Carys Gray in Two-Piece Workout Gear Shares "Recent Reality Snippets"

Carys Gray is an influencer known for sharing her fitness, weight loss, and body positivity journey. Recently, she shared a body positive post on Instagram. Gray captioned the post, “Recent reality snippets 📷 I wouldn’t change it for the world, but sometimes social media can make me feel like I should try to get my act together more and be more picture perfect 😒summer is the peak time for perfect glowing posed pictures which I loveee to see BUT I also love to see the messy chaos and perfectly imperfect moments. Which there are far far far more of in my life than the picture perfect ones 🤣🥹 don’t you dare forget that this summer as you’re scrolling!!!! Your perfectly chaotic messy life is perfect just as it is.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Carys Gray stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Writes A Feel-Good List Each Day

Gray revealed in this Instagram post that she likes to write lists of what wellness practices she does each day. “FEEL GOOD FOR SUMMER WITH ME,” she wrote in the caption. “A little series/challenge I’m starting. Who’s joining me??🙋🏼‍♀️ all we have to do is write a daily feel good to do list which revolves around small steps you’d like to take towards a healthier, stronger, happier you 🧡 this is NOT about looks, weight or body shape, this is not about putting pressure on yourself or restricting yourself. This is not about strict routines or schedules. This is about LOVE, Self care, kindness, respect and trying our best for our bodies however that may look 🧡 I’ve included an example of one of my feel good to do lists in this post along with some other reminders we all need before starting our little series together. LET’S GO GUYS.”

2. She Enjoys Exercising

Gray shared this video on Instagram of herself working out. She revealed in the caption that she loves to exercise. “I still love working on celebrating my body shape at different stages of my life but how my body looks is no longer the reason I step foot in the gym🙅🏼‍♀️ it’s so much more than that now. Here’s some things I love about exercise that aren’t related to how my body looks: - Mental health benefits. - Getting stronger. - Feeling powerful and confident. - Releases endorphins. - Reduces anxiety levels. - Gives me a sense of accomplishment / challenges my body. - Improves my fitness so I can run around with Amber. - Easier to get to sleep. - More energy in the days/mornings. - Looking after myself / Self care 🤍”

3. She Lifts Weights

Carys Gray/Instagram

In the previous Instagram post, Gray is seen doing RDLs with a weight. ACE Fitness states that lifting heavy weights is very beneficial. “Using heavy weights increases intramuscular coordination, the number of type II motor units and the amount of muscle fibers engaged within a specific muscle. Have you ever felt your muscles shaking while lifting heavy weights? This is because you are recruiting and activating the larger type II muscle fibers, which are only stimulated to work when a muscle is challenged with heavy resistance or working to fatigue.”

4. She Swims

Gray loves to swim to stay in shape. She shared this video on Instagram of herself in the pool. Gray captioned the post, “Spa day ✨ I remember when I first started gaining weight I put away all my bikinis and ordered 3 full body swimsuits from ASOS...🙄 I’ve come a long way since then but all I can say is, wear what you want and feel GOOD in it!!! You shine brightest when you’re just being YOU from the inside out ✨ ps: the water was SO much colder than I thought it was going to be.”

5. She’s Positive

Gray is all about positivity, and she talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “I doubt any of us would define ‘living life’ as tearing ourselves down 80% of the time??! So why do we do it!!!? Living life is showing up exactly AS WE ARE! Whatever stage we’re at, life keeps going and we gotta keep up! Constantly being our biggest critic is exhausting and a WASTE of time. Our ‘best self’ isn’t us at our ‘slimmest’ or ‘curviest’ or ‘in 2008...’ this is the NOW and this is YOU. You’re bloody fabulous!! Show up, exist, be you, accept, love, laugh, grow, and realise.. you are ENOUGH.”