7 Gold · 2 Silver · 2 Bronze – that is Simone Biles’ Olympic record, and yet there is one thing that she fears. “I think it’s everywhere because I cannot do it to save my life”, “I was shaking, and when the teacher wasn’t looking, I was cheating.”“I will not be doing that again,” are some of the words that Simone Biles has for the one particular exercise, that one fitness skill that she absolutely hates. But now her husband, Jonathan Owens, is into it!

Jonathan Owens was seen showcasing his Pilates skill – the one thing Simone Biles dislikes. The NFL player donned black shorts and white t-shirt, doing pilates on a brownish, red cushioned Pilates Wunda Chair. He was being trained by his instructor, whom he tagged as “@superiorpilates” on his Instagram story. The NFL safety was following her instructions carefully. And Jonathan Owens shared multiple stories for his pillates class.

In one of the stories that Jonathan Owens shared, one of his legs was on top of the chair and the other on the pedal of the Pilates chair. He held both of his hands behind his head and moved up and down on the pedal. Simone Biles’ husband’s expression suggested how difficult the exercise was. It got even harder when he had to use his hands now. He sat on the chair with his back towards the pedals, and now both of his hands went backward for the pedal while his legs stayed in the air.

Now, if you think this is hard, wait till you find the one that hurt Owens. Then next thing on the story was a Trapeze Table. He was holding onto the bars while his legs were stretching the band. If stretching the legs wasn’t enough, he had to move it around as well, and the pain was quite visible on the face of Simone Biles’ husband. To make it even harder, Jonathan Owens now had to lift his entire body, staying only on his shoulders while moving it as well.

Though Simone Biles does have a beef with Pilates, she did once enjoyed it with her husband.

Simone Biles once enjoyed pilates with Jonathan Owens 

In an interview in December 2023, Simone Biles was asked to choose between yoga and Pilates. She said, “I’ve tried Pilates about three times with my husband because he swears by it, but he also has a little bit more time to do it in the off-season than I do. We did intense Pilates, which was very difficult, but I did enjoy it.” Well, let’s just say it was just a one-time love, probably because it involved the love of her life. But other than that, Simone just hated doing the exercise! Want some proof?

In 2020, in a talk with Katie Ledecky and Joi Wade, Biles revealed her bitter experience in an elite-level Pilates class. She said, “I will not be doing that again,” as the exercise had left her body sore. In 2024, she again gave it a try, but all she wanted to do was run away from her classes. So, will Jonathan’s dedication towards Pilates change his wife’s stance? Well, only time can tell!