Sisters that train together, stay together! Nikki<\/strong><\/a> and Brie Garcia<\/strong><\/a> are feeling better than ever ahead of their 40th birthday \u2014 thanks to their current diet and fitness routine<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore, I just wanted to look great. I went into my workouts with a vain mindset,\u201d Brie, 39, exclusively reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly<\/em>, on newsstands now. \u201cThese days it\u2019s about feeling good from the inside out.\u201d<\/p>\n For Nikki, also 39, she\u2019s traded power-lifting for other forms of exercise, including yoga<\/a>, Pilates<\/a> and barre. \u201cI also love power-walking,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt\u2019s about having a healthy lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n As for their eating habits, the sisters \u2014 who officially left the WWE<\/a> and ditched their stage name<\/a> as the Bella Twins in March \u2014 said it\u2019s all about portion control. \u201cI don\u2019t drink soda; I don\u2019t eat fried food unless it\u2019s french fried every now and then,\u201d self-proclaimed \u201cfoodie\u201d Nikki tells Us<\/em>. \u201cI make sure to get protein and veggies in.\u201d<\/p>\n The two, however, have their own preferences when it comes to wellness. Unlike Brie \u2014 who gives herself \u201c20 minutes of meditation\u201d every morning \u2014 Nikki says she\u2019s \u201creally big on biohacking \u2014 cold plunging and infrared sauna baths.\u201d The Nikki Bella Says I Do<\/em><\/a> star also notes that she and her twin get their \u201chormones and thyroid checked\u201d often.<\/p>\n Over the years, the dynamic duo have gone on to star on their own reality series, Total Bellas<\/em><\/a>, and host a podcast, \u201cThe Nikki & Brie Show\u201d \u2014 previously titled \u201cThe Bellas Podcast.\u201d In their personal lives, Nikki and Brie have each welcomed children with their respective husbands, Artem Chigvintsev<\/strong><\/a> and Bryan Danielson<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Brie gave birth to her first child with 42-year-old Danielson, daughter Birdie, in May 2017<\/a>. Three years later, the couple welcomed their son<\/a>, Buddy, in August 2020. Buddy\u2019s birth came one day after Nikki and Chigvintsev, 40, welcomed their son<\/a>, Matteo, in July 2020.<\/p>\n For Brie, becoming a mother has given her a new appreciation for her body<\/a>. \u201cWhen I look in the mirror and start to get negative, I look at my kids running around,\u201d the Birdiebee cofounder tells Us<\/em>. \u201cThey\u2019re healthy. This is the body that birthed them. I feel blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n Nikki, for her part, says she has been \u201cloving who I am\u201d thanks to some encouraging words from her mother, Kathy Laurinaitis<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cMy mom said, \u2018You\u2019re gonna be my age one day and will look back and be like, why didn\u2019t I appreciate that body more?\u2019\u201d she adds. \u201c[God] didn\u2019t make me a size 2 or 0. He made me curvy in a beautiful and ass-kicking way!\u201d<\/p>\n Though the siblings are months away from turning 40 this November, Brie thinks reaching that age milestone will be \u201cexciting,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019m at a point where no one can tell me how to live my life anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n Nikki, meanwhile, jokes that she doesn\u2019t \u201cfeel 40,\u201d rather she feels \u201cyoung and hip.\u201d She continued: \u201cYou get reminded of your age in the entertainment industry. But I know what I want out of life, and I know where I\u2019m going and I know who Nikki Garcia is. And that feels pretty damn good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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