Bethenny Frankel in Bathing Suit is “Animal at Heart”

Bethenny Frankel posted a photo of herself in a swimsuit (with tigers on it), standing in crystal clear blue pool waters. “I’m an animal at heart 🐅🐾🐯,” she captioned it, adding these hashtags: #vacation #momlife #mommyandme #loveyourself #noglamnofilter #noglam #nofilter #natural #thisisme #thisis50 #ohnatural #nomakeup. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Bethenny Frankel 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. Her Go-To Exercise is Yoga

“Yoga is the greatest gift to yourself. It really is. And I'm not—I'm a spiritual person, but not the Dalai Lama. It's just that I am very, very grateful after I do a yoga class. I'd say, thank you to myself for doing this. It's like getting a massage, a therapy session and a workout at the same time—any cracks you have in your body, you don't even know about them until you start doing a yoga class and then you just feel them sort of unravel and uncrack. It's good,” she has said about yoga.

2. She Prioritizes Sleep

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“Being present in everything you do is really how you keep your balance,” Bethenny told Yahoo!. “Prioritizing sleep, being militant about the goal and the quest for sleep is hugely important. Vacationing and laughing is hugely important. And I'm not very social. I combine social with work.” “One way to improve your sleep: Get more natural light. If you can, try to sit near a window at work: Employees with windows near their desks receive 173% more white light exposure during work hours and 46 minutes more minutes of sleep per night than employees who don’t have exposure to natural light. And those without windows get less physical activity,” says personal trailer Mark Langowski, author of Eat This, Not That! For Abs.

3. This is Her Take on Skincare

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“I wouldn't be obsessed with whose product it is,” says Bethanny about skin care. “Find some brands you trust and play around. If your skin is clean, if you spray tone, if you then layer with a serum and if you feed with hydration, it's gonna work out.” She exfoliates her skin, using a circular motion with an exfoliator. “The types of cleansers I like to use are either oil or a bomb… always that circular motion, really making sure you clean your skin properly using warm water to rinse. Then I use a spray toner.”

4. She is Not Manic About Exercise

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“As far as exercise goes, I have always said that exercise should be like a good friend, that if you don't see for a while, you welcome and are nice to and have a good relationship with when you do reconnect. So for me in the summer, I walk on the beach, I try to walk on the beach a couple of days a week for an hour. It's not in class or someone screaming at me, I'm not doing bootcamp. I'm not spinning. I'm not over the top at all. I'm not dripping and sweat and manic about exercise at all.”

5. Being Organized is the Secret to Her Success

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“I'm beyond efficient and beyond organized, I don't drop balls, I check boxes, I don't procrastinate. It's intense and I'm an intense person and it's very difficult to keep up with me. When I'm with my daughter I'm intensely parental and domesticated and focused and centered, and when I'm working I'm also intensely focused and centered. But I have to say, being organized is the number one reason why I can get more done than anyone I know. I'm completely organized and I don't believe in wasting time,” she told Yahoo!

6. She Believes in Feeling Confident

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"Feeling confident starts with a solid foundation—health, wellness, and wardrobe pieces that make you feel supported and uplifted," she once said on Instagram, when discussing her own brand of SkinnyGirl shapewear. She wants you to "find your yes." "I live by that motto," she told Bustle. "That’s how I’ve created my success and that’s the culture that I try to breed through the people that work around me." If you get a no, "Take a deep breath, sit back, and find a new road — because you can get there. Ninety-five percent of the time, whatever you're stuck on is doable in some way."

7. She Champions Empathy

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"I think compassion to see what someone is actually going through is so important. Most people aren’t inherently evil. If you can see why someone might be doing something, it can help you be a little more compassionate. There have definitely been some times that I've joined in on the negativity during The Real Housewives. Maybe there’s something that everybody wants to say and no one’s said it — I am the unfiltered, unedited one who says it. But, I don’t always need to be that person. I can just sit back," she told Bustle.

Real Housewife and SkinnyGirl founder Bethenny Frankel shared a new photo from a vacation with her fiance. She posted a new swimsuit photo that featured her fiance walking out in the background. Frankel playfully captioned the photo, “Behind every strong woman there is...A strong man getting out of an elevator… Xo love you Paul.” Read on to see 5 ways Bethenny Frankel 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 Doesn’t Use Social Media Filters

Frankel posted a photo of herself in her bra and underwear in August. She revealed in the captioned that she doesn’t use social media filters, and encouraged others to do so. “If I were a “filterer” I would have gotten rid of my lines and my dark circles, but this is me at 50,” she wrote. “Why do I mention this all the time? Because I think it’s important for young women to know that being flawed is truthful and real, and that filtering yourself into someone fictitious is actually damaging to girls’ and women’s self esteem. It’s courageous and beautiful to be real at any age. I realize that fake and filtered sells, but I’m happy over here with my followers who appreciate the difference.”

2. She Enjoys The Water

Frankel is a big fan of going to the beach and going swimming. She posts several photos from the beach and in the pool. Frankel posted this photo of herself swimming in August. She captioned the photo, “Summer of love.”

3. She Exercises When She Can

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Frankel revealed her approach to exercise in a photo from Instagram. Frankel says that while she doesn’t have an exercise routine, she makes sure to exercise when she can. She writes, “My philosophy on eating & exercise is to do what you can when you can. I choose time with my daughter & sleep first. If I’m near a beach, I take an hour walk. If I have the time, I’ll do a yoga dvd. I don’t believe in fear based, torturous, aggressive exercise.” Frankel also wrote, “Life is too short and stressful to dread doing something for an hour. In addition, extreme exercise creates extreme hunger."

4. She Has A Good Relationship With Food

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In the same post, Frankel says that when it comes to food, she tries not to stress too much. Instead, Frankel focuses on having a good relationship with food. “I love food and eat whatever I want but I NEVER binge. I don’t beat myself up about what I’ve eaten or praise myself about what I haven’t. Food isn’t your best friend or your enemy. It’s just food. I have a good relationship with it."

5. She Avoids Artificial Food

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Frankel says to HollywoodLife that she tries to eat healthy, and avoids artificial foods. “I do not eat a lot of ‘fake’ foods. I’ll eat cake and fries but nothing brightly colored or artificial.” Frankel revealed that she likes salads, veggie burgers, egg whites, and steak in the interview.

Bethenny Frankel is feeling all the “summer vibes” in her swimsuit. In one of her latest social media posts, the Real Housewives star-turned-entrepreneur shows off her amazingly fit figure in a red bathing suit while vacationing in Massachusettes with her fiancé. “Nantucket life,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps, shared with her 3.3 million followers. How does the 52-year-old keep herself hot and healthy? Keep reading for a few pearls of her wisdom.

1. She Gets Her Beauty Sleep

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Bethenny recently revealed a few of her top secrets to Celebwell in an exclusive interview. One personal habit or routine that has had a significant positive impact on Bethenny’s overall well-being is getting the rest she needs. “I try to prioritize sleep which is a try discipline and sometimes hard,” she revealed.

2. She Refuses to Feel Guilt About Food

In her book, "Naturally Thin," Bethenny discusses her approach to mindful eating. “I always indulge and I don’t believe in guilt about food. It’s not your bff or enemy. The key is allowing and learning how to balance and come from a healthy place with food without food noise,” she told us about her relationship with eating.

3. She Is Also “Present” and “Organized” in Her Personal Life

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Bethenny keeps her life balanced between her family life and career. “I am present in both, organized in both, and I am so grateful for both. I never take it for granted and I love both. The balance is being true to each on that moment versus divided in everything,” she says.

4. She Doesn’t Strive for Perfection

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Bethenny understands that she doesn’t have to be perfect. “Even if it’s not okay and you’re not okay, it’s still okay. Take a moment. Take a breath and know you’re doing the best you can in this circumstance. It won’t be perfect,” she said.

5. She Doesn’t Exercise

"I get asked this all the time,” Bethenny told People when asked how she stays thin. “I don't exercise. I do what I can, when I can," she continued. "I'll snowboard if I can, I'll surf if I can. I'll walk on the beach… but I choose sleep first.

Bethenny Frankel went to the beach but didn't bring a swimsuit. "When you arrive at the beach and realize your underwear can function as a bikini #happyfriday #nofilter" she captioned an Instagram photo on Friday, promoting "@skinnygirlbrand Shapewear Shop on my marketplace www.bethenny.com." How does the former Real Housewives of New York star and Skinnygirl founder stay so fit while keeping so busy? Read on to hear what Bethenny Frankel had to say in addition to other inspiring words she has shared with fans—and to get body-confident yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos—and How they Got Healthy!

1. Filters Are Damaging to Self-Esteem

“If I were a ‘filterer’ I would have gotten rid of my lines and my dark circles, but this is me at 50. #zeroglam #zerofilter,” the star wrote alongside of photo of herself in her skivvies. “Why do I mention this all the time? Because I think it’s important for young women to know that being flawed is truthful and real, and that filtering yourself into someone fictitious is actually damaging to girls’ and women’s self esteem. It’s courageous and beautiful to be real at any age,” she continued. “I realize that fake and filtered sells, but I’m happy over here with my followers who appreciate the difference.”

2. She Is All About Self-Care

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“People always ask me if I ever relax….I’m very insular & I love to hit pause & heal. Beach walks, swimming, sleep & selfcare are my therapy,” Bethenny recently wrote in an Instagram post. "While there are many strategies to manage stress and anxiety, Kristin Lothman, a mind-body counselor with Mayo Clinic's Department of Integrative Medicine and Health, says intentionally setting aside time to be quiet and practice self-care is a practice that can reap significant benefits," says the nonprofit. "I recommend developing a daily self-care practice. It is important to take care of ourselves so that we can show up more powerfully in our own lives and for the people we love."

3. She Doesn’t Stress About Diet and Exercise

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Bethenny doesn’t stress about diet or exercise. "My philosophy on eating and exercise is to do what you can when you can," she wrote in a 2019 Instagram post. “If I’m near a beach, I take an hour walk. If I have the time, I’ll do a yoga DVD. I don’t believe in fear based, torturous, aggressive exercise. Life is too short and stressful to dread doing something for an hour. In addition, extreme exercise creates extreme hunger."

4. She Prioritizes Her Mental Health Over Money

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Frankel stepped away from the RHONY in 2020, revealing that she felt “clean” after making the decision to depart, which was to prioritize her mental health over money. "I feel pure. I feel honest. I feel balanced. I feel rested. I feel calm," she told Variety. " It does feel different. It took, like, a couple of months to detox from being on TV in that way for 12 years, for a quarter of my life."

5. Her Family and Sleep Come First

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Two other parts of her life that are major priorities for Bethenny? Family and slumber. "I choose time with my daughter and sleep first,” she revealed in the Instagram post discussing her approach to diet and fitness. "Set aside no more than eight hours for sleep," advises the Mayo Clinic. "The recommended amount of sleep for a healthy adult is at least seven hours. Most people don't need more than eight hours in bed to achieve this goal. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Try to limit the difference in your sleep schedule on weeknights and weekends to no more than one hour. Being consistent reinforces your body's sleep-wake cycle. If you don't fall asleep within about 20 minutes, leave your bedroom and do something relaxing. Read or listen to soothing music. Go back to bed when you're tired. Repeat as needed."

Bethenney Frankel, the entrepreneur and The Real Housewives of New York star, has never been afraid of posting a swimsuit photo on Instagram, often with no filter. In fact, she just posted a series of three different swimsuit photos! Frankel posed at the beach in a yellow ruffled one-piece, a strapless white striped ruffle suit, and a multicolored floral one piece. She wrote in the caption, “Which is your fave?” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bethenny Frankel 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 Takes Inspiration From Her Surroundings

Frankel outlined some of her wellness secrets in this Instagram post. She revealed that she doesn’t have a set workout routine. Instead, she chooses exercises based on her surroundings. “My philosophy on eating & exercise is to do what you can when you can," she wrote. "I choose time with my daughter & sleep first. If I’m near a beach, I take an hour walk. If I have the time, I’ll do a yoga dvd.”

2. She Doesn’t Do Extreme Workouts

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When it comes to working out, Frankel says that she doesn’t believe in doing intense sessions at the gym. She says in her Instagram post that these types of workouts aren’t helpful, don’t encourage her to stick with it, and can create unhealthy eating habits. “I don’t believe in fear based, torturous, aggressive exercise. Life is too short and stressful to dread doing something for an hour. In addition, extreme exercise creates extreme hunger."

3. She Has A Good Relationship With Food

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Frankel has a culinary background, and has a lot of knowledge about nutrition. She says that this has led to having a good relationship with food, and allows her to not overthink it. "I love food and eat whatever I want but I NEVER binge," she wrote on her Instagram post. "I don’t beat myself up about what I’ve eaten or praise myself about what I haven’t. Food isn’t your best friend or your enemy. It’s just food. I have a good relationship with it.”

4. She Doesn’t Diet

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Frankel says that she doesn’t like to jump on the newest fad diet or eating craze. She says that she focuses on eating well, and eating what she wants. ​​"I'm old enough to know that fat-free was a craze, low-carb, eat your weight in meat and cheese was a phase, keto is a fad, the Zone was a moment, and so on," she says to Good Housekeeping. "So yes, I eat carbs. I eat everything, but I don't binge."

5. She Eats Something Different Each Day

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Frankel tells Good Housekeeping that her diet is all about variety. "What I eat has no consistency," she says. "Today, it was an egg white vegetable omelet with a baked potato and a few french fries for lunch. Sometimes, it's arugula with tomato, avocado, and Parmesan. Pureed soups are a mainstay for me." Eggs are a good call. "Looking at the nutritional breakdown, one egg contains roughly 75 calories, 5 grams of fat, 6 grams of protein, 0 carbohydrates, 67 milligrams of potassium, 70 grams of sodium and 210 milligrams of cholesterol. Eggs are also a great source of vitamins A, D and B12, as well as choline, which is a nutrient that's essential in many steps of metabolism. Except for its cholesterol content, one egg is a healthy option for breakfast lunch or dinner," says the Mayo Clinic.