Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Victoria Kalina in Two-Piece Workout Gear is "On Fire"

Victoria Kalina is teaching a workout class – in her two-piece exercise set. In a new social media post the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader shows off her insanely fit figure while teaching a fitness class at Eve, a “Women Only Luxury Studio” that promotes “elevated movement intentionally designed for the strong & fierce feminine mind & body.” How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Eating Disorder Recovery

On the hit Netflix series America’s Sweethearts, Victoria opens up about how she didn’t feel comfortable sharing about her eating disorder with many of the DCCs. “I never wanted to bring it up because I feel like it’s such a conversation bomber,” she reveals to Vanity Fair, “so I never allowed it to come up unless it organically happened.” However, she did discuss it in the doc. “It is a big struggle that I’m going to probably always have to battle. So it’s always been close to the surface,” she says, adding that sharing the secret “was almost a therapeutic release because it’s such a deep thing that I try to hide. But it’s a part of who I am, and it’s a part of what I struggle with. So it’s almost rougher hiding it rather than just being open and honest about it.”

2. Therapy

During the COVID lockdown, when Kalina was deprived of her therapeutic escapes to the dance room, her eating disorder worsened. “That was when it got really bad and really serious,” she says. She ended up taking a gap year during her DCC term, and started seeing a therapist once and sometimes twice a week. “She helped me find exercises or techniques that guided me to finding that strength within,” she says.

3. Cycling

Victoria recently started cycling. “Fitness is one of my many passions and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I enjoy cycling!” she wrote in a post. “Highly recommend—during this busy time, you can get in a quick endorphin burst with a quick spin💕🤩💗.” The Cleveland Clinic explains that biking, a low-impact aerobic exercise, is great for building muscle, improving strength and flexibility, and improving balance. It can also boost mental health and help other health conditions, including arthritis.

4. Reading

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Victoria loves reading. “I am a huge book worm,” she revealed during an Instagram Q & A. One Harvard study published in Social Science & Medicine found that people who read books regularly had a 20% lower risk of dying over the next 12 years compared with people who weren't readers or who read periodicals.

5. Dance

Now that she is no longer a cheerleader, Victoria is planning on auditioning for the Rockettes. She is currently living in New York City and training with a precision dance coach. “I didn’t want to [lose my] momentum,” she explains. “Everyone has seen or commented on a different glow that New York has put on me.” Dancing is a great workout for many reasons. Not only does it build strength and promote flexibility, but 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 heart disease or die from it than non-dancers. In comparison, moderate-intensity walkers were just 25 percent less likely to suffer heart health issues.