Blake Lively in Bathing Suit is "Down by the Seashore"

We all want Blake Lively’s life. And her recent Instagram post proves it. Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, recently enjoyed a beach day with their family. Lively shared some highlights on her page, and made sure to look stunning. In one photo, she posed in a black bathing suit. In another, she wore a white and brown patterned top and paisley pants. She captioned the post, “She sells seashells down by the seashore.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Blake Lively 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 Varies Her Workouts

Lively works with trainer, Don Saladino to help her stay in shape. Saladino shared some of her secrets to Well + Good. He says that while they have a schedule, it varies depending on what Lively is doing in her professional and personal life. "Just because you see a celebrity workout plan, it doesn't mean that it's exactly the same formula that helped them get in shape," he says. "If a leg day was set up for a Monday for Blake, but she was flying home the night before and stayed up all night with the baby and was exhausted, I'm not gonna make her do the full workout."

2. She’s Consistent

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Saladino tells E! News that Lively is extremely consistent with her workouts. "As she'll admit, like, some days her kids might be up all night or something's going on just like a normal mom has to deal with, but I really believe that Blake's success recently is an effort to make time and do the best that she can. Sometimes things could get in her way or sometimes things will pop up and she accepts it and she moves on. That's really it."

3. She Has A Good Mindset

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Saladino says that Lively has a good mindset when it comes to exercise. "She's really trying to show that level of consistency and I think that's what it comes down to," he said to E! News. "That's a good line that Blake and I have. If we're gonna come into a session, it's not about going into every session with a Rocky-type mentality…It's just that most people out there have to understand that this isn't about coming in and stepping on the gas and going as hard as you can every work out. That's the biggest mistake that people make. The reality is, it's never gonna be a perfect scenario, right? There's always going to be things getting in your way. That's just life. Just get in there and move.”

4. She Likes a Colorful Plate

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In addition to working out, Saladino also helps Lively with her diet. He shared his approach to E! News. “Your plate should look colorful," Saladino shared. "Your plate should have your protein on it. Your plate should have your vegetables on it. Your plate should have your slow burning carbohydrates on it. And that's not ever going to change."

5. She Takes Care Of Her Skin

Lively has amazing skin, and she makes sure to take care of it. She shared some of her secrets to Vogue. Lively says that when she has time off, she opts to not wear too much makeup to let her skin breathe. “On a day-to-day basis I just normally wear sunscreen, tinted moisturizer and nothing else really. Nothing really make-uppy.”

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have a supportive marriage—especially when it comes to one another’s new projects. “Go see @freeguymovie this weekend or you’ll be bummed,” Lively posted cheekily on Instagram today, with an image of herself in a bikini, backside to camera—and a Photoshopped Ryan Reynolds, who’s film Free Guy is out tomorrow, making a yowza face, popping out of a pool. He’s not alone in feeling that way. Blake has amazed many with her fit figure. How does she do it? Read on to see 5 ways Blake Lively 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 Bikini Photos!

1. She Removed Soy to Get Fit For The Shallows

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To lose weight for her hit film The Shallows..."Once you remove soy, you realize you're eating no processed foods," Lively explained in an interview with Australian radio hosts Kyle and Jackie O’ Henderson. "So that's basically what I did. No processed foods and then working out.” Easy? Not entirely. “[It] seems like, 'Oh, that's really easy to cut that out,' but then you realize there's soy in everything," she said. "Like, everything you eat, there is soy in it. Even if it's healthy, Whole Foods-organic stuff, there's always soy in it."

2. She’s Learned That Feeling Insecure Can Be “Silly”

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After giving birth, no one could provide Lively with samples that would fit. "It doesn't send a great message to women when their bodies don't fit into what brands have to offer. It's alienating and confusing,” said Lively. “I wish I felt as confident then as I do now, a year later looking back. That body gave me a baby. And was producing that baby's entire food supply. What a beautiful miracle. But instead of feeling proud, I felt insecure. Simply because I didn't fit into clothes. How silly is that in retrospect."

3. She Knows to Value Sleep

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“Actress Blake Lively's trainer is emphasizing an essential component for healthy living that's so easy to underestimate: sleep,” reports Self. “Don Saladino, who has trained celebrities like Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, actually values shut-eye so much that he tries to make it to bed at 9 P.M. every night. ‘When I meet with my clients, the first thing we talk about is sleep, then stress levels, then nutrition,’ Saladino told the Daily Mail. ‘The exercise we leave for last because that's the easiest thing to take care of.’”

4. She Trained Hard for the Shallows

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"I had to be in just a bikini. So for vanity's sake, that was an issue," she told Marie Claire. "They didn't hire a stunt double until the last two weeks of shooting. So everything I did—underwater stunts, flipping off of a buoy—it was incredibly physically and emotionally demanding." Her trainer Saladino told People: “We would do an upper body workout Monday, lower body Tuesday. Wednesday was a playful pool workout where she would do laps," he said. "Thursday was upper body, Friday lower body, and Saturday we were focusing on the accessory movers: the arms, the shoulders."

5. Her Husband Thinks She’s Epic

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"By the time we were in post[-production], we’d been to Comic-Con, and people went crazy for it," Reynolds said of his hit Deadpool. "The expectations were eating me alive...Blake helped me through that," he said. "I’m lucky to have her around just to keep me sane." "There was a minute where I even thought, 'Maybe I shouldn't do the movie,' because it had been this thing with such a build-up," Ryan said at the Critics' Choice Awards. "And she was the one that said, 'You gotta do it. You absolutely have to do it. It's your dream role. The role you're meant to play. So you've got to get up there and do it.’ She's been epic for me in every way."

Alana Blanchard spends a lot of time by the beach. For one thing, she’s a professional surfer. The other thing is the fact that she lives in Hawaii. Blanchard just shared a new beach photo on her Instagram story. In it, she posed in a pink bathing suit top and teal bottom. Blanchard’s amazing figure was on display. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Alana Blanchard 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 Practices Hypopressive Breathing

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Blanchard revealed some of her wellness tips in a YouTube video. In it, she revealed that she practices hypopressive breathing. She says that she picked it up after having a baby. “It helps with your pelvic floor, lower back issues and targets those deep abdominals that you kind of lose during pregnancy.”

2. She’s Vegan

Blanchard lives a vegan lifestyle. She says in her YouTube video that this has helped her lose weight. “Being on a vegan diet has helped me so much. I don't really have to think about calories or stress about how much I'm eating because plant-based diets are generally low in calories.”

3. She Embraces Her Body

Blanchard is all about body positivity. She also wants other girls to feel the same way, and embrace their bodies. “We are all different,” she says to Amodrn.com. “So it is important to embrace our bodies for what they are. Young girls see images of models and believe that they have to look the same way, when that’s not the case at all.”

4. She Mixes It Up

Blanchard has to stay in shape in order to keep up with her surfing career. She tells Amodrn.com that she does a lot of things to stay in shape. “I love incorporating interval training and sprints into my workouts. I also enjoy mixing it up with Pilates and yoga, which are amazing for toning.”

5. She Surfs

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Blanchard is a professional surfer, so naturally, this is the main source of her exercising. She opened up about how she got into the sport to Amodrn.com. “My dad pushed me into the water and taught me to surf when I was four years old. My passion for surfing grew from there. Although surfing is my career, I honestly enjoy it so much that I spend most of my time in the water.”

Blake Lively is sharing a rare photo of herself in a bathing suit! The Gossip Girl star shows off her famous figure in a white bathing suit while on vacation. And, she added a Grease inspired caption, “summer lovin’ …had me a blast.” How does the 35-year-old mother-of-three maintain her fit physique? Read on to see 6 ways Blake Lively 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 Workouts Are Consistent

Blake’s trainer, Don Saldino, recently told E! News that Blake’s goal is "just to get in and move everyday successfully, because rather than comparing it to your best workout, she's now leaving and saying, 'Great, I moved!' That's the big lesson here. Don't feel like you have to get up off the couch and set this world record workout. Because if that's the goal, no one's ever going to be successful. We're looking for this level of consistency."

2. She Works Out Almost Every Day

Saldino told Cosmopolitan that his star client works out almost every day. “Five to six days a week, Blake can spend anywhere from 30 to 75 minutes working out. The routine usually begins with foam-rolling, then five to seven minutes of mobility work. After that, she's doing a variation on a jump, throw, carry, and doing that for three to five rounds. "That gets her body temperature up, that gets her really athletic, and it's my way of doing an upper body, a lower body, and a core movement," he said.

3. She Makes Sacrifices

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To slim down for her bathing suit wearing role in The Shallows, Blake cut two things from her diet. “I did no gluten and no soy,” she said in an interview with Australian radio hosts Kyle and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson. “Once you remove soy, you realize you’re eating no processed foods. So that’s basically what I did. No processed foods and then working out.” She added that it was harder than it seems. “[It] seems like, ‘Oh, that’s really easy to cut that out,’ but then you realize, there’s soy in everything,” she said. “Like, everything you eat, there is soy in it. Even if it’s healthy, Whole Foods-organic stuff, there’s always soy in it.”

4. She Is Active Outdoors

In addition to working out, Blake maintains an active lifestyle. "I hate the gym. Who doesn't? When I'm in the gym I feel like I am missing out. So I would rather rent a bike or go for a hike," Lively told You. "Even low-intensity exercise can be incredibly beneficial to your health. Regular physical activity can help prevent dementia in older adults. Activities involving sequenced movements — like tai chi — are particularly helpful, as they exercise your mind and body at the same time," says the Mayo Clinic.

5. She Doesn’t Count Calories

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Saldano told Cosmo that Blake never counts calories. Instead she has trained her metabolism to burn more efficiently. "I don't think putting someone into a caloric deficit, meaning restricting their calories, is the right thing to do," he explained "and this is why a lot of coaches and a lot of people are unsuccessful."

6. She Follows the 80/20 Rule

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Saldano explained to Cosmo that Blake follows the 80/20 rule, meaning "80 percent of the week, you're really good, and 20 percent you leave for error and having fun." She also doesn’t drink any alcohol.

Model Mara Cifuentes shared a new set of swimsuit photos on Instagram. In them, she posed in front of the pool wearing a red patterned strapless top and a yellow patterned bottom. Cifuentes’ impressive figure was on display. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Mara Cifuentes 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 Swims

Cifuentes loves to go to the beach and the pool. She shares a lot of beach and pool photos on her Instagram. She loves to swim as a way to stay in shape. Cifuentes shared this photo of herself wading in the ocean and using a tree branch to support her. She also shared this photo of herself in a pool, captioning it, “In a movie.”

2. She Walks

Cifuentes likes to walk as a way of staying in shape. Whenever she travels, she makes sure to walk around the local city. She shared these photos on Instagram of herself walking on 23rd Street in New York City. Cifuentes captioned the post, “Keep walking.” She also shared these photos of herself in Washington Square Park, captioning it, “Winter.”

3. She Savors Her Happiness

Cifuentes is all about feeling happy. She makes sure to savor the moments. Cifeuentes talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “What is good today, may not be tomorrow,” she writes. “There is the value of the moment, there is the perfect present. The opportunity comes to you, you'll see if you ride it. Hold on tight, don't let go. Laugh... Weeps that each one has his time. Laugh... Cry, live your life, enjoy it all.”

4. She Gets Her Vitamin D

"Vitamin D isn't naturally found in many foods, but you can get it from fortified milk, fortified cereal, and fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines. Your body also makes vitamin D when direct sunlight converts a chemical in your skin into an active form of the vitamin (calciferol)," says the Mayo Clinic. "The amount of vitamin D your skin makes depends on many factors, including the time of day, season, latitude and your skin pigmentation. Depending on where you live and your lifestyle, vitamin D production might decrease or be completely absent during the winter months. Sunscreen, while important to prevent skin cancer, also can decrease vitamin D production."

5. She Likes the Beach

"Swimming can improve mood in both men and women. For people with fibromyalgia, swimming can decrease anxiety, and exercise therapy in warm water can decrease depression and improve mood. Water-based exercise can improve the health of pregnant people and has a positive effect on the pregnant person’s mental health. Parents of children with developmental disabilities find that recreational activities, such as swimming, improve family connections," says the CDC.