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IFBB Pro Charlotte Ellis in Two-Piece Workout Gear Shows "Awesome Result"

She loves "worldwide travel & meeting new people."

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Charlotte Ellis
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Charlotte Ellis is a personal trainer and fitness competitor. She shares a lot of workout and revealing posts on Instagram. She recently competed in China, and shared some highlights on Instagram. She captioned the post, “@china_dms_pro wrap up ✌🏼 Top 5 for me over in Changsha, China 🇨🇳An awesome result for my second ever pro show, more stage time, more experiences on and off stage, worldwide travel & meeting new people.” She also shared another photo of herself in workout gear. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Charlotte Ellis stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.


1. She Does RDLs

Ellis doesn’t skip leg day. One of her favorite workouts is an RDL. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “NOTHING hits my glutes like this movement 😳🔥🤌🏽I would go so far to say this is the BEST ⭐️ movement for glute connection for me personally! This is my set up for a single leg cable RDL 🍑 & why I’m using the bosu ball too.”

2. She’s Always Trying To Get Better

Ellis is always striving for perfection. She talked about the importance of this in the caption of one of her recent Instagram posts. “Next version loading 🔄As always, trying to be the best I can be 💓There is always something more you can refine, fine tune & improve on 📈The never ending pursuit of self improvement.”

3. She’s Consistent With Her Diet

Ellis makes sure to still eat healthy when she isn’t competing. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “I know, after doing PLENTY of shows…I would rather, not feel like shit, not have to GRAFT between shows, hammering the stair master, eating dust … feeling like death 💀 to likely justtttt make it back to where I was at the last show and not having made any improvements. Sometimes you can even go backwards as your physique is now pretty tired after having the fight that post show water weight off! I think this really comes from experience, having been there and done that haha 🥲 it ain’t fun!!”

4. She Eats Healthy Food That She Enjoys

Ellis makes sure to eat healthy, and that doesn’t mean eating food she hates. She encouraged her clients and followers to do this in the caption of this Instagram post. “Reaching your goals doesn’t mean eating food you don’t like it enjoy… if you think that or have been doing that, that’s probably why you struggle to achieve your goal! The key 🔐 to longevity with this & creating a lifestyle from it, is ENJOYING your meals & daily foods! As you can see, plenty of variety & lots of lovely different food sources.”

5. She Tracks Her Exercises

Ellis talked about how logging exercises has helped her in the caption of this Instagram post. ‘Not logging reps? 😳The log book can be a great tool 📝 & is something I have used continuously throughout my training however the way I use it has changed as of lately…As an experienced trainer, I know I am still progressing my training with this method without getting caught up in EXACT numbers and allowing it to ruin my session (and let’s face it… day 🙃).’

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Charlotte Ellis is a personal trainer and fitness competitor. She shares a lot of workout and revealing posts on Instagram. She recently competed in China, and shared some highlights on Instagram. She captioned the post, “@china_dms_pro wrap up ✌🏼 Top 5 for me over in Changsha, China 🇨🇳An awesome result for my second ever pro show, more stage time, more experiences on and off stage, worldwide travel & meeting new people.” She also shared another photo of herself in workout gear. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Charlotte Ellis stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.


1. She Does RDLs

Ellis doesn’t skip leg day. One of her favorite workouts is an RDL. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “NOTHING hits my glutes like this movement 😳🔥🤌🏽I would go so far to say this is the BEST ⭐️ movement for glute connection for me personally! This is my set up for a single leg cable RDL 🍑 & why I’m using the bosu ball too.”

2. She’s Always Trying To Get Better

Ellis is always striving for perfection. She talked about the importance of this in the caption of one of her recent Instagram posts. “Next version loading 🔄As always, trying to be the best I can be 💓There is always something more you can refine, fine tune & improve on 📈The never ending pursuit of self improvement.”

3. She’s Consistent With Her Diet

Ellis makes sure to still eat healthy when she isn’t competing. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “I know, after doing PLENTY of shows…I would rather, not feel like shit, not have to GRAFT between shows, hammering the stair master, eating dust … feeling like death 💀 to likely justtttt make it back to where I was at the last show and not having made any improvements. Sometimes you can even go backwards as your physique is now pretty tired after having the fight that post show water weight off! I think this really comes from experience, having been there and done that haha 🥲 it ain’t fun!!”

4. She Eats Healthy Food That She Enjoys

Ellis makes sure to eat healthy, and that doesn’t mean eating food she hates. She encouraged her clients and followers to do this in the caption of this Instagram post. “Reaching your goals doesn’t mean eating food you don’t like it enjoy… if you think that or have been doing that, that’s probably why you struggle to achieve your goal! The key 🔐 to longevity with this & creating a lifestyle from it, is ENJOYING your meals & daily foods! As you can see, plenty of variety & lots of lovely different food sources.”

5. She Tracks Her Exercises

Ellis talked about how logging exercises has helped her in the caption of this Instagram post. ‘Not logging reps? 😳The log book can be a great tool 📝 & is something I have used continuously throughout my training however the way I use it has changed as of lately…As an experienced trainer, I know I am still progressing my training with this method without getting caught up in EXACT numbers and allowing it to ruin my session (and let’s face it… day 🙃).’

Renee Jewett flexes for the camera.
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Renee Jewett is a fitness influencer and IFBB wellness professional. She shares a lot of wellness advice on Instagram. In a recent post, Jewett encouraged her followers to fell confident with themselves and their bodies. “To all the girls who didn’t feel seen back then, and even now: you’re more than enough, just as you are. Here’s to embracing the body we live in every day, not trying to fit into someone else’s mold. ❤️”

She's Confident In Herself

In her recent post’s caption, Jewett talked about her journey with body positivity and finding confidence. “Growing up in the 90s, the ‘ideal’ body type was plastered everywhere—thin, flat stomach, not muscular, barely-there curves (I was obsessed with VS Angels). Low-rise jeans weren’t made for girls like me so when I would go shopping for school clothes I would always have melt downs because nothing ever fit me right 😔 I was never a thin girl, and back then, it felt like I wasn’t ‘enough’ because of it. Diet culture had us believing we had to shrink to fit in—literally. Over time, I learned something powerful: my worth isn’t tied to a number on a scale or the size of my jeans and I love being curvy! Bodies are meant to be strong, healthy, and unique, NOT trends that come and go.”

She Eats Healthy

Jewett makes sure to eat healthy. She shared her approach to her diet in the caption of this Instagram post. “Kcal 2595. Protein 223g. Carbs 313g. Fat 50g. This is what a typical day of eating looks like. Some days I’ll have more time and macro match meals for something I’ve been wanting. I can be pretty flexible with my food options since I’m working within a pretty high calorie allotment. I’ve embraced the ‘no food is off limits’ concept, if I want it, I have it 😉”

She Loves Dried Fruit

A photo of dried dates.

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In the previous Instagram post, Jewett shared some of her favorite foods. One thing she loves eating is dried fruit. She shared why in the caption. “I’ve incorporated some dried fruits (usually dates and raisins) into my meal plan to keep food volume a bit lower, this way it’s easier to get in all my meals without feeling overly full. We’ll see how high my food gets pushed this growth phase 💪🏼😋Stay fed my friends.”

She Cooks

One way that Jewett makes sure to eat healthily is by cooking her own meals. She shares a lot of her favorites on Instagram. In this video, Jewett is seen making a jalapeno cheddar chicken burger. She captioned it, “My life changed when I realized I can reach my physique goals but eat delicious stuff too. This is basically a chicken breast… just funner. Today was an off day from the gym so that means poverty calories, so instead of a bun I made a lettuce wrap burger. Was it messy? Yes. But was it spicy, cheesy and delicious? Also yes. I have so many jalapeños and habaneros in my garden I have to find creative ways to use them.”

She Swims

One thing Jewett likes to do to keep herself in shape is going for a swim. She shared this photo on Instagram of herself in the pool. Jewett captioned the post, “We hit 85° today so I jumped in the pool which was definitely not 85° 🥶 I think the reason people like cold plunges is because it feels so terrible while you’re in it that getting out is exhilarating 😅”

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Bodybuilder Angelica Teixeira is "Wow!"

Teixeira stuns in workout gear while sharing her top fitness and style tips.

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Angelica Teixeira is a professional bodybuilder. She recently did an Instagram campaign for TLF Women. Teixeira is seen posing in different workout clothes in a video. They captioned the post, “You asked, we delivered. The viral Tempo Front Clasp Sports Bra is back and upgraded🤩The Tempo Front Clasp 2.0 is here in 5 new colors ways! No more post workout battles with your sports bra, our revolutionary front clasp makes it easier than ever to pop off your top after sweaty workout. Available now on our app and sitewide.”

She Works Her Legs

Teixeira doesn’t skip leg day. She shared some of her favorite exercises in this Instagram video. Teixeira is seen doing things like squats and glute bridges. She captioned it, “Building them glutes 1 day at a time 💪🏼 #gluteworkout Save it and use it for your next Glute workout this way you don’t need to overthinking on what to do when you get to the gym 👊🏼🔥”

She Engages Her Muscles

Teixeira makes sure that her muscles are engaged when she works out. She shared her tips for doing this in lunges in the caption of this Instagram post. “The way you perform your lunges can change the muscles it activates. 🤓When you step forward you will activate more your quadriceps muscles than the glutes. But if you step backwards you will activate more your glutes than your quads. And if you keep your chest up you will feel more in your quads while if you keep your chest forward you will feel more in your glutes. I always perform it stepping backwards and with my chest forward to activate more the glutes than the quads because you know, us Bikini girls are all about the 🍑.”

She Strength Trains

Teixeira is seen pushing a weighted cart in this Instagram video. Strength training exercises like these have a lot of health benefits. ACE Fitness states, “Strength training with heavy weights improves muscle definition. Muscle definition occurs as the result of muscles remaining in a state of semi-contraction and heavy strength training recruits the larger type II muscle fibers responsible for a muscle’s appearance.”

She Works Out With Others

Angelica Teixeira pushes a friend during a workout.

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In the previous Instagram video, Teixeira is seen working out with one of her friends. Better Health states that this can have a lot of health benefits. “Exercising with a friend or loved one can make it more fun, and increase your chances of sticking to your exercise plan. Exercising with a friend is a great way to keep you motivated. It’s also a great way to meet new people. It can even save you money.”

She Uses A Waist Trainer

Teixeira revealed in the caption of this Instagram post that she uses a weight trainer to help with her muscles. “Wearing the @slimtum waist trainer original and also the Slimtum Pro has helped me a lot to slim down my waist line comparing to my last prep. 🥳I wear the Original size 4 for upper body workouts and outside the gym I wear size 3 for about 2 more hours a day, I prefer to wear it when I’m standing doing something in the house or walking around running errands like grocery shopping.🛒For my lower body workouts I like to wear the Slimtum Pro size 2. It gives the best protection to my lower back, midsection and keeps my waist small when I’m lifting heavier weights.”

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IFBB Pro Julia Danielle Whitesel "Finally Got to Play"

Strengthen your muscles, increase bone density, and boost your metabolism with squats, lunges, leg extensions, and more.

Julia Danielle Whitesel shows off her guns.
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Julia Danielle Whitesel is a competitor in the IFBB. She shares a lot of her favorite workouts on Instagram. Earlier this month, Whitesel shared some of her favorite lower body workouts in a reel. She captioned it, “Favvy training day of the week. Finally got to play with the new vertical squat up at @gp_athletics It is aggresssssive. Today waaaas:: single leg press x10 till ya can’t get 10 no mo. Plate loaded ham curls 3-4 sets in the 10-15 range. Vertical squat - kept adding plates xfailure till 6-8 range. Superset of lunges from the belt squat w/ a quad bias leg press x20. Leg extensions SS abductions in the 15-20 range. My legs already hurrrrrtz. Still just over here enjoying off-season. I love my house and my dogs and my husband and work and i’m happy with that right now while we get fudgin huge in the mean time.”

She Strength Trains

Whitesel does a lot of strength training to keep herself in shape. She is seen using weights in her Instagram video. The Mayo Clinic states that strength training is extremely beneficial. “By stressing your bones, strength training can increase bone density and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Strength training can help you manage or lose weight, and it can increase your metabolism to help you burn more calories.”

She Does Squats

Julia Danielle Whitesel is seen doing squats with a vertical squat up machine.

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Whitesel is seen doing squats in her Instagram video. Squats have a lot of benefits. The Cleveland Clinic reports, “Squats target and strengthen your thighs, hips and butt. Why does that matter? A strong lower body is important for athletes, yes, but not just for athletes. Your lower body fuels your ability to walk, run, jump … everything, really. It also generates power for upper-body movements and all kinds of other activities.”

She Does Lunges

Julia Danielle Whitesel does lunges

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Whitesel is also seen doing lunges in her Instagram video. The Mayo Clinic says that they have a lot of health benefits. “The lunge is a body resistance exercise that works the leg muscles. Specifically, the lunge targets the quadriceps and the hamstring muscles in the thigh, the gluteal muscles in the buttock, and to a lesser extent, the lower leg muscles. The lunge is a great conditioning exercise for many sports, especially those that involve lunging movements, such as tennis, basketball or soccer.”

She Does Leg Extensions

Julia Danielle Whitesel is pictured using a leg extension machine.

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Whitesel is also seen doing leg extensions in her Instagram video. Leg extensions have a lot of benefits. Asphalt Green says, “You’ve heard of lower body exercise like squats or leg presses. But there's a pair of machines that will help you work specific muscles that other leg exercises can miss: the leg extension and hamstring curl machines. These machines provide isolation exercises for your legs. This type of exercise works only one muscle or group of muscles, which means you can build up that part of your body quickly. If you want your thigh muscles to really stand out in those shorts you just bought, the leg extension machine is for you!”

She Does Deadlifts

Whitesel shared this lower body workout video on Instagram. One exercise she is seen doing in it is deadlifts. She captioned the post, “Leg day was a fair handed maiden. Mighty kind of ya. How could I ever repay ya. Evermore. Straight legs from the belt, 6 plates on the true and then another go at 7. Maybe wait till after the show for 8, when leg day will be even more of a fair handed maiden. Stay sweet y’all.”

Fitness

Bodybuilder Kristina Nicole is "Absolutely the Best"

Learn how Kristina Nicole, aka Kristina Mendoza, approaches diet, fitness, and self-care.

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Kristina Nicole, aka Kristina Mendoza, is showing off her muscles – in her two-piece workout gear. In a new social media post, the influencer and bodybuilder flaunts her impressive physique in a white sports bra and black booty shorts as she poses at the gym. “You’ll never win —> if you’re too scared to lose,” she captioned the Instagram photo. “Beautiful,” commented one of her followers. “Whoa that tricep is in 3D 🔥,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

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Hamstring and Quads Training Days

Mendoza trains both her hamstrings and quads on the same day, adding in adductors. “I like to burn them out a little bit before I get into the compound movements like the leg press or squat machine,” Mendoza explained. After a brief introduction, Mendoza then demonstrates each of the movements that she likes to work with

Hydrating Throughout Workouts

Mendoza makes sure to take a “water break” several times during her workouts. The Mayo Clinic explains hydration is important for a variety of reasons. Water helps eliminate waste through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements, keeps your temperature normal, lubricates and cushions joints, and helps protect sensitive tissues.

Mastery is Key

“Mastery is a mindset: It requires the capacity to see your abilities not as finite, but as infinitely improvable. Mastery is a pain: It demands effort, grit, and deliberate practice. Mastery is… never fully reaching mastery but always striving to get there,” Kristina captioned a post.

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Stretching

Before lifting, Kristina warms up on the bike and also stretches. “I like to start with lighter weight for the first couple of sets before I work up into my working sets,” said. She performs two to three lighter sets before doing one working set. She follows that up with a “back-off” set that is lighter weight and has more reps. “Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints,” says Harvard Health. “Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage.”

Training During the Off-Season

Kristina explains that most of her progress is made in her offseason. “There’s a lot of calories going in. Training gets more and more intense as the calories go up,” she said, adding that she used to train legs twice a week, but now only does legs once. “I’m trying to bring my upper body up, be a little more symmetrical with the legs, so I have better flow and balance onstage,” she told Muscle & Fitness.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt Swears By These

Discover Jennifer Love Hewitt's secrets to maintaining her incredible figure and skin.

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Jennifer Love Hewitt is a very successful actress. She is known for roles on TV shows like Party of Five, Ghost Whisperer, The Client List, and Criminal Minds. She currently stars on the TV series 9-1-1. Hewitt is also known for movie roles like I Know What You Did Last Summer, Can’t Hardly Wait and Heartbreakers. Hewitt has an incredible figure and skin, and does a lot of different things to maintain it. Here are 7 of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s secrets.

She Does EmSculpt

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The secret behind Hewitt’s impressive abs? EmSculpt. She shared this photo on Instagram of herself doing it. Hewitt captioned the post, “Getting in one of my favorite ‘workouts’ before Thanksgiving! This mom of three is a huge fan of #EmsculptNeo for strengthening my core and helping to heal my diastasis recti.”

She Uses An Ice Roller

Jennifer Love Hewitt is pretty in polka dots

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Hewitt has amazing skin, and she makes sure to take care of it. She shared some of her favorite products in an interview with Good Housekeeping. Hewitt says that she likes to use an ice roller. "I keep it simple. I don't use a lot of stuff. I really enjoy ice rollers. I'm really into those right now, and my kids are into those."

She Keeps Her Skin Moisturized

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One of Hewitt’s biggest skincare secrets? Keeping it moisturized. Hewitt shared her favorite moisturizer and lip balm with Good Housekeeping. "A big one that's a classic is Elizabeth Arden's Eight Hour Cream. And their Lip Balm. I've used that for [what feels like] 150 years and I'm really big into that."

She Uses An Eyebrow Lifting Gel

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On Instagram, Hewitt revealed the secret behind her impressive eyebrows. "I have been using this product and I'm noticing people bringing up my brows. I don't have anything on them today really, except this product, but it's the Rare Beauty lifting gel stuff. I mean, Selena, 'thank you' is all I can say. I love it, so I'm going to put it up so that you know what it is, but that's what it is. That is the brow lifting that people are talking about. That's all I got."

She Does a Variety of Workouts

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For Hewitt, fitness is all about variety. “I try to switch it up a bit,” she told OK! Magazine. “I’ve found that if every week I do something different it tricks my muscles into not getting used to doing any one thing. I’ve been doing pilates, I’ve been doing yoga, I’ve done just plain old walking. I wear 10 pound weights on my ankles while I’m working just so that as I’m moving during the day I’m constantly building muscle. It’s not great for your back but I’m doing it anyway. I do a booty workout thing that I just did for Shape, which was really fun. And I do Zumba. I have DVDs and I dance around like a crazy person in my house.”

She Builds Confidence

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Hewitt tells People that she wants to build her confidence up. “I think I’m a work in progress,” she admits. “[But] I feel it’s so much better than [it was] a year-and-a-half ago, and I feel like in another eight months, it’s going to be so much better than it is today.”

She Wants to be a Role Model

Jennifer Love Hewitt is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

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Hewitt tells People that she wants to be a role model for others. In it, she shared the advice she gives to young girls. “When I meet young girls, I’m always like, ‘Just do me one favor. Love what you look like right now – and remember I said it 10 years from now because it’s the greatest gift I can give.’”

Beauty

Sydney Sweeney Swears By These 5 Habits

Discover Sydney Sweeney's top 5 fitness habits at 27, from water skiing to morning workouts and self-care activities.

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Over the past few years, Sydney Sweeney has become one of America’s sweethearts with celebrated roles in everything from hit HBO shows Euphoria and White Lotus to big-screen movies Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Anyone But You. In addition to her impressive acting ability, the star is a total bombshell and has one of the fittest figures in Hollywood. Here are the top 5 habits that help her stay fit at 27.

Water Skiing

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Sydney has been water skiing since she was a toddler. “The moment I could walk, my mom put me on what’s called a U-board to learn how to ski,” she told Women’s Health. “I remember that whenever we would go by the docks of my grandma’s or my cousin’s house, I’d wave. I felt so cool because I could take off one hand. That’s my earliest memory of skiing, but I’ve been doing it as long as I can remember. It’s my favorite.” How does it help her achieve her amazing body? “It’s a lot of upper body strength, it’s balance, it’s core, it’s legs—you get tired really fast,” she says. “I see such a change in my body after an entire summer of [skiing]. My arms are stronger, more sculpted. My abs are rock solid. But I never look at it as a workout because it is so much fun,” she said.

Morning Workouts

A very leggy Synedy Sweeney steps out in Gramercy

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Sydney mixes up her exercise routine, but likes to get workouts over with early in the day. “I like to work out in the morning, so I’ll either go for a run or I’ll go to Solidcore,” says Sydney. The high-intensity, low-impact Pilates-inspired workout “makes me feel so strong, but also elongated,” Sydney said about her sweat sessions. “I feel so good afterwards.”

Self-Care

Sydney Sweeney attends the 35th GLAAD Media Awards

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Sydney engages in self-care activities. “I love to paint, and I love to read,” she said. “Those are the activities that are just for me.” 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 than those who weren't readers or who read periodicals.

She Walks and Hikes

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One of the ways she treats her anxiety is by spending time outdoors with her dog, Tank. She takes him on walks or hikes. Going for a daily walk can be a game changer, especially at a brisk speed. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day reduced the risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia, and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.

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Fitness

Mariana Morais is "Rooting for Us All"

Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

5 Simple Fitness Habits To Stay Toned Like Mariana Morais
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Mariana Morais is showing off her ab-fab figure – in a two-piece exercise set. In a new social media post, the fitness influencer flaunts her fantastic figure in a brown sports bra and leggings. “Self Progress & Development is not always linear. Sometimes we take steps back & that’s just a sign to course correct so we can leap forward. If 2024 wasn’t the year you expected, use it as an opportunity to learn, grow, & carry on. It’s you VS you - continue to try, focus on consistency > perfection & you will prevail 🤎 rooting for us all to strengthen our mind & bodies this year,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

Strength Training

Mariana relies on old-school strength training to keep her body toned. “Training till failure instead of reps + taking my ab routine up a notch by incorporating weighted exercises,” she wrote about one of her workout tactics. “I can feel my muscles being challenged and am in tune with my movements.” According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:

  • Develop strong bones
  • Manage your weight
  • Enhance your quality of life
  • Manage chronic conditions
  • Sharpen your thinking skills

Prioritizing Digestion and Getting Blood Work Done

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Other healthy habits? “Prioritizing digestion,” she writes in the same post. “Making sure I get enough fiber & starting off every morning with a juice cleanse. This has helped me feel so much better everyday.” She also gets regular blood work done. “So important to check your levels and know what’s going on in your body routinely! Don’t skip the doc apts, always better to be preventative.”

Hiking

Mariana enjoys hiking. “Elevation therapy,” she captioned a post from one of her fitness adventures. According to the National Parks Service, the physical benefits of hiking include:

  • Building stronger muscles and bones
  • Improving your sense of balance
  • Improving your heart health
  • Decreasing the risk of some respiratory issues

Pilates

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Mariana does reformer Pilates. “POV: Stepping into the prettiest torture chamber,” she wrote across a video of herself at the studio. Why is Pilates a good workout? According to the Mayo Clinic, the workout has many benefits, as it “strengthens the body's inner core while increasing its flexibility, resulting in improved overall health.” It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, stress and back pain relief, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

Emsculpt NEO

Mariana recently got an aesthetic body treatment, Emsculpt NEO. “I’ve heard all the rage about the benefits to spot reducing fat & toning muscle so I had to give it a try to target those pesky lower abs. It was a 10/10 & a great addition to my workout routine,” she wrote.