Jessie James Decker is a singer, reality star, and clothing designer. Recently, she posted a playful video on Instagram where she, her husband, and their family members took part in some fun, flipping each other upside down. She captioned the post, “How’d we do?” Decker is known for her balanced approach to fitness, family, and enjoying life to the fullest. Here’s how she stays in great shape and maintains a healthy lifestyle.
Decker opened up about her diet in an interview with Women’s Health. She says that she believes in moderation. “There are some weeks when I’m following more of a strict diet because I have something coming up,” Decker said. “But, you know, for the most part, I’m always enjoying food and I always say ‘everything in moderation’ on a day-to-day basis.”
One way that Decker eats healthy? She cooks a lot of her own food. “When you’re cooking at home and you know what you’re putting in your food, I don’t think you have to be that strict,” she explains to Women’s Health. “I don’t always think it needs to be grilled chicken over greens. A lot of times I make my homemade pasta so I know what’s going in the pasta. It’s not that challenging and it’s worth it.”
Decker opened up about the pressure to lose weight after having her kids to E! News. She says that she didn’t pressure herself too much. “I always tell mothers, like, that should be the last thing on your mind. After you have a baby, please do not think about trying to lose weight. Just feed your baby. Love on your baby. You have a newborn. Your body is trying to heal. You will know when your body is ready. Don’t listen to your brain telling you, ‘Lose weight, lose weight.’ You’ll know when you physically feel like, ‘OK, I feel like I’m ready to kind of have that energy and can run around.'”
Decker shared some of her favorite exercises in this Instagram video. In it, she is seen doing lunges. ACE Fitness states that lunges are a great exercise to do. “Lunges work the biggest muscles in your lower body — mainly the quadriceps, gluteus maximus, and the adductor magnus (the muscle in your inner thigh). Other muscles that come into play are the hamstrings, gluteus medius, calves, and core stabilizers, says Susane Pata, content strategist for the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and NASM-certified personal trainer based in Miami.”
Decker is also seen jumping rope in the previous Instagram video. Jumping rope is a great way to stay in shape. Piedmont reports, “Jump rope exercises improve your foot coordination and help you focus on your feet. It also strengthens the muscles surrounding your foot and ankle joints, and it can help decrease foot and ankle injuries.”