Recently, Aniston shared workout photos on her Instagram stories, showing herself doing planks and a Pvolve class. Here’s how she keeps her body strong and her mind balanced.
As you can see from her Instagram stories, Aniston does planks to help herself stay in shape. LifeHack states that the exercise has a lot of benefits. “A plank workout is one of the best exercises for strengthening your core. You’ll note that when you maintain the plank posture, your biceps, neck, and shoulder muscles are also put to the test and stretched. This is excellent news if you like to do press-ups because it encourages their growth and development.”
Aniston shared some of her wellness secrets with Byrdie. She says that she makes sure to eat healthy, specifically that she is mindful of what is in her food. “I’m much more mindful about what I eat and conscious of my ingredients. I try to practice balance by eating a proper amount of protein, vegetables, and water and exercising.”
Aniston tells Byrdie that she doesn’t like to use a lot of heat on her hair. “I try to stay away from heat. Hair dryers, flat irons, and curling irons will destroy your hair, and that’s coming from someone who knows. When you’re overprocessing, overcoloring, or shooting every day and getting blowouts, it damages your hair. So, I resist heat as much as possible and use a great, healthy shampoo and conditioner along with the LolaVie Weekly Hair Mask.”
Aniston revealed to Byrdie that she doesn’t like to push herself too hard when it comes to fitness. “Don’t beat your body up physically. Take it easy. It will serve you in the long run—this is your only body. Honestly, I wish I’d discovered Pvolve in my 20s and 30s because I really banged up my body with running at ridiculous speeds, CrossFit training, [and other workouts]. My physical therapist used to say I was her job security. She gave me a Barbie doll with Kinesio tape on every injury she’d treated me for over the last sixteen years, and the whole doll was covered in tape. But with Pvolve’s low-impact, functional fitness, you get a major bang for your buck and don’t get injured.”
Aniston shared one of her biggest self-care secrets with Byrdie. “I try to stay off the computer as much as possible and get into a better brain space with a show or a movie. In general, my most important self-care practice is staying off of my screens and trying not to digest the news as much as I can. There’s too much information coming at us all day, and I don’t think our brains are designed for this kind of information intake. It sounds cliché, but if I consume too much, my stress levels go up—so my self-care is trying to limit my information intake as much as I can without being left in the dark, which is a lot easier said than done.”