In honor of the launch of Jen’s latest campaign with Pvolve, Rachel Katzman, Pvolve Founder, sat down with Jen to get the inside scoop on her workouts, her journey with the brand and more!
Rachel Katzman: Jen, you look amazing. Can you tell me what inspired you to do this campaign?
Jennifer Aniston: I feel strong and feeling strong in your body is such a powerful feeling. I really believe that physical strength is critical. Everyone no matter their age, stage, or experience level, has the potential to feel stronger than ever. It all starts with moving your body because movement is the answer to thriving for the long run.
Rachel Katzman: Taking it back a bit, tell me how you first found out about us?
Jennifer Aniston: A girlfriend who I hadn’t seen for a long time because of COVID - was a completely different person in the months since we’d last gotten together. Her whole body had changed. She said “I found this workout called Pvolve that I absolutely love and I can’t stop. I do it everyday and it's changed everything for me.” She just sold it, because all I wanted was efficiency, variety and fun.
But then, I screwed up my back while doing some harness work on set filming a movie and thought I couldn’t work out for a while. But she told me “You can actually do Pvolve, it’ll help you! You can work out as you recover, in fact it’ll strengthen everything around the injury.” So I started doing it and became instantly hooked.
Rachel Katzman: What made you want to get involved with Pvolve?
Jennifer Aniston: I started telling all my other girlfriends about it and no one had heard of it. So I said to myself “why doesn't everyone know about this?!” And that’s when I reached out - I really wanted to spread the word about this workout because it’s done so much for me, I just want to scream it from the mountaintops!
Rachel Katzman: How do you think this method is different from other workouts?
Jennifer Aniston: Well, the big thing for me is that I haven’t been injured! To work out this long and not be hurt is kind of a miracle, because I do tend to injure myself - but not anymore. It really is functional fitness! It helps you function during the day to basically support how we live through daily life.
It’s also amazing because the workout feels good, keeps me interested, and continues to deliver amazing results that I both see and feel. I just haven’t experienced this with other workouts.
I think at the end of the day, with Pvolve I find that I am seeing strength and tone in ways that I haven't seen before - and all while doing a workout I truly enjoy. It’s so amazing that I can have both - whereas before I always felt I had to choose.
Rachel Katzman: What are the most significant results you’ve noticed?
Jennifer Aniston: Overall strength throughout my entire day. Because it’s not just hitting certain areas, it’s literally hitting my entire body. I just feel strong from the inside out. The strength I feel is so layered - it’s to the core.
Rachel Katzman: What are your favorite pieces of equipment (if you had to pick)?
Jennifer Aniston: That’s SO hard to answer! I do love the gliders because they seem innocent, but they creep up on you! I feel like it hits it all - planks, arms and squats.
But then I also love the P.3 Trainer, because it’s full body resistance from the ankles all the way up! It really feels like it targets every single muscle in your body - it feels good to hit everything all at once.
The programming in the classes is so smart. I love how we do an intense move and then counteract it with a lengthening movement. And the moves are just beautiful.
Rachel Katzman: You’re about to take a class from home, what body part are you targeting?
Jennifer Aniston: I love working out my bum, and I also love core work because it’s so important. Our core is where strength starts, and we need that so we don’t fall over when we’re older.
Rachel Katzman: Can you talk about the variety you get with Pvolve?
Jennifer Aniston: Every class is completely different, and the variety really keeps me interested. There will be days when I say “I don’t have the energy” or “I didn’t sleep great.” And on those days that I just want to move, I can always find a class. It’s so important you don’t get burnt out, and I never have! I don’t feel like I’ve ever taken the same class twice.
Rachel Katzman: Favorite class type?
Jennifer Aniston: I love them all, it’s hard to pick a favorite. I guess Sculpt and Burn, because I sculpt and I burn! I love when we incorporate a little bit of cardio to get the body going. And my trainer Dani really likes to exhaust the muscles before you go to the other side; but it always comes with a movement to counteract the intensity. You really feel like your whole body just inhaled and exhaled. It’s amazing!
Rachel Katzman: If someone wants to try Pvolve, where should they start?
Jennifer Aniston: Just go take a beginner class. Just one, just 10 minutes. Then try it for 20 minutes. Then do three classes. With Pvolve you can literally start wherever you’re at. It takes a bit to get used to the moves and coordination, but then after the third workout, it just clicks, and it feels wrong NOT to move that way.
