In her latest Instagram post, Halle shared that learning to train to avoid injury was a super important topic for her. Thats why she discussed it with her trainer, Peter Lee Thomas , for their #PhitTalks series on her Instagram Story Friday.
The duo started off by addressing a super common issue: working out with bad knees . Thomas suggested replacing moves like squats with kickbacks and glute bridges (a solid rec).
Halle also talked up the importance of stretching and having a warm-up and cool-down plan-shes a fan of cat-cow, childs pose, and cobra stretch from yoga. You cant just jump into exercise, she said. Like if youve never kickboxed, dont just go to a gym when youre 35 and think youre just gonna tear it up." Preach Halle!
"You can tear it up, but have someone whos knowledgeable in the field walk you through the steps so you can actually tear it up without hurting yourself, she continued. Clearly, shes into listening to her 52-year-old body and taking it slow when shes trying a new workout.
For low-impact cardio, Thomas suggested using an indoor rower, but Halle said she loves the elliptical machine. I could do that thing for two hours! she says in the video. Whoa.
Thomas noted that you dont have to be that extreme to reap the exercise benefits, adding that walking up stairs or hills is a great low-impact substitute for running.
Props to Halle for getting wise about her workout strategy with age! Even if you're not injured, functional fitness-or training for everyday and long-term strength and mobility-is a smart move.