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Love Island's Molly Marsh Shares Swimsuit Photo of New Tattoo

Here’s how she stays in shape.

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Molly Marsh is celebrating her birthday. She decided to do so by taking a trip to Hawaii, and by getting a tattoo. Marsh shared highlights from her trip on Instagram this week. In them, she posed on the beach in a floral swimsuit, and showed off her hibiscus tattoo. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Molly Marsh stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.


1. She Spends Time Outside

Marsh opened up about her favorite self-care rituals in an interview with heatworld. She says that she spends a lot of time outside. "I also like to get out, I think fresh air is key.” The US Forest Service states that spending time outside has a lot of benefits. “There are many mental wellness benefits associated with being outside in green spaces, such as lower risk of depression and faster psychological stress recovery. Studies have shown that being in nature can restore and strengthen our mental capacities, increasing focus and attention.”

2. She Makes Time To Relax

Marsh shared her ideal self-care day with heatworld. "If I've got a proper pamper day planned, I'll even have it written out and I'll tick once I've gone through them. Face mask, tick. Bath, tick. See my grandparents tick. All the things that make me happy would be within a self-care day. I love being in the bath watching old-school Zoella on YouTube. I'll have a Lush bath bomb and my Lush lip scrub and it'll be very wholesome."

3. She Accepts Herself

Marsh is all about accepting herself, and talked about this with heatworld. “I tried so much skincare to clear up my skin, but also to learn to love my skin, especially being a role model to like younger girls. I've done social media for like five years now and I built such a young audience. It's one of those where I knew people were going to look up to me. I've always been very open on my social media with showing my skin on a bad day and showing my skin on a very good day and what products have helped me recently.”

4. She Keeps Her Skin Moisturized

Marsh revealed some of her favorite products in her heatworld interview. She says that she makes sure to keep her skin moisturized. "The ones I've always advised to people... I've always used the Nivea Soft Moisturiser, it's been my holy grail since I was like 15, I've always used that. The La Roche Posay SPF Hyaluronic Moisturiser I use every morning and that has always cleared my skin up."

5. She Rides Snowmobiles

One outdoor activity Marsh likes to do is ride snowmobiles. While on a trip to Turkey with friends, she made sure to hit the slopes. Marsh posted these photos on Instagram of herself and her friends snowmobiling. She captioned the post, “I can confirm I can successfully drive a snowmobile✅ @london.by.kseniia came out alive🥳 The best time.”

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Molly Marsh is celebrating her birthday. She decided to do so by taking a trip to Hawaii, and by getting a tattoo. Marsh shared highlights from her trip on Instagram this week. In them, she posed on the beach in a floral swimsuit, and showed off her hibiscus tattoo. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Molly Marsh stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.


1. She Spends Time Outside

Marsh opened up about her favorite self-care rituals in an interview with heatworld. She says that she spends a lot of time outside. "I also like to get out, I think fresh air is key.” The US Forest Service states that spending time outside has a lot of benefits. “There are many mental wellness benefits associated with being outside in green spaces, such as lower risk of depression and faster psychological stress recovery. Studies have shown that being in nature can restore and strengthen our mental capacities, increasing focus and attention.”

2. She Makes Time To Relax

Marsh shared her ideal self-care day with heatworld. "If I've got a proper pamper day planned, I'll even have it written out and I'll tick once I've gone through them. Face mask, tick. Bath, tick. See my grandparents tick. All the things that make me happy would be within a self-care day. I love being in the bath watching old-school Zoella on YouTube. I'll have a Lush bath bomb and my Lush lip scrub and it'll be very wholesome."

3. She Accepts Herself

Marsh is all about accepting herself, and talked about this with heatworld. “I tried so much skincare to clear up my skin, but also to learn to love my skin, especially being a role model to like younger girls. I've done social media for like five years now and I built such a young audience. It's one of those where I knew people were going to look up to me. I've always been very open on my social media with showing my skin on a bad day and showing my skin on a very good day and what products have helped me recently.”

4. She Keeps Her Skin Moisturized

Marsh revealed some of her favorite products in her heatworld interview. She says that she makes sure to keep her skin moisturized. "The ones I've always advised to people... I've always used the Nivea Soft Moisturiser, it's been my holy grail since I was like 15, I've always used that. The La Roche Posay SPF Hyaluronic Moisturiser I use every morning and that has always cleared my skin up."

5. She Rides Snowmobiles

One outdoor activity Marsh likes to do is ride snowmobiles. While on a trip to Turkey with friends, she made sure to hit the slopes. Marsh posted these photos on Instagram of herself and her friends snowmobiling. She captioned the post, “I can confirm I can successfully drive a snowmobile✅ @london.by.kseniia came out alive🥳 The best time.”

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Salma Hayek Shares Swimsuit Photo and More Star Snaps

Salma Hayek, Kate Hudson, Vanessa Hudgens and more shares their very best.

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If you’ve ever wondered why so many female celebrities share photos of themselves in swimsuits, just look to Salma Hayek. The 55-year-old just posted a photo of herself in a swimsuit on her birthday, and has posted bikini photos in the recent past. "I had to lose a lot of weight and exercise to get into the bikini towards the end of last year," she told Entertainment Tonight. "I'm glad I took a lot of pictures, I have no shame on it, because it was the first week of the vacation." She added that sharing them was "liberating." Read on to see Salma and Kate Hudson and Vanessa Hudgens and more recent star snaps—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!


1. Salma Hayek Celebrated Her Birthday in a Swimsuit

“Happy 55th birthday to me, looking forward to new adventures #grateful,” Salma Hayek captioned her photo. “Feliz cumpleaños 55 para mí, lista para nuevas aventuras #vivalavida” In a subsequent post, she posted a video of her Eternals co-star Angelina Jolie and other friends and family smushing her face into a birthday cake. “My brother @hayekstudio and me trying to teach Angie how to do the mexican mordida @angelinajolie Mi hermano sami y yo enseñandole a #anjelinajolie como se hace la mordida!,” Hayek captioned the post.

2. Kate Hudson Proved She’s Got Legs and Knows How to Use Them

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Kate Hudson, star of Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon—which Deadline, in its review, said “is made to be watched while scoffing crunchy snack foods and beer, if only because a lot of chips and beer go down on screen between bouts of telekinetic mayhem”—posted a photo of herself from the Venice Film Festival looking quite leggy in a black dress. Her caption? “'Before you leave the house, look in the mirror and take one thing off.' -Coco Chanel I chose fabric…. @monotofficial @elimizrahi 💋💋💋 #veniceitaly

3. Vanessa Hudgens Stayed Hydrated

“Happy #labordayweekendddd,” the brand Caliwater caption its photo of Vanessa Hudgens in a bikini. The star is a co-founder. “Anyone who knows me knows I am terrible at drinking water,” Hudgens has said. “I am always dehydrated, it is my biggest downfall. And Caliwater — literally I call it my candy water because it’s so delicious.” “It is a product that I am obsessed with and stand by and can really get behind and want to share with the world,” she added.

4. Molly Sims is Having Fun in Italy

Molly Sims, 48, is having a great time on vacation. "I'm so sad I'm missing soccer today …," she captioned a series of snaps of herself rocking a bikini taken at La Fontelina in Capri, Italy. She looks great because makes smart lifestyle choices. "It's more about living healthy and how you're feeling," she explained to Women's Health. "I truly, truly don't like the word 'diet.' I don't even like the scale. I use a pair of jeans; the jeans don't lie, I can tell you that."

5. Ariana Grande Wore a Little Brown Dress

The Voice star posted a photo of herself in a little chocolate brown dress. How does she stay so trim? Pilates partly, which she calls her “happy place.” “Pilates is a method of exercise that consists of low-impact flexibility and muscular strength and endurance movements,” says the Mayo Clinic. “A Pilates routine generally includes exercises that promote core strength and stability, muscle control, and endurance, including exercises that stress proper posture and movement patterns and balanced flexibility and strength. It can also be helpful in training for sports or in physical rehabilitation.”

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Millie Court, star of Love Island, sends “Postcards from Ibiza 🖤✨,” as she captioned a new swimsuit photo. “MILLIEEEEE 😍😍🔥,” said Kaz Kamwi in the comments. “Omg 😍😍😍😍😍,” said Liberty Poole. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Millie Court stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!


1. She Has Learned to Love Herself

“HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY ✨ Today is a day where we can celebrate us. I have so many women in my life who inspire me every day and I wanted to give a little something today that can hopefully inspire one of you. Loving our imperfections can be difficult, but when you learn to embrace them and realise that our imperfections don’t define us, they are just a part of us alongside everything else that creates you as a person. None of us are the same, and that’s a special thing. We are one of a kind 🤍 This picture shows me at my most vulnerable… but I’m learning to love myself, imperfections and all. And so should you,” she wrote once.

2. She Was Once “Unhealthily Skinny”

"I went from a size 10 to a six, and it’s the smallest I’ve ever been as a young adult. Because of my height, this made me look unhealthily skinny, of which I was (not eating barely anything, feeling ill all the time, tired, dizzy) and I remember looking at myself, I’d lost my boobs and my bum and those curves I once had and I missed them,” she wrote on Instagram. "The point of this [is], since coming out of Love Island, I found my love for food again and yes I’m getting back to my usual size."

3. She Likes a Nice Bath

“Drowning my sorrows in the bath because my Met Gala invite got lost 💔…,” she captioned one recent photo. Consider adding Epsom salt. “Pour about 300 grams (1.25 cups) of Epsom salt into a clean bathtub as it fills with hot water. (Avoid using Epsom salt in a tub with jets, a hot tub or a whirlpool bath unless the manufacturer says it’s OK.),” says the Cleveland Clinic.

4. This is Her Skin Icon

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"At the moment the make-up I use does change fairly often, not necessarily my staples like concealer and foundation, but I do switch up the bronzers, blushers and mascara that I use,” she has said. Her icon? "Meghan Markle, her skin is absolutely flawless – her make-up always looks lovely as her make-up always looks lovely and natural."

5. She Has Had Acne

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“I suffered from acne about a year and a half ago and then I started to work with a skin aesthetician, who helped me to find my skincare routine and helped me to start dealing with the breakouts. Now that my acne has gone, we are on more of a journey to find the right products; doing treatments like microneedling once a month to deal with the scarring. I am so happy with the outcome because the difference from what it was to now is just incredible. I genuinely used to think there was never going to be a time when I could get rid of the acne and I think when you are suffering you think it’s going to be with you forever. Don’t get me wrong, it isn’t an overnight process – it took me a year and a half to be acne free, but through a good skincare routine and using the right products it can be combated. My skin aesthetician advised me that the products you use to treat acne don’t start working for 4-6 months, so it took six months before I started to see a difference. The secret to good skin is also about good lifestyle, it’s all about looking after the inside to make your skin glow,” she told Hello.

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Kendall Rae Knight is heating up Greece in her swimsuit. In a new social media post the Love Island beauty shows off her amazing body in a swimsuit while vacationing at the City of Dreams Mediterranean resort. “Dolce & Cabana,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. “Stunning,” commented one of her followers. “Absolutely gorgeous I can’t cope with you,” added another. How does the reality star approach health and wellness? Celebwell rounded up some of her top lifestyle habits.


1. She Felt Pressured to Get Botox

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Kendall told Glamour UK that she felt pressured into getting Botox after being told she was “old looking” during a photo shoot. "I was on a shoot – I won’t say what for – but the photographer and the client who had booked me were sat at the laptop screen and kept saying over and over again: ‘she’s quite old, we will have to airbrush her around her eyes, we maybe needed someone with a fresher face’, so I did actually go out and get Botox,” she said. "It will wear off so I’m not bothered but I don’t think I would get anything permanent; I think I would be a bit stronger now.”

2. She Eats “A Little Bit of Anything”

Kendall confessed that her diet “isn’t the best” to Glamour UK. “I just eat a little bit of anything I want. I have a real sweet tooth,” she said.

3. She Paddleboards

Kendall loves burning calories while on vacation. During a recent vacation in Ibiza, she went paddleboarding. The American Council on Exercise (ACE) agrees that paddle boarding is great for the core and also a great form of cardio. The water sport can burn an average of 385 calories for a 140 pound male and 436 for a female the same size, per a study conducted by Arizona State University.

4. She Hydrates

Kendall understands the importance of hydration. Here she is drinking out of a coconut. According to the Mayo Clinic, hydration is important for a variety of reasons. Water helps get rid of waste through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements, keeps your temperature normal, lubricates and cushions joints, and helps protect sensitive tissues.

5. She Prioritizes Oral Hygiene

Oral hygiene is important to Kendall. She explained to Glamour UK that while she has been accused of having veneers, her bright whites are the result of her routine. "I just use a gel from my dentist to keep them looking white, and I brush twice a day."

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Ekin-Su Culculoglu found true love on Love Island: Davide Sanclimenti. And despite their ups and downs since the show, the duo have confirmed to be reunited. Meanwhile, Culculoglu is also seeking good-looking things in all kinds of places. “There’s beauty to be found in the unknown,” she captioned a new swimsuit photo. What’s her take on her time on the show? Here’s what she says.


1. Being on the Show was “Overwhelming” and Wonderful

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“It's been absolutely overwhelming. I'm just so grateful that I even went on a show,” she told Lorraine. “It is such a successful show. I didn't think I'd find the love of my life and ended up finding the perfect man, not just the perfect body, but just didn't realize, hey, when you leave the villa that you have no idea what's going on. I had no idea. I had this love and this support and I just want to be thankful to everyone. Even my haters, I love them as well. Even if there is that, I'm just over the moon. It's been really busy. Just all these projects lined up…It's just all surreal. I don't even know what to say. That's how excited and happy I am.”

2. She Says Her Relationship Was Real

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“It was all real though in there,” she said to Lorraine. “It was. And that's why I was shocked when we won because we forgot it was a show at one point. We were like, if this relationship isn't working, I felt like walking at one point and I felt like if it's not going to work, I don't want anyone else. And he felt the same. And then when we were towards the final, we were like, wait, this is a show. What? There's a final, what's going on? And we were so grateful to even be fourth, third, whatever it was. Everyone we thought were winners. So yeah, I still can't believe that.”

3. Take a Deep Breath and Relax

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She felt comfortable on screen because the cameras, “they're so hidden. These cameras, you don't know where they are. You can't pretend or act on there. If you were to act, it would happen for two days and your mask would fall off. Then you're yourself. And in Casa Moore, obviously there was a moment, I dunno, I'm going to say this. Medics came. I had a mini panic attack, I was thinking, oh no, what's Davide doing in Cass Amor? Is he with someone else? And the medics were like, it's fine. Just relax.” She took deep breaths.

4. She Really Was in Shock

When she won, she really was “shocked. When I say my heart, my heart was beating. It was coming out of my chest. I genuinely thought everyone's winners. I didn't really expect anything. And then when our names were called, I was like, is this a dream,” she said on Loose Women.

5. ”In Relationships, You Make Mistakes”

“In relationships, you got to make mistakes,” she said on Loose Women. “You got to know it's right. You have to have these tests, and in real life, whether you have a normal job day-to-day walking on the street, you have to trust your partner and there's going to be people who are going to try it on you. And I feel like Casa Amor was that big test and the fact that whether Davide came back alone or not, that was a test for him.”

Fitness

Rayna Vallandingham Shares "Dojang Diaries"

Learn how actress Rayna Vallandingham maintains her washboard abs with martial arts, strength training, and flexibility exercises.

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Rayna Vallandingham is flashing her washboard abs – in a two-piece exercise set from Alo. In a new social media post the actress flaunts her impressive midsection during a workout at the gym. “dojang diaries,” she captioned the series of snaps. “Magnific! Very very beautiful,” commented one of her followers. “♥️More like diaries of a hottie♥️” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here are her top lifestyle tips.

Be Consistent

Consistency – at the gym and the martial arts studio – is the key to success. "It is a way of life," Rayna says. "It's not only teaching your body movements and being in synchronicity with your body, but also just like the mental aspect of it."

Fight Your Way to a Hot Body

Rayna is a big fan of martial arts. She has been doing taekwondo since she was 2, earning her first black belt at 6. "In the very beginning, my parents put me in the sport because I was just really shy, and I think they could tell that I needed something," says Vallandingham, who lives and trains in Los Angeles. "Immediately, I just loved it. I felt at home, and every single day, instead of watching Dora, I wanted to go to the dojo,” she told Well + Good. Studies confirm that the practice helps with balance, cognitive function, psychological health, weight loss, and physical fitness.

Work on Strength and Flexibility

Rayna recommends prioritizing strength, flexibility, and power. "Of the three, I think strength and flexibility are the top two," Vallandingham says. "We used to have people stand on my legs and force my knees to come down in butterfly stretch," she says. "I have permanent damage to my body—I have tendonitis [because of this]."

Lift Weights

If you want a strong, lean body like Vallandingham, you must lift for it. The star strength trains, focusing on supersets, doing two moves back-to-back that target the same muscle groups to double down on their gains. One of her favorite exercises is a goblet squat. She stands with her feet shoulder-width apart, folded forward until she can slide her palms underneath her soles (you could also hold your ankles or calves), then bends her knees, lowering her butt toward the floor while lifting her chest, coming into a deep squat. She'll bend and extend her legs several times in this position. Then, it's on to the main event, holding a weight in her hands while bending down into a deep squat. "I love utilizing a Bosu ball—they're pretty much in every single gym," she adds.

Stretch

Rayna never skips stretching. She starts by by lying on the floor with her legs up the wall and then allowing them to open out into a side split. "I let gravity do its work because that's my body telling me, okay, this is where we're at," she says. "My hips are opening on their own, and I'm not having to force anything." “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.”

Fitness

Charli Hawkins is "Training in a Winter Wonderland"

Learn about her fitness routine, mindfulness practices, and positive attitude.

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Charli Hawkins is training in the snow – in her two-piece workout gear. In a new social media post the Olympian shows off her fantastic figure – including her flat abs – in an exercise set while enjoying the winter weather. “TRAINING IN A WINTER WONDERLAND! ❄️🥶❤️✨Gearing up in this altitude for the LONDON MARATHON this April! I’m so excited to see what my mind and body can make happen! To my marathon runners: it’s your time to shine, PLEASE tell me ALL of your tips, all of your advice, and for all of you who understand what I’m about to attempt, please send your words of encouragement 😂 Also feel free to try to talk me out of this as well thanks👍 We are on the training countdown. Turning a sprinter, jumper, and thrower into a long distance runner 🫣🙌 What do you think my time will be?” 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.

Minfulness and Meditation

Charli practices mindfulness. Before going for a run, she says words of intention. “I am willing. I am grateful. I surrender,” she revealed during an interview with San Diego Magazine. Meditation:

“When you meditate, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress,” says the Mayo Clinic. Benefits include:

  • Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
  • Building skills to manage your stress
  • Increasing self-awareness
  • Focusing on the present
  • Reducing negative emotions
  • Increasing imagination and creativity
  • Increasing patience and tolerance
  • Lowering resting heart rate
  • Lowering resting blood pressure
  • Improving sleep quality

Stretching

She also makes sure to stretch. “If you ever can think of some dynamic stretches: F.A.S.T. ✨🙌 My left hip and right QLs have been SO tight lately so I’m on a journey of getting them right! What’s bugging you at the moment???” she captioned a post. “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.”

Here Is The Right Way To Run

During her interview with San Diego, Charli explained how you should be running. “Remember, the sole of the foot is showing right in front of us,” she said, doing a type of high-knee movement. “To do this, you’re over exaggerating your running form while standing still. Raise your knee up, point your toes to the clouds (forming an A), and then pedal the sole of your foot forward before striking your knee down. It’s more complicated than it sounds after 30-plus years of moving a certain way,” the writer explained.

Positive Attitude

In a recent post Charli revealed things she learned about positivity. “Patience is easier when it isn’t required,” she said. “The people around you are BLESSINGS (which I feel like I already understood but sometimes it’s nice to have it emphasized).” Also, “We are up, we are down, but trusting the process sometimes means knowing that it’s all good even when it’s not the best” and “Making a plan is the best option for everything. It’s ok if the plan doesn’t go perfect, but just willy-nilly-ing it is not the best option when you want to get things done.”

Never Giving Up

Charli refuses to give up. “Understand what you want first, and then go for it. Then keep going for it all the time, and, eventually, you’ll get it,” she said during her interview.

Beauty

Giulia Arena Swears By These 5 Habits For Her Beach Body


Discover how Giulia Arena stays healthy and active during her trip to the Maldives.

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Giulia Arena first made waves when she won the 2013 Miss Italia pageant. Since then, she’s become a successful actress, TV host, and model. Arena recently took a trip to the Maldives. She shared a set of photos on Instagram of herself at the beach. In them, Arena is seen in a white swimsuit. She captioned the post, “Native habitat.”

Biking

Giulia enjoys cycling. During her trip to the Maldives Giulia went bike riding. 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.

Reading

Giulia is also a fan of books. In the Maldives, she took some time to relax and read. 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.

Snorkeling

Giulia snorkels, recently discovering the “Sea Lung,” she revealed in a post. “It reaches 60cm long with a weight of almost 10kg, and represents the largest medusa of the Mediterranean. I don’t know why, but I have always experienced the charm of Jellyfish: creatures that are essentially simple and yet capable of surviving entire geological epochs floating, light and slow, between the currents. She, remains one of the most beautiful sights of this summer.” Surprisingly, putting on a snorkel and fins and swimming through the water is a great workout. In addition to being a great aerobic exercise and burning calories, other health benefits may include improved cardiovascular function, stress reduction, mood enhancement, and muscular toning.

Coffee

Giulia is a coffee drinker. She especially likes shots of espresso. According to the Cleveland Clinic, drinking coffee in moderation has several benefits. “It acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function,” they say, citing a study finding that caffeine can improve endurance and performance during exercise. It is also antioxidant-rich, can ward off diabetes, prevent neurologic disease, lower cancer risk, and ward off depression, they point out.

Yoga

Giulia is a yogi. Here she is doing yoga. There are many reasons to do yoga, according to Harvard Health. “Researchers found that people who practiced yoga for at least 30 minutes once a week for at least four years, gained less weight during middle adulthood,” they said. “People who were overweight actually lost weight. Overall, those who practiced yoga had lower body mass indexes (BMIs) compared with those who did not practice yoga. Researchers attributed this to mindfulness. Mindful eating can lead to a more positive relationship with food and eating.”