Okay, let’s not mince our words people: Jennifer Aniston is hot (always was, always will be) and on the days where we fully CBA to go to the gym, we’ve Googled ‘Jennifer Aniston body’ to get us motivated on more than one occasion.
Which is fair enough, right? Given that the actress is known for her love of all things health and wellness, getting a sweat on and eating well (she’s also Chief Creative Officer at Vital Proteins, a collagen powder brand).
Of course, while there should never be a ‘one size fits all’ approach when it comes to health, seeing as we’re all individual humans, it can still be interesting to learn more about how other people (celebrities included) exercise. It’s also important to stress that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes, colours and creeds – this article isn’t to say WE MUST ALL LOOK LIKE JENNIFER ANISTON WHEN NAKED, but rather a little nosey into a star’s lifestyle that you can cherry pick bits from, should it take your fancy.
So, with that in mind, and while in search of inspiration, we set out to uncover as much as we could about how Jennifer Aniston moves her body, the diet she follows and any cool tricks she’s shared about fitness along the way…
Okay, so unsurprisingly being Jen An involves a lot of hard graft. While promoting her newsroom-based series, The Morning Show, Jennifer previously shared that she tries to exercise at least five times a week. Yes, five!
Jen’s yoga and spin teacher of over fifteen years, Mandy Ingber, also once said during an interview with Healthista: “My clients and I make sure we do daily exercise. I aim for seven days a week of training and normally hit five. Diet and exercise is key.” It also sounds like Jen is a fan of mixing it up with various classes, which we’ll come on to in just a moment…
If five workouts sounds a lot, the NHS recommends doing at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity (wherein you can still talk but not sing), or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity (where talking is replaced fully by panting and the odd word), a week. Aiming to do 30 minutes of moderate exercise five times a week would hit that quota nicely – so maybe it’s not as extreme as it initially sounds.
The Friends star went on to explain how working out like this became gruelling and monotonous. “Not only do you stress your body, you burn out – who wants to do that at all?” she said, going on to reveal that her new collaboration with fitness brand Pvolve is all about challenging the misconceptions around what a workout should feel like. Which brings us on to…
“I’m officially part of the @pvolve fam,” she told her followers, alongside a video of herself getting sweaty during a Pvolve workout. “SO proud to support our female founder and the beyond talented trainers. This is one of my favourite workouts… and I’m so grateful for the team and excited for what’s to come.”
So, what actually is Pvolve? “Pvolve is a science-led method that combines low-impact functional fitness with resistance-based equipment to deliver results beyond a traditional workout,” the Pvolve website explains, describing functional fitness as: “Exercise that mimics everyday movement and works with the body’s biomechanics. By training muscles to work together, it can sculpt, strengthen, and restore.”
Sharing how Pvolve has transformed her attitude towards working out, Jen told British Vogue that after a back injury in 2021 she was encouraged to give Pvolve a go, and traded in her usual cardio-intensive workouts.
“[Pvolve targets muscles that are] usually asleep,” she explained, pointing out that she enjoys doing 10 to 20 minutes of Pvolve movements, using everything from the P.band to the Gliders. “I have one in my car,” she said of the P.band. “You can put that on and just move if you have a five minute break.”
As for the gliders. “You almost feel like you’re dancing,” she said, likening the movement to an aerobics class – but way better.
