Keke Palmer Shares The Secrets To Her Sculpted Post-Baby Body
Keke Palmer is a mother and a fine one at that. The multi-talented artist shared the secret to her snatched post-baby body during a chat with PEOPLE at the 2025 […] The post Keke Palmer Shares The Secrets To Her Sculpted Post-Baby Body appeared first on Essence.
Keke Palmer is a mother and a fine one at that. The multi-talented artist shared the secret to her snatched post-baby body during a chat with PEOPLE at the 2025 Essence Fest.
“You have to get back to yourself after the baby. It’s really, really hard. Anybody with kids knows sometimes it can take 3, 4, 5 years,” she told the outlet. “It really wears your ass out.”
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Palmer did it in less time than that, considering her son Leodis turned two years old in February. The singer had her son with ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson, and they’re currently peacefully co-parenting. In terms of the type of exercise the One Of Them Days actress engages in, pilates is her go-to.
“I’m a Pilates girl down, I don’t care. It’s the Pilates,” she said. “And I need people to know it doesn’t matter what that scale says. It matters about the muscles. That’s what I love about Pilates. It don’t matter what your size is, your body is going to be snatched with Pilates.”
Finding time to work out as a working parent can feel impossible some days, so the actress recommends looking for a fitness class you can do before the chaos of the day begins.
“So if you could find a dance class, Pilates class, a yoga class, a cycling class, whatever class that you like that can happen at the top of your day before you go to work, it will do wonders. The consistency of that will do wonders,” she said.
Seeing as fitness is only one part of the equation when it comes to getting snatched, Palmer, 31, also recommends meal prep. She’s not wrong–a healthy diet that comprises clean ingredients can help fast-track your fitness goals.
“And then I’ll say, make your own food. I know, I know it’s a lot. Nobody wants to do the meal prep s—, but making your own food and knowing what you put in it, it does wonders,” she explained.
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