Bella Hadid in Bathing Suit Makes it Feel Like Summer

Bella Hadid is going for a sunset swim. In her latest social media post, the statuesque supermodel shows off her gorgeous physique while going for twilight swim in the ocean. In recent years, the model has totally evolved her approach to health, wellness, and self-worth, making lots of changes so she can live her best life ever. Read on to see 5 major ways Bella Hadid has changed her approach to health and wellness 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 Incorporated Positive Affirmation Into Her Day

Bella recently revealed to Vogue that she added a feel good ritual to her day: She sends herself positive affirmations nearly every hour using an app called I Am. During her interview she received this one: “I’m dissolving old patterns and letting new patterns emerge.”

2. She Stopped Paying Attention to the Numbers

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Bella has a history of disordered eating. In high school a psychiatrist prescribed extended-release Adderall for her inattention, thinking it might simply be ADHD, which suppressed her appetite and eventually led to her anorexia. “I was on this calorie-counting app, which was like the devil to me,” she told Vogue. “I’d pack my little lunch with my three raspberries, my celery stick. I was just trying, I realize now, to feel in control of myself when I felt so out of control of everything else.” She still battles body dysmorphia. “I can barely look in the mirror to this day because of that period in my life.”

3. She Embraced Her Beauty

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Bella was just 14 when she underwent plastic surgery, a nose job, which she now regrets. “I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors,” she told Vogue. “I think I would have grown into it.” Bella maintains she hasn’t done anything to her face since. “People think I fully fucked with my face because of one picture of me as a teenager looking puffy. I’m pretty sure you don’t look the same now as you did at 13, right? I have never used filler. Let’s just put an end to that. I have no issue with it, but it’s not for me. Whoever thinks I’ve gotten my eyes lifted or whatever it’s called—it’s face tape! The oldest trick in the book. I’ve had this impostor syndrome where people made me feel like I didn’t deserve any of this. People always have something to say, but what I have to say is, I’ve always been misunderstood in my industry and by the people around me.”

4. She Prioritized Her Mental Health

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Bella has been very open about her mental health issues. She suffered “burnout” in 2021 which led her to near-suicide before she opted to get help. She checked into a treatment program in Tennessee for over two weeks and added talk therapy and medication, Wellbutrin, to her holistic regimen. “For so long, I didn’t know what I was crying about. I always felt so lucky, and that would get me even more down on myself. There were people online saying, You live this amazing life. So then how can I complain? I always felt that I didn’t have the right to complain, which meant that I didn’t have the right to get help, which was my first problem,” she told Vogue.

5. She Cut Back on Drinking

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Hadid did Dry January for the first time in 2022. "Over the years, I've always found myself reverting to alcohol when I feel low energy, or my anxieties start to come up. I've really scaled back my alcohol consumption this year and have made brain care my ultimate priority,” she told InStyle in a recent interview. "Moderation is everything for me. While I rarely get 'drunk' anymore, I've completely stopped drinking hard alcohol… I have learned what my body can and can't handle. I'm a 'glass of Champagne and head home' kind of girl."

Bella Hadid has the coolest friends, and perhaps the coolest is Alana O’Herlihy (@lilmami_lani), the multimedia artist. “Happy Bornday to the girl that makes the world go round,” Hadid captioned photos of the two of them; she also included one of the two on the beach. How does Hadid stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bella Hadid 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’s Particular With Her Trainers

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Hadid, like many people, likes to workout with a personal trainer, and she admits that she is a little picky about who she works out with. Hadid’s personal trainer is Rob Piela, and she tells Stylecaster.com that she only works out with him. “I literally can’t work out with anybody,” she said. “It has to be me and him. If I am working with other people, I freak out.”

2. She Works Out For Two Hours At A Time

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Hadid tells E! News that she is dedicated to working out, and that some of her gym sessions are pretty long. "When I workout . . . I train and I work out hard for two hours," she says.

3. She Enjoys Working Out

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While some people might dread working out, Hadid doesn’t. In fact, she says that she enjoys it, and that this helps her work out on a consistent basis. She tells E! News, “If I'm gonna go for it, I'm gonna go hard. I really do like it.”

4. She Eats A Lot Of Protein

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When it comes to her diet, Hadid says that she incorporates a lot of protein into it, especially if she has a big job coming up. "I've been eating hard protein every day,” she told People.

5. She Stays On Track

Hadid says that her health secrets aren’t all that major or complicated. She says to People that she stays consistent and stays on her current track, and she sees results. “I worked out so hard and everybody is like, ‘Oh, she looks so skinny blah, blah, blah,” she says. “But I think that if you just stick to something you can really achieve so much. I’ve been eating hard protein every day, and working out for three hours every day. It’s crazy but I think that you know if you set your mind to something I think you can succeed.”

Bella Hadid knows how to strike a pose on the runway, and on the beach! The "Model of the Year" and Vogue cover woman shared a photo of her in a bathing suit with shells on her arm, to the applause of fans. “Belleza,” said one fan. “Wow hi (with the intention to get married),” said another. “Jaw on the floor,” said another. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bella Hadid 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 Writes

Hadid is open about her struggles with anxiety and her mental health. She revealed some of her favorite wellness practices to Bustle. “I love to write poetry and to write in general, but when I wake up in the morning and I have brain fog, I’ll get frustrated because I’m like, ‘How can I not write?’ But using your brain is how you continue to help it function better. For me, journaling for 30 minutes in the morning before I get on my phone helps with my anxiety.”

2. She Meditates

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Hadid likes to practice meditation. She tells Bustle that this is one of the things she likes to do each morning. “I do a gratitude meditation. Just to start my day and say, ‘I’m grateful that I’m alive, I’m grateful for all that I have.’ These aren’t huge things, but they’re what help me get through the day in a positive way so I can reinforce good habits.”

3. She Has Time To Herself

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Hadid says that her time to herself is extremely important. She revealed some of her favorite things to do in her spare time to Bustle. “I plan acupuncture, a massage, or a vitamin IV. I might also just chill and take a bath. I’m pretty low-maintenance when it comes to my time off. Sometimes what’s best for me is to do absolutely nothing and not feel guilty about it.

4. She Takes Time Away From Her Phone

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Hadid has a large presence on social media. However, she revealed to W Magazine that she has to spend time away from her phone for her own wellbeing. “I’ve realized my growth, mentally, when I’m not on my phone,” she said. “When I am on my phone, I realize how much more it affects me because all of a sudden I’ll be staring at this thing and realizing I’m comparing myself again. I’m looking at myself differently. I’m talking down to myself. I’m not with my family.”

5. She Stays Active

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Hadid tells W Magazine that she likes to keep busy. She says that she is constantly doing things to stay active. “When my brain is active, that’s when I genuinely feel better. The whole frontal lobe of my brain was asleep because modeling wasn’t stimulating for my brain. And so, just being able to do things that make me happy a few times a week, even if it’s just driving to get pizza in Brooklyn or something at night—it’s just little fun things that make you feel better.”

Bella Hadid is reminiscing about summer, especially a vacation she took back in July. The 25-year-old model posted a picture of herself relaxing on that trip, wearing a tiny black bathing suit with a white two-piece slip on top. “Angel,” said one admiring commenter. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Hadid 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 Loves Horseback Riding

Hadid has been riding since she was a little girl, and adores her horse Blue. Riding a horse for 45 minutes at a walk, trot and canter can burn up to 200 calories,” says Dr. Dennis Sigler, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service horse specialist and professor in the department of animal science at Texas A&M University in College Station. “If you do something a bit more strenuous such as cutting or reining, that can come out to nearly seven calories per minute for the entire length of the riding period.”

2. She Protects Her Inner Self

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Hadid makes a point of having a “work” persona that she keeps separate from her real authentic self. “The majority of the time when I meet people, they say, I just didn’t think you were going to be nice, that you were going to be this mean, scary dragon lady, or some kind of a sexbot,” she tells VOGUE. “That’s just not me, and if people have a better understanding of who I am, then I feel less alone within myself.”

3. She Starts Her Day With a Smoothie

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Hadid kicks off her mornings by journaling and enjoying a healthy smoothie. “Using a combination of fruit with veggies will help keep the sugar content of your homemade smoothie down,” says registered nutritionist Kerry Torrens. “Lower sugar fruits include berries, fruits with stones such as peaches, apricots and plums, as well as citrus fruits, kiwi and avocado. These may be combined with vegetables including leafy greens like spinach and kale, as well as celery, cucumber and beetroot.”

4. She Loves Middle Eastern Food

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Hadid enjoys Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food, especially hummus and gyros. “The classic ingredients involved in making a traditional hummus like chickpeas, sesame seeds and olive oil have beneficial properties including being anti-inflammatory,” says registered nutritionist Nicola Shubrook. “In fact, virgin olive oil is said to have an anti-inflammatory action which is on a par with ibuprofen.”

5. She Is Spiritual

Hadid describes herself as deeply spiritual and says she has a deep interest in all religions. “Prayer is a lot like cognitive behavioral therapy,” says Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann. “It’s a way you attend to your own inner experience, let go of distracting thoughts and focus on more positive thoughts. By expressing gratitude, you shift attention from the way that things are going wrong to the ways they are going right.”