Candice Swanepoel in Bikini “Rewrites My Rhythm”

Candice Swanepoel is heating up a private island. In a new social media post, the supermodel and swimwear designer flaunts her incredible figure in a skimpy swimsuit while vacationing on Kokomo. “The way of the water always rewrites my rhythm,” she captioned the Instagram photos. “Stunning,” one of her followers commented. “YES YES YES,” added another. How does she approach health and wellness? Here are her top diet and fitness habits.

Candice swears by a drink. “I do a nice beauty smoothie,” she told The Cut. “It contains coconut oil, flaxseed oil, banana, protein, some kind of antioxidant fruit like blueberries or strawberries, or some nut butter. I discovered it from doing research; I like to be on beauty blogs. I’ve always loved nutrition and because I’ve worked out for so many years, I’ve figured out what’s best for my body and keeping my energy up. It’s evolved from that.”

Candice is “happy and healthy” with wellness. “I don’t like restrict myself from certain foods that I want, or kill myself at the gym. It’s really what’s comfortable for my body at the time and what’s best at that moment,” she told The Cut.

Candice has always been “in tune” with her body via dancing. “I started dancing when I was really young, and it just gives you a different sense of your body,” she told The Cut. Dancing is an excellent workout for many reasons. It builds strength and promotes flexibility, helps you lose weight, and even promotes cardiovascular function. A 2016 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine determined that people who engaged in moderate-intensity dancing were 46 percent less likely to develop or die from heart disease than non-dancers. In comparison, moderate-intensity walkers were just 25 percent less likely to suffer heart health issues.

Candice is a yogi. “I think that yoga has taught me breathing techniques,” she told Vogue France. “I take deep slow breaths.” She added to The Cut that she has even created her own technique. “I’ve been doing my own kind of yoga. It’s not traditional yoga, but I put on some music and mix in some Pilates and squat resistance stuff I’ve learned over the years. It’s calm: I can meditate through it and get some flow with some music. It’s a little ritual for me. I do it every time I feel overwhelmed and stressed — I try at least twice a week.”

Candice is all about strength training. She does an hour of resistance training almost daily with Justin Gelband in New York, but she doesn’t stop with that. “I like to change it up, I do yoga, swimming, boxing and I have just started paddle boarding but I think that Pilates is my favorite,” she told Vogue France.

Candice fuels up with healthy snacks, “especially Brazil nuts and almonds, which are great for your hair and nails,” she told Vogue France. “Otherwise I have protein bars or fruit, I think I have a banana in my bag right now.”