Chloe and Halle Bailey haven’t been standing still for a while.
But as the three of us sit together after a hot yoga session and sound bath at New York’s AIRE Ancient Baths, we both express a desire to change our priorities.
“I think we’re both hungry to celebrate ourselves and our mental health. We put ourselves first,” Halle said in connection with the sisters’ new partnership with CORE Hydration. He told PS in an exclusive interview. “Working in this industry where it’s all about entertaining other people, sometimes you forget to replenish yourself. And that seems to be the main goal my sister and I are working on this year. “It’s a thing,” she says.
To that end, Halle has recently been looking for places and activities that allow her to “turn inward.” The new mom refused to succumb to the “bouncing back” culture, focusing primarily on soft workouts rather than an intense postpartum fitness routine. “I’m learning to accept and love this new body I’ve got. I’m really appreciating my body and not over-analyzing my new stretch marks and all that, and I’m just learning to accept and love this new body that I have. I understand that helped give me life,” she says.
Chloe told PS: “I long for peace.” For her, it means dealing with whatever happens in her life with a sense of stability. “There will be trials and tribulations, but my goal is to be able to overcome them as calmly as possible.”
The 25-year-old is unfortunately no stranger to unwelcome comments, especially since launching her solo career and releasing sexually expressive (and sonically genius) hits like “Have Mercy.” Since then, she has been criticized many times for being too sexy. But she has a way of venting her frustrations that is completely different from her sister’s approach. When Chloe gets tired of her criticism, she gets into the boxing ring.
“I love boxing. It helps my mental health because I’m a very kind person and a lot of people make fun of me,” she told PS. “But when I learn to box, I can picture their faces in front of me, so I can vent my anger and not have to tell them what they did to my face.”
She is also good at dancing. In fact, she found the Coachella marathon rehearsals to be “a really good workout.” and “It felt like boot camp, and I love that kind of thing,” she says.
That said, Chloe knows that high-intensity sweat sessions aren’t for everyone, and that you can learn what kind of workouts give you the most energy. I admit it. your The mind and body are capable of trial and error. “Every body is different. We are literally not created equal,” she says.
This is a lesson she faced when she broke her foot last year and opted for weight training instead of regular cardio sets. She realized that it wasn’t working for the results she was looking for. “I need cardio to maintain my body,” she says. “So I think that’s one of the things I should throw away. [in the fitness industry] — We believe that all bodies will respond the same way to certain types of training. ”
For the “Boy Bye” singer, learning to accept her body and self for what they are and what she needs has been a process, and at times that journey has been slower than she would have liked. When asked what she would tell her younger self if she had the chance, Chloe said: “Just have some faith in yourself. Don’t be so slow to get there.” I answered.
Luckily, she and Halle have had each other’s built-in cheerleaders for the past 20 years. As we enter the season of putting ourselves first, the two are hugging each other tighter than ever. In fact, when asked what her message to her past self is, Halle says, “Hold on tight to your sister, because she’ll always be there for you.”
Alexis Jones is a senior health and fitness editor at PS. Her areas of expertise include women’s health and fitness, mental health, racial and ethnic disparities in health care, and chronic disease. Before joining PS, she served as a senior editor at Health magazine. Her other bylines can be found in Women’s Health, Prevention, Marie Claire, and more.
