Chip Gaines is displaying off his (no pun meant) good points after deciding to get again on observe and hit the fitness center along with his spouse, Joanna Gaines. Since 2024, the previous “Fixer Higher” hosts have been coaching with Blake Vigorous’s coach, Don Saladino, to work on their energy and prioritize their general health and well being. “Final yr @donsaladino did the unattainable and obtained Chip and me in a fitness center TOGETHER for the primary time in 25 years,” Joanna wrote in a June 2025 Instagram publish selling Saladino’s podcast. “Chip confirmed up in his boots and Don thought he was joking (Chip lastly transformed to tennis sneakers). We’ve actually beloved the exercises a lot.”

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Chip, who was rumored to have suffered a coronary heart assault in 2019, appeared match as a fiddle as he and Joanna posed inside their residence fitness center. His biceps bulged below the sleeves of his T-shirt from all these months of weight coaching with Saladino — clearly, he hasn’t skipped arm day. “Well being is the best wealth! Good job Chip!” one consumer cheered. One other could not assist however discover his muscle tissue, gushing, “Chip’s arms are undoubtedly larger!!”

The Magnolia hosts additionally gave a tour of their residence fitness center in Waco, Texas after teaming up with Saladino to improve the area by including a couple of new equipment and tools. Reacting to a consumer who quipped that none of these machines would in all probability find yourself getting used, the superstar coach defended the couple and mentioned, “[They’ve] been utilizing it on a regular basis.” He additionally praised Chip’s dedication, stressing, “Chip does very properly within the fitness center” and that the house renovation skilled “works exhausting in every little thing that he does.”

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Forward of his fiftieth yr, Chip Gaines launched into a health journey by becoming a member of his spouse, Joanna Gaines, within the fitness center after years of letting his well being take a again seat. On Instagram, he opened about his health struggles and admitted he has not actively labored out in many years. “That is what it seems wish to ‘attempt to get into form’ at 50. @donsaladino has obtained his work minimize out for him as a result of I have not ‘labored out’ since faculty (until operating counts) and I am the worst at ingesting sufficient water,” Chip confessed. Nonetheless, working with Saladino has confirmed to be an actual game-changer: “He is kicking my butt … and I’ve gotta say that I really feel higher at present than I’ve in years!”

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A former athlete, Chip performed baseball all through his time in highschool and faculty and was even recruited to play for Baylor College in Texas. Sadly, he did not find yourself pursuing the game after the coach who scouted him retired throughout his sophomore yr. Over time, he fell in love with operating and helped launch the annual Silo District Marathon in honor of his pal, distance runner Gabe Grunewald, who died of most cancers in 2019. Not solely has staying energetic accomplished wonders for Chip by way of his bodily well being, however understanding with Joanna has been surprisingly nice for his or her relationship as properly. 

“It is simply us pushing one another and holding one another accountable,” Joanna advised Individuals in a 2025 interview. “It has been this entire different factor, and it feels good to do it. So it has been enjoyable — we have accomplished a lot collectively up to now that it is like this entire new stage in our marriage,” she added.

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