Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, gymnast Jordan Chiles is opening up about her mental health fitness — an aspect of the athlete's overall health that she says is just as important as the physical. For Mental Health Awareness month, Chiles teamed up with Child Mind Institute for their Mental Health Fitness campaign, an effort to destigmatize mental health by having today's top athletes speak out about how they maintain their own.
She's spoken about mental health in the past, noting the toll social media comments can take on it, and saying she and fellow Olympian Simone Biles check in on each other's mental health. While she now has a robust support system around her mental health, Chiles says that wasn't always the case. When she was younger, Chiles says physical fitness was the main focus.