Michelle Lewin in Workout Gear Shows “2014 Vs 2023” Fitness Selfies  

Fitness model Michelle Lewin is showing fans and followers what a difference a decade makes when it comes to fitness (spoiler alert, she’s only looking better every year). Lewin, 37, shared side-by-side fitness selfies, wearing a sports bra and athletic bikini bottoms in both. “2014 Vs 2023. Which one do you like the most? In 2014 I was preparing for Bikini category bodybuilding competitions. I weighed about 117 Lb 😳 And this year 2023 I became a Mom. 9 months Post cesarean section, and I weigh about 141 Lb.” Here’s what Lewin’s workouts look like.

1. Healthy Curves

Lewin is proud of her strong yet curvy physique, and hopes others are inspired by her looks to also try strength training. “I have healthy curves,” she tells Muscle & Fitness. “I am proud to be a part of how the body ideal is changing from skinny to fit. I try to be the best version of me to inspire others.”

Here is her workout routine breakdown, as told to the publication:

Monday: Quads, glutes

Tuesday: Back, biceps

Wednesday: Abs, calves

Thursday: Triceps, shoulders

Friday: Glutes, hamstrings

2. Choose Good Carbs

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Lewin doesn’t deviate from her diet and exercise plan even on the road. "When you travel you tend to deviate from going to the gym,” she tells PEOPLE. “I'm really careful with what I order at restaurants or hotels. It's not like I'm home and can cook a healthy meal, but you can still order healthy options. What you eat is 70 percent of it. Nutrition is so important. Your body is a motor and you have to fill it with good fuel. Choose good carbs like sweet potato and brown rice rather than pizza or pasta."

3. Daily Workouts

Lewin recommends working out for half an hour to an hour daily. "Sometimes you lose your motivation and don't want to exercise or diet," she tells PEOPLE. "That's when discipline has to kick in. You have to do it anyway! I go rollerblading, I do weight training. You have to give your body different workout routines to shake it up, so it doesn't get stuck.”

4. One Rest Day

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Lewin takes one rest day a week. “I train six days a week. I do cardio in the morning for 45 minutes and weights every evening,” she tells Iron Man. I do all muscle groups once per week, but I focus mostly on glutes and abs, which I train twice a week. I stopped lifting weights for my legs since I had so much size already. I don’t ever train my chest because it puts a lot of pressure on my breast implants. Over the last four months, I stopped training triceps because they were starting to get overdeveloped, so I’ll just do some toning once a month. I really don’t like to take rest days, but I do once a week.”

5. Strength Training For Life

Strength training changed Lewin’s life, both physically and mentally. "I wanted to gain weight and ate so much but couldn't do it. Then I started to train at the gym and started to like the results I saw in the mirror,” she tells PEOPLE. "This is a lifestyle for me. Exercise is something that I need to do every day, like brushing my teeth in the morning. It makes me feel good, strong, motivated. It takes you to another level of self-esteem. It helps you physically and mentally, it really improves your health."

Michelle Lewin is showing off her legs and revealing the secret to how she got them. In a new social media post the fitness model and influencer flaunts her amazing body during a gym session. “I am often asked how to gain muscle mass in my legs and here is the answer,” she says, going on to reveal her secrets. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits – including how she got her strong legs.

1. From Model to Fitness Model

Michelle, who started out as a traditional model, found her way to fitness modeling. “I’ve been modelling for a few years, and a part of my job was to stay in shape. I loved it and it led me to became a total gym rat. After months of intense training the abs started to show and I was enjoying the fitness lifestyle. Suddenly the modeling requests were coming from Fitness Magazines and Supplement companies,” she told Simply Shredded. “A friend of mine told me to compete in the next NPC bikini competition so I gave it a shot. It was such a thrill to step on stage!”

2. Motivated By Veins

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Where does her motivation come from? “I would say the mirror. There’s nothing more motivating than when you find a new vein! Am I crazy? Probably, but it’s true! Progress is what motivates me to keep pushing harder and not give up. Also it’s extremely motivating to have so many female fans,” she told Simply Shredded.

3. Here Is Her Workout Routine

Monday: Back/Biceps

• Chin Ups (Wide Grip) 4×12
• Chin Ups (Normal Grip) 4×10
• Row Machine 4×12
• T-Bar Rows 4×12
• Dumbbell Curls 6×12
• EZ Bar Curls 4×12
• Straight Bar Cable Curls 4×12

Tuesday: Hamstrings/Calves

• Lying Leg Curls 4×12
• Seated Leg Curls 4×12
• Deadlifts 4×10-15
• Seated Calf Raises 8×20
• Standing Calf Raises (Smith Machine) 6×20

Wednesday: Triceps/Shoulders

• Standing Dumbbell Tricep Extensions 6×12
• Skull Crushers EZ Bar 4 X 12
• Rope Overhead Cable Extensions 4×12
• Military Press 4×10
• Dumbbell Shoulder Press 3×10
• Upright Rows with EZ Bar 4×12
• Side Lateral Raises 4×10

Thursday: Rest

• Off

Friday: Legs

• Lunges 4×12
• Good Mornings 6×20
• Leg Press (Single Leg) 4×15 (Each Leg)
• Squats 4×12

Saturday: Abs

• Hanging Knee Raises 4×12
• Crunches 4×20
• Crunch Machine 4×12
• Crunches On Ball 4×20

Sunday: Rest

• Off

4. Here Is What She Eats in a Day

Meal 1: Oatmeal with Big Blend from Betancourt Nutrition

Meal 2: Ham with Swedish Crackers (Wasa)

Meal 3: Chicken Breast with Brown Rice

Meal 4: Pork Chops with Salad

Meal 5: Beef with Asparagus & Spinach

Meal 6: Salmon with Broccoli

Meal 7: Casein Protein Shake (Before bed)

5. Cardio for Weight Loss

When Michelle is trying to “cut down” or lose weight she does lots of cardio. “I just love to sweat like a maniac. So what ever I feel like: Stair Master, Rollerblading around South Beach Miami or Spinning classes. I keep the intensity high and make sure that I am always pushing my hardest,” she said.

6. Here Is Her Leg Day Advice

In her latest post she offers the following advice on how to build leg muscle:

• Train heavy and with different techniques in all workouts.
• Meal planning, eating enough and knowing how to choose foods is the key.
• Maintaining discipline and consistency is the key to seeing long-term results.
• Have a Coach who motivates and pushes you
• Have adequate rest.
• Listen to your body and know what your limits are.
• Supplementation and hydration.

Michelle Lewin makes sure to stay in shape. And her recent Instagram video revealed that she doesn’t always need to go to the gym or use workout equipment to do so. In it, Lewin is seen doing bodyweight exercises on a bench. Lewin does mountain climbers, v-sit crunches, and leg drops. She captioned the video, “No gym, no problem!” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Michelle Lewin stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Does Core Workouts

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In her Instagram video, Lewin is seen doing a lot of core workouts. Harvard Health reports that core workouts have a lot of benefits. “No matter where motion starts, it ripples upward and downward to adjoining links of the chain. Thus, weak or inflexible core muscles can impair how well your arms and legs function. And that saps power from many of the moves you make. Properly building up your core cranks up the power. A strong core also enhances balance and stability. Thus, it can help prevent falls and injuries during sports or other activities. In fact, a strong, flexible core underpins almost everything you do.”

2. She Orders Food Online

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Lewin shared some of her tips for staying healthy with Hello! Magazine. She says that she makes sure to eat healthy. Lewin says that she avoids buying unhealthy foods, and that buying food online helps her eat better. “Online grocery shopping is a great way to stay on track with your goals because you will not be tempted by all the goodies throughout the grocery store.”

3. She’s Vegan

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Lewin tells Hello! Magazine that she has made some changes to her diet. “I have essentially become a vegan. It’s really hard for me to find protein sources that really taste good, so the struggle is real.” Harvard Health states that a vegan diet has a lot of benefits. “A recent meta-analysis, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at nine observational studies totaling over 300,000 participants to see how plant-based diets (both vegan and vegetarian) relate to type 2 diabetes risk. The study found that those most closely following plant-based diets (emphasizing foods like whole grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, and fruits, while de-emphasizing or eliminating animal foods such as meat, dairy, and eggs) had a 23% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.”

4. She’s Motivated

Michelle Lewin shared her wellness secrets in an interview with Simply Shredded. In it, she shared how she stays motivated. “I would say the mirror. There’s nothing more motivating than when you find a new vein! Am I crazy? Probably, but it’s true! Progress is what motivates me to keep pushing harder and not give up. Also it’s extremely motivating to have so many female fans.”

5. She Does Intense Workouts

Lewin shared her favorite workouts in her Simply Shredded interview. She says that she does a lot of intense workouts. “I just love to sweat like a maniac. So whatever I feel like: Stair Master, Rollerblading around South Beach Miami or Spinning classes. I keep the intensity high and make sure that I am always pushing my hardest.”

Lauren Drain is living it up in the tropics in her swimsuit. The fitness model shows off her incredibly fit figure in one of her latest social media posts, wearing a tiny bathing suit as she stands beside a swimming pool. “Vacation needed!” she captioned the Instagram post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Lauren Drain 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. Exercise Is Therapeutic for Her

Lauren, who famously escaped the Westboro Bible Baptist Church, which she grew up in, maintains that exercise is healing for her. “It was very therapeutic,” she told Fox News. “There were times in my life where I experienced a lot of anxiety and depression. For me, it was an amazing outlet. … I got my confidence from fitness and it’s really empowering. … As a nurse, I saw people at the bedside needing heart transplants, open-heart surgery. I really wanted to get on the preventative side of health care. And I just love empowering others.”

2. She Transformed Her Body in 2014

Lauren’s initial transformation happened in 2014 over a 14 week period. “I signed up for my first WBFF (World Beauty Fitness & Fashion) show and trained my ass off - literally. Remember, competition prep is not the same as normal training. I was able to cut through all my excess fat, which revealed the muscle definition I had underneath. I went from 135+ lbs to about 122 lbs,” she says on her website. “Since then, I've worked to build more muscle mass in all the ‘right’ places, becoming stronger, healthier, and happier in the process. The booty and legs you see now are not genetic blessings or surgical projects, they’re the product of hard work. I see girls on social media time and time again calling themselves fitness models, fit chicks, etc… when in reality, most of them were blessed at birth when they won the genetic lottery.”

3. She Follows an 80/20 Eating Plan

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Lauren eats healthy most of the time. “I don't diet - I live an 80/20 lifestyle. Healthy eating 80% of the time and indulge in more fun foods the other 20%. I eat 4-5 meals a day anywhere from 1600-2400 cal depending on my training levels & body goals. Starvation & crash diets are not a solution,” she wrote on Facebook.

4. Her Workouts Are Intense

Lauren’s workouts are intense. She does a lot of strength and weight training exercises, similar to body building.

5. She Hikes

When she isn’t in the gym, you can find Lauren on long walks and hikes with her family. She regularly shares photos on social media of their expeditions. “Hiking is one of the best ways to get exercise. No matter what type of trail you find yourself on, hiking is a great whole-body workout—from head to toe and everything in between,” says the National Parks Service.