Brie and Nikki Garcia, formerly The Bella Twins, take a deep dive on their body history! The iconic duo opens up about how their lives have changed since leaving the WWE and becoming mothers, share their current fitness routines and go-to snacks to stay fueled. Brie and Nikki also dish on their new identical twins dating show "Twin Love."
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00:00 That mindset for me has changed a lot.
00:01 And that's what I was trying to say,
00:03 but didn't know how to spit it out in a way.
00:05 But yes, you got a twin.
00:07 Hi, I'm Bri.
00:07 And I'm Nikki.
00:08 And we're the Garcia twins.
00:10 And this is our Women's Health Body Scan.
00:13 Ooh, twins.
00:15 What I love about my body, I have to say,
00:18 I've always loved the muscles that I have.
00:21 I just have always appreciated it.
00:22 I've appreciated it when I played soccer,
00:25 when I wrestled as a mom,
00:28 even stuff with my husband, dancing and other things.
00:32 I appreciate my muscle mass.
00:33 And I remember growing up thinking like,
00:36 oh, I have thunder thighs.
00:38 And then when Shakira sang about it,
00:39 I was like, you know what?
00:40 This is a very good thing.
00:42 Right now, I've been really loving my smile.
00:44 Maybe I'm smiling a lot more.
00:46 And so I'm noticing it.
00:47 My kids make me laugh a lot.
00:49 A body part that I didn't like so much when I was young
00:53 that now I like and appreciate
00:55 would have to be my chin, which sounds crazy.
01:00 But I will say, as a kid, I hated it.
01:03 I had a strong chin.
01:04 I think the older I get, I actually enjoy it now.
01:07 I always felt the same.
01:08 And it's true.
01:09 What I've realized is this is family history.
01:12 This is roots.
01:13 And some people would have gotten rid of that,
01:15 which people have, especially in our industry,
01:17 'cause we all have to look a certain way.
01:19 But I've learned to appreciate it
01:20 because this is family history for me.
01:22 And every time I get a facial,
01:23 they're like, you're so lucky.
01:24 - I know, right? - You have a chin.
01:25 I'm like, I am?
01:26 Thanks.
01:27 - Want some?
01:28 Just kidding.
01:29 - Something that I thought when I was young
01:31 that would kinda get my brain thinking differently
01:34 to how I think now would definitely be my stomach, right?
01:38 Because when you're a kid,
01:40 like we're wearing two-piece swimsuits,
01:41 you're wearing crop tops.
01:43 You know, being young,
01:44 you wanna show as much skin as possible.
01:46 But I think when I became a mom,
01:47 the one thing I appreciated actually was
01:50 people will say, oh, you dress like a mom,
01:52 which I'm like, yeah, thank God.
01:53 I love it that I don't feel the need to have crop tops,
01:55 but is what my body was capable of doing.
01:58 Even though it doesn't look the same after,
02:01 it just reminds you of the journey you've been on.
02:03 - I think for me, the mindset which changed
02:05 is when I was younger,
02:07 it was more about outer appearance of the body.
02:10 And as I got older, it was about inner.
02:11 It was more about health.
02:13 - And that's what I was trying to say,
02:15 but didn't know how to spit it out in a way.
02:16 But yes.
02:17 - You got a twin.
02:18 - Very much so.
02:19 - We share a brain.
02:20 I got that part of it.
02:21 So, you know. - Thank you.
02:23 - My physical activity and exercise routine right now,
02:27 it's changed a lot actually, becoming a mom,
02:29 because one thing that I've realized is majority,
02:32 if not all your energy goes to your child or your children.
02:36 So for me, it's shifted in the way that I focus
02:39 more on low impact and being a woman who's about to be 40.
02:42 I know that, okay, for good health,
02:44 I need to make sure I'm lifting weights twice a week.
02:47 Now I'm not in a stage anymore where I'm like 250 squat.
02:51 It's like 10 pound dumbbells,
02:54 and I just know I need to get my reps in.
02:56 And more focused on power walking than running,
02:59 because it's not about having my knees ache.
03:02 It's just about getting my blood flow going.
03:04 So really, I've changed a lot to low impact,
03:06 but I feel great.
03:08 And stretching.
03:10 I've brought in so much stretching into my routine,
03:13 and it could be yoga or just stretching
03:15 while I'm playing with my kid.
03:16 I've tried to do things and they actually think it's fun.
03:20 And so you just feel great.
03:22 When I'm in a gym, I always have to start with cardio.
03:25 I have to get on a treadmill.
03:27 I do at least 30 minutes.
03:28 I need to sweat.
03:29 And then I go to the weights.
03:31 And I kind of have this thing
03:32 where I always start with my arms.
03:34 I do a couple different sets.
03:37 I feel like going to so many pure bar classes.
03:40 I know how to do the whole class.
03:41 - We're obsessed with pure bar.
03:43 - So I'll do that, and then I move into squats,
03:45 and I do it with a kettlebell.
03:46 I always end with stretching.
03:47 - I've been better about starting with stretching,
03:50 but I was always so bad at that.
03:52 - My go-to meal, when I know I'm gonna have a crazy week,
03:56 I always go to Whole Foods and get the paleo chicken
04:00 that's already cooked in the ready-to-eat section.
04:03 I always put that in my fridge
04:05 with the Primal vegan buffalo sauce.
04:08 And that is my thing that I literally will have
04:11 for lunch and dinner. - You're obsessed with that.
04:12 - I'm obsessed with it.
04:14 And it's just my go-to of, okay, I'm being healthy,
04:17 and I'm full, it's already made,
04:19 and I don't mind eating chicken cold, and I'm satisfied.
04:22 - I love to cook.
04:23 I always think vegetable first.
04:25 That's my biggest thing.
04:26 I need more intake than that,
04:28 than I think about my protein.
04:29 And then I always love to add rice to everything.
04:32 That's my comfort.
04:33 So stir-fries is the biggest thing I love to create.
04:36 I kill it at stir-fries.
04:38 So satisfied, and I'm full forever,
04:41 and I just feel like my body got everything.
04:43 - I have two go-to snacks. - I do, too.
04:45 - Smart Pop.
04:46 - Oh my gosh. - That's a good one.
04:47 - I mean, I always have the family size in my cupboard.
04:51 And then I always make sure to have carrots, celery ready,
04:56 and I do the primal ranch.
04:58 For me, raw veggies as a snack, even for my kids,
05:01 is so great, and sliced apples.
05:04 I feel so satisfied, and if my kids aren't feeling it,
05:06 I always will give them their own little dipping things,
05:09 and I put that ranch in, 'cause who doesn't like to dip?
05:11 - My go-to, which I feel like I've been known for,
05:14 are nut thins.
05:15 - Oh gosh, yes.
05:16 - I'm obsessed with nut thins.
05:17 By the way, they have no sugar in 'em,
05:19 and you could have like 16, and it's only 130 calories,
05:22 so I'm like, yeah.
05:24 And then turkey sandwich meat,
05:26 but it's the Applegate Whole30,
05:28 so I'm like, okay, no preservatives.
05:30 And I put it on top of my nut thin, and I eat it.
05:32 And that is like my snack.
05:34 It goes in my car with me.
05:35 - You love it. - I'm so hungry.
05:38 - I feel like I am two love languages.
05:40 I'm gonna pick two, is that fine?
05:41 Yeah, I'm gonna pick three.
05:42 Definitely affirmation for me.
05:44 I'm just one of those.
05:44 I really love when someone acknowledges something I did,
05:49 not only for them, but I'm doing.
05:51 So when my husband's like,
05:52 wow, you worked really hard in the garden,
05:54 or you cleaned the house really nice,
05:55 or that was a really amazing dinner,
05:58 I literally am like over the moon.
06:00 And even when my kids acknowledge certain things,
06:02 I'm like, oh my gosh, really?
06:04 So I'm definitely--
06:05 - I'm the exact same as her.
06:06 - But also touch, physical touch is great for me.
06:09 - I'm with her there too.
06:10 - Right?
06:11 - I wanna still know I got it.
06:12 I'm sexy.
06:13 I want him to walk by me in the kitchen and grab my butt.
06:16 It makes me feel so loved.
06:17 - It makes us feel loved and wanted.
06:19 You might say it a hundred times in a day,
06:21 but I need the touch to reaffirm it.
06:23 - Yeah, I need the kisses.
06:24 But I have one more.
06:26 - Wow, I know which one it is.
06:28 - Yeah, receiving gifts.
06:29 - Yeah.
06:30 (laughing)
06:31 - It could be the simplest thing, it really could.
06:33 I mean, you could go from something little to diamonds.
06:35 Like, it could be his choice,
06:37 but there is something about getting a gift from someone
06:40 that you just can't help but smile
06:42 and feel giddy and all that.
06:43 So that's definitely in love language.
06:45 But you know what else is fun is we have a new show
06:47 coming out, Twin Love, which you can stream on Amazon Prime
06:51 and you're gonna see a lot of love languages there.
06:53 This show that Bri and I hosted,
06:55 it was a social dating experiment
06:56 where we invite 10 sets of identical twins.
06:59 So they are identical, just like Bri and I,
07:02 and we split them up into identical houses
07:04 with identical cast.
07:06 You're gonna get to watch them find their journey of love,
07:08 but also their journey of being individuals,
07:11 which is really neat.
07:12 - And hard for twins.
07:13 - I bet you'll binge it fast and you'll want more.
07:16 Well, goodness, I feel like the world
07:18 saw one of my injuries.
07:19 That's a scar breaking my neck,
07:21 which definitely was life-changing.
07:23 I had an incredible comeback back in the ring,
07:26 but then re-injured myself.
07:27 So life has changed in that way,
07:29 whether it's been working out
07:31 or not being able to ski or snowboard
07:33 and do certain things that I used to love.
07:36 But you know, when things change,
07:37 then other doors open and incredible things come.
07:40 And so now I look at my scars
07:42 that even though they could fade, they're always there,
07:45 but it reminds me of my career I had in the ring
07:48 and now, you know, the new chapter I'm in now.
07:50 - And a big scar that I have is my C-section scar.
07:53 We always like go into labor hoping for a natural birth,
07:58 and we always think we have this birthing plan.
08:00 It's gonna be so beautiful and peaceful
08:02 and go exactly how I want it.
08:04 But mine did not.
08:04 Both of them did not.
08:05 That's an important scar.
08:07 One I'll have the rest of my life,
08:08 and it's a positive one.
08:10 It reminds me of really special, special babies.
08:13 Nikki and I are really big in mental health.
08:15 Every day doing something,
08:16 we believe that working your mind out
08:19 is just as important as working your body out.
08:22 We have to meditate every day just to get grounded
08:25 and understand our goal for the day.
08:27 Always start your day off with gratitude.
08:29 We feel it's so important.
08:31 And her and I love power walking.
08:33 Like we need our power walks
08:35 so we can just vent to each other.
08:37 I feel like having someone you could talk to
08:40 is so important in journaling.
08:41 What's so important about journaling
08:43 is it truly releases what's bothering you
08:48 or affecting your mind.
08:49 You're throwing it on the paper.
08:50 And I always say journaling's so important
08:52 with paper and pen or pencil and paper,
08:54 not in your cell phone.
08:56 Keep physically writing out whatever's going on here, here.
09:00 It's crazy what you release.
09:01 And even at times when it's bad things
09:04 to go then burn that paper.
09:06 And it's crazy what it does for your mindset and your soul.
09:09 'Cause everyone's like, "Oh, I have to take time out of my day."
09:12 Start at five minutes a day or even two minutes.
09:15 And you will see how great you feel
09:16 and you will keep adding more time and more time.
09:19 And you'll realize how it will not only change your day
09:21 but your life.
09:22 Yeah.
09:22 Twin Love is streaming now
09:23 and you could catch it on Amazon Prime or Freebie.
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