Chle and Halle Bailey talk Coachella workouts, postpartum life, and sisterhood

Chle and Halle Bailey haven’t stopped in a while.

The eldest of the singer-songwriter-actor sisters, Chle, just wrapped up her Coachella stint, having learned a full 45-minute show (read: full-body dance workout) in less than two weeks , courtesy of a 12-hour trial. days Halle, on the other hand, has been balancing new motherhood welcoming her baby Halo into the world earlier this year with filming a new movie in Virginia.

But as the three of us sit in New York’s ancient AIRE baths, a post-hot yoga session and sound bath, they both express a desire to re-prioritize.

“I’d say we’re both thirsty for celebrating ourselves and putting our mental health first,” Halle tells PS in an exclusive interview tied to the sisters’ new partnership with CORE Hydration. “When you work in the industry, where it’s all about entertaining other people, sometimes you forget to recharge yourself. And so that’s the main goal that my sister and I are working on this year.” he says

To that end, these days, Halle looks for places and activities that allow her to “go inward.” The new mum has been focusing mainly on gentle exercise after giving birth, rather than an intense fitness routine, refusing to give in to the ‘bounce back’ culture. “I’m just learning to accept and love this new body that I have and really appreciate my body and realize that God helped me bring it to life instead of overanalyzing all these new stretch marks and stuff,” she says.

For her part, Chle tells PS that she is “thirsty for peace”. For her, that means handling what life throws at her with a sense of stability. “There will be trials and tribulations, but be able to go through them with as still a mind as possible,” is his goal.

Unfortunately, the 25-year-old is familiar with the unwanted comments, having been repeatedly criticized for being too sexy, especially after launching her solo career and releasing sexually expressive (and great-sounding) hits. like “Have Mercy.” But she has a method to release her frustration, very different from her sister’s approach. Whenever Chle is fed up with criticism, she hits the boxing ring.

“I love boxing which helps my mental health, because I’m a very friendly person and a lot of people mess with me,” he tells PS. “But when I can box, I can picture their face right where I have them and I take my anger out and I don’t have to say to their face what they did to me.”

He is also great at dancing. In fact, he found those Coachella marathon rehearsals to be “really good exercise i stress,” instead of the latter. “It felt like boot camp, I love stuff like that,” he says.

That said, Chle knows that high-intensity sweat sessions aren’t for everyone and acknowledges that learning which workout fuels you best your mind and body can be trial and error. “Every body is different. We’re literally not built the same,” she says.

It’s a lesson he came face to face with last year when he broke his foot and opted for weight training instead of his typical cardio routines. He realized it wasn’t working for the results he was looking for. “My body needs cardio to sustain itself,” she says. “So I think that’s something I would throw away [in the fitness industry] thinking that every body would react the same way to a certain type of training.”

Learning to accept her body and self for what she is and needs has been a process for the “Boy Bye” singer, and that journey has sometimes been slower than she would have liked. When asked what she would tell her younger self if she had a chance, Chle says, “Have a little faith in yourself, don’t be so late to get there.”

Fortunately, she and Halle have had an integrated animation team for the past two decades. As they enter a season of self-prioritization, the two hold on tighter than ever. In fact, when asked what her message would be for her past self, Halle replies, “Hold on to your sister because she’ll always be there for you.”

Alexis Jones is PS’s senior health and fitness editor. Her areas of expertise include women’s health and fitness, mental health, racial and ethnic disparities in health care, and chronic conditions. Before joining PS, she was a senior editor at Health magazine. Her other lines can be found in Women’s Health, Prevention, Marie Claire and more