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cover exclusive Elsa’s Next Move She’s part of one of the hottest A-list couples on earth, but for Elsa Pataky, the bright lights of Hollywood can’t beat the chilled vibe of Byron.

Heidi Klein Here, the actor and fitness junkie talks barefoot swimsuit, $378, Pam Pam; Dinosaur parenting, fasting with Chris and her new Designs earrings, $196; Hermès project that’s set to slay the wellness industry towel, $800

By Alex Davies Photography by Steven Chee Styling by Charlotte Stokes

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energy you have in yoga,” Elsa says. “It’s also for your mind. At the end you have that moment As Elsa Pataky poses on a of laying down and five minutes of like [does an exaggerated exhale]. balcony overlooking Byron Kind of like a meditation. I think that’s really important for your Bay’s rolling hinterland, brain and to come down. At the end of the yoga, it’s just good for the sea in the distance me to lay down and think about barely visible through the nothing … or try to [laughs].” hazy afternoon heat, our Shakes photoshoot set is suddenly Zimmermann bikini top, and sushi invaded. By a six-year- $195 (for set); *All this sweat-breaking is fuelled by Kowtow bikini an eating approach that’s probably bottoms, $109; best described as AIF: accidental old. Elsa’s daughter India jewellery, Elsa’s own (worn intermittent fasting. As most bundles her for a hug that throughout) parents know, getting kids ready in the morning can eat into your, well, makes even our seasoned eating time, and it’s no different for this mum of three under seven photographer melt. (India’s siblings are four-year-old twin boys Sasha and Tristan). “My husband is doing a lot of It’s a family affair today, with Elsa’s fasting now,” Elsa reveals. “And mum, sister-in-law and cousin (all me, because of the kids and the either visiting from Europe or living run in the morning, you end up not in Byron) stopping by to see the [eating] anything – you have to get 42-year-old Spanish actor do her their stuff and their clothes and thing. Her filmmaker brother Cristian everything – so, without knowing, Prieto is here to capture footage from Jennifer Lopez to the LA “The reason we created this “I’ve always been a fan of fitness So, I think that’s the motivation [to I’m fasting anyway [laughs]. Chris is for a new digital project she’s part Lakers), martial arts and HIIT pro program [was to bring together] all bodies, in men too – but more in exercise] – feeling better and just like, ‘You’re fasting’ and I’m like, ‘I’m of (more on that in a moment). Tiffiny Hall and Elsa’s own Byron- the people we think are really good women. I was focused, like, ‘Oh, being happy with you and knowing not’, and then I realise at 12 o’clock, The most obvious person missing? based yoga instructor Tahl Rinsky. in fitness, nutrition and mindfulness. I want to have a body like that.’ I that you’re healthy. If you know ‘Whoa, I haven’t eaten anything!’” Elsa’s husband – you may have Then there are the step-by-step I think those three things are very love the athletes – they [are] all fit you’re taking care of your body When she does have brekkie, it’ll heard of him – . meal ideas from Aussie favourite, important to keep healthy and with muscles, and strong – so I’ve and you’re doing it for a reason, either be some of the kids’ porridge Just a day before, the Avengers star chef Dan Churchill, plus a heap happy. Chris put it all together, been working out for many years you can put aside the, ‘I can’t do it.’” or a protein shake (she brings a was posing for photos of his own of expert-led sleep visualisations, but I wanted to be part of it for just to find what is good for me.” As for the yoga, which she’s been green one to our shoot) packed in this same for-hire house (not far motivation tips, mindfulness and my knowledge, too. I do beauty, What’s good for her now looks practising for eight years, Elsa’s with greens, berries, natural protein from a headline-makingly-huge mental health features (see p79 nutrition and a little bit of yoga. We like this: weight training three times style is more personalised than and spices such as turmeric. Her home being built by the couple, who for more). And the best part about have really cool chefs – we’ve been a week for an intense 30 minutes, purist, incorporating extra abs and recipes change daily, also bringing relocated here from LA in 2014). it? The program is personalised to working to find them all around plus time for stretching, and then glute work to make it “strong” to in frozen cauliflower, spinach, You see, at the same time as Elsa your goals (weight management? the world – so you have videos of one or two yoga workouts. Between “feel that I’m working out, too”. banana and nut butters. Lunch stars in this magazine, Chris is on Strength building?), food (vegan? easy recipes and how to do them. set changes on our shoot, she “It’s just like another kind of is likely a combination of vegies, the cover of Australian Men’s Health, Gluten-free?) and workout tastes. Even lunchbox ideas for mums.” does squats and stretches to “feel in a world-first exclusive reveal “Chris had this idea, because strong” and energised. She’s a fan of of his brand-new lifestyle app. he’s been working out for ‘exercise-snacking’ like this – busting Let us introduce you to Centr such a long time ... and he had out a few moves whenever and (@centrfit), a holistic program trainers all around the world,” Abs-olutely wherever she has a spare moment. Wild things that takes you behind the scenes says Elsa, between bites of a “I can’t be without training for How Elsa lives her best self-care life with Chris and Elsa to deliver belated lunch (roast beef and authentic more than two weeks – I just get “I love horseriding, so that’s my meditation. [For] Chris, surfing is his their curation of A-list workouts, salad) after our shoot. “I [had] *-born Elsa’s love of a really nervous and my energy starts form of meditation ... just going out in the water [with] nothing that recipes and wellness inspiration. the same. Working on my body sweat session dates back to pre- to go down,” she says. “When you bothers you, no cellphones, no noise. That’s the same for me when I Here’s a taster: fitness content from and travelling all the places in the Hollywood and pre-Hemsworth. start working out and your body’s go on the beach with the horse – it’s just nothing else but you and the horse. It’s beautiful. Everyone has to find their own passion. Finding celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson world, you meet so many people “I’ve been working out since I changing and you’re achieving your the time is sometimes ... difficult, but ... I feel like we really have to (he’s honed the bods of everyone [who] give you all these tips. was 16 or 17 years old,” she says. goals, that’s such a great thing. find that time ... to be happy. Those moments are really important.”

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Heidi Klein swimsuit, $378, Pam Pam; Dinosaur Designs earrings, $196

Furious movies. Her great. But, in [Tidelands], the male latest? The role of characters are really interesting too. enigmatic half-siren It has to be balanced, I think.” Adrielle Cuthbert in mystery Tidelands, the first original TV series A tale of made in Australia, which aired in two homes December. For Elsa, *Elsa’s European heritage is the project came important to her (her language at the perfect time. resume reads: French, Italian, “I was not Romanian, Spanish, English. working that much, Yep, five of them) and she’s an because I really ambassador for Spanish tourism. wanted to [spend] She jokes that her Hispanic fieriness all my time with my can draw attention in laid-back salad and fish (she loves sushi) and kids and family,” she says. “I [had] Australia. “[We Spaniards] are so the same goes for dinner. At one worked a lot … and it was a good passionate about everything, and stage, she spent three months on moment for Chris to keep going and when you love something, you a macrobiotic diet – a strict plant- do all that he’s doing in his career, so love it,” she laughs. “Everybody based, often-vegan approach – [for] a few years I hadn’t done much. here, when they tell off their kids, before settling on a more relaxed [But] now our kids are a little bit they’re like [mimics whispering], middle ground that she feels older, so I have more time. Then this but we are totally the opposite. It’s works for her body and lifestyle. project came [along] and they were so funny because on the beaches “I hate extremes in everything, shooting [nearby on the] Gold Coast in Spain, you hear the mums like, Elsa’s so I just always love to kind of be and in Brisbane. The two leads are ‘Paolo [yells in Spanish]!’ We are in the middle,” Elsa says. “I learnt really powerful, strong women and really loud and sometimes Chris Byron a lot about [macrobiotics], but I it’s based in a half-real, half-fantasy gets really embarrassed. He’s like, need other things also. You have story, so I instantly loved it.” ‘Stop it, everyone’s looking at us.’” to find what your body craves and She adds that her casting reflects But, it’s Byron she now sees hotspots what is good for it.” Finding this progression in the industry, with as home. “I grew up in the city, For food & coffee happy balance means still eating more diverse opportunities for so my dream was always [to be] The Roadhouse meat, albeit less than she used to women and people of different surrounded by green nature, @roadhousebyronbay @folkbyronbay (now, once a week or less), feasting nationalities. “I feel like when I got animals and wildness,” she Folk Harvest @harvestnewrybar on vegies (“seaweeds are great”) to LA [early in my career], nobody remembers. “That was my dream and enjoying some carbs. “For would hire you [unless] you’re doing – to live in a place like this. It has a For beauty a while, [everyone] was like, ‘No the Spanish person or character,” different energy. I love the people Skin Divinity @skindivinitycosmeticclinic carbohydrates’, [which] I think is recalls Elsa, who namechecks Frida here [and] you become a local a big mistake,” she adds. “You Kahlo and Katharine Hepburn as because it’s very small. My kids and For clothes need them for your energy.” examples of women who inspire her. I, we’re all barefoot and outside and Spell @spell – “I love every “Now it’s getting so much better. they’re running around [with] so collection. All the dresses and skirts are very easy to wear.” Like Wonder Woman [actress Gal much freedom. I feel really lucky.” Sportmax Gadot], she has an accent – she’s And with that, Elsa’s off. She top, $1000; Change Israeli – and that’s amazing. [Gal] has to get to India’s school play, Heidi Klum is a friend of mine and I was like, ‘It so she gives the whole crew a hug bikini bottoms, $69.95; in times wouldn’t have been possible years before jumping behind the wheel jewellery, *Famous in her own right before ago.’ And now people are more and driving away. We pack up, Elsa’s own she met Chris, Elsa has an IMDB interested in female characters no ready to go catch the flight back profile with acting credits dating matter what age – you don’t have to Sydney – already planning how to back to the ’90s, from Spanish TV to be the young girl – and creating score an invite to the next Pataky- shows to four of the Fast and the the stories for women, which is Hemsworth family dinner. wh

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Zimmermann swimsuit, $280; adidas tank (worn underneath), $40; Dinosaur Designs bracelets, $55 each; Puma trainers, $180, Stylerunner

Zimmermann bikini, $295; Dinosaur Designs earrings, $430; other jewellery, Elsa’s own

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Toni Maticevski top, $950; The Fold bikini top, $150; Fella Swim bikini bottoms, $77; jewellery, Elsa’s own

Get Centr’d Want to do yoga with Elsa then cook with her? Steal Chris’ workouts? Now’s your chance. New app Centr brings you fitness, nutrition and wellbeing content from a squad that’s been hand- picked by Chris and Elsa. Yep, these are the pros they know and trust from right around the world. The line-up includes: Hollywood and Thor stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton; Chris’ main trainer Luke Zocchi; Joseph Sakoda, the guy who whips Navy SEALS into shape; pilates pro Sylvia Roberts; trainer Jorge Blanco, who has worked with Meghan Markle; and supermodel PT Michael Olajide Jr. Plus, top foodies such as plant-based guru Simon Hill and celebrity chefs Darren Robertson and Sergio Perera. Talk about star treatment. Sound good? Visit centr.com for all the details and download the app from Feb 4 via the App Store.

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