Cassie Lee in Bathing Suit is "Still Me"

Cassie Lee (real name Cassandra McIntosh) is currently expecting her first child—but the professional wrestler has been posting amazing throwback photos, to the delight of her many fans. “Still me 🦈🖤🏄‍♀️”, the 29-year-old captioned a stunning shot of herself wearing a tiny black bathing suit. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Lee 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 To Hike

Lee likes getting outside for her exercise, especially long hikes with husband Shawn Spears. “When you’re dressed for success, hiking is a great total-body workout,” says Michael Bednarz, DPM, FACFAS, a podiatric surgeon at Piedmont. “It strengthens the large muscles in your body, while stimulating the feel-good chemical hormones of adrenaline and endorphins that boost your mood and energy levels.”

2. She Lifts Weights

Lee lifts weights and practices resistance training, which experts say is crucial for maintaining muscle with age. “As we get older, there are inevitable functional and biological limitations that can cap exercise endurance, maximum strength, and fitness,” says NIA scientist Eric Shiroma, ScD. “Some of these limitations can be slowed down through an active lifestyle that includes strength training.”

3. She Loves Her Carbs

Lee enjoys the occasional carb-fest—especially delicious pasta. “Many women—even athletic women—are still afraid of carbohydrates today the way they were of fat 15 years ago,” says Stacy T. Sims, MSC, PHD. “If you’re one of them, I’d invite you to ask yourself if cutting out carbs today makes any more sense than cutting out fat did then. When we stopped eating fat, we robbed ourselves of satiety and vital nutrients from whole foods like nuts, nut butter, avocado, and olive oil. When we cut out carbohydrates, we rob ourselves of prebiotic fiber, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory nutrients and phytonutrients from fruits and vegetables, and the energy we need to exercise and recover.”

4. She’s Open About Fertility Struggles

Lee is pregnant with her first child—but wants to make it clear it was not a simple process. “Fertility isn’t always an easy journey,” she says. “When you see someone announce a pregnancy it’s often such a happy moment but what you miss in real time is all the struggle that came before it. Month after month, my heart broke seeing negative after negative. Even the months I was so sure or I had an inkling, but I was proven wrong. I just wanted to share how hard the process can be because it can often be triggering to those trying to conceive. Seeing other peoples Big Fat Positives & although you’re a so happy for them, you’re dreaming of when you will get yours. Or praying your body will hold onto your baby. Or any of the many other struggles women can face. Pregnancy truly is a miracle. To anyone on their TTC journey I send all my love & positivity ✨💕.”

5. She Loves To Bake

Lee enjoys taking time out to focus on comfort cooking and baking. “Baking is an opportunity to clear our heads and de-stress,” says Pamela Honsberger, MD, a family doctor and director of physician engagement and leadership development at Kaiser Permanente in Orange County, California. “When you focus your attention on an activity like baking, you’re more present in the moment and less focused on stressors of the past or future.”

Cassie Lee, the wrestler, podcaster, and actress, is no stranger to posting stunning and revealing photos on social media. Lee just shared a new photo from a trip she took to Miami. In it, she posed in a pink and white floral bathing suit in front of the water. She captioned the post, “Time to make magic happen." How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Cassie Lee 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 Competes In Fitness Competitions

During her wrestling career, Lee decided to do other types of physical competitions. She competes in bikini fitness competitions. In this video she posted on YouTube, Lee opened up about how she made the decision to try this out. “So, I’ve always wanted this before and it’s just never really happened. So just yesterday I was like, ‘I think I can do it.’ So I said to my coach, ‘When is the next competition?’ And he was like, ‘August 15’, and I was like ‘I’ll do it.’ I don’t know what got into me, I don’t know what I was thinking, but in that moment I was 100% committed to it and we literally started from that moment.”

2. She Strength Trains

Lee does a lot of strength training exercises to stay in shape. She has shared videos on Instagram of herself doing different weight and strength based workouts. She shared this series of videos of herself doing tricep lifts, lifts with a round weight, and lateral pulldowns. She also shared this reel of herself doing barbell lifts.

3. She Works Out Her Lower Body

Lee has an impressive lower body, and she does a lot of exercises to keep them in shape. Lee shared her go-to lower body exercises in this video on Instagram. In it, she is seen doing donkey kicks, lunges with a weight, and two variations of squats, one with a weight, and one without. She captioned the video, “My head says booty, but my heart says pizzy. Monday morning werk.”

4. She Hikes

Lee loves to go hiking, and usually with her partner, Shawn Spears. Lee shared this adorable set of photos of the two of them hiking in Runyon Canyon on Instagram. She captioned the post, “Ok, I don’t why Runyon blew us sky high today. Going to blame it on the altitude, being fasted, the sun, time change… anything except our cardio.”

5. She Does Cold Water Therapy

Lee makes time to recover after a workout. One thing that she likes to do is go for a dip into some cold water. Lee posted this video on Instagram of herself diving into a pool after a session. She captioned the video, “Post workout cold therapy. How about that impeccable diving form.”

1. She Swims

Brown loves to swim as a way to stay in shape. Even if it’s cold out, she’ll still go in the water. She posted this photo on Instagram of herself in an outdoor pool in the snow. She captioned the post, “The best feeling.” "Are you ready to take the plunge and try a new fitness activity? How about water exercise? Also known as aquatics, water exercise is one of the best non-impact fitness activities around and just about anybody can participate. Pregnant women, the elderly or overweight, individuals with arthritis or those recovering from an injury can all benefit from the wide variety of aquatics classes currently available," says ACE Fitness.

2. She Got In Shape For Love Island

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Before making her debut on the show Love Island, Brown made sure to get in shape. She broke down her process to The Sun. “I hired a personal trainer for weight training, then would spend the rest sweating away on the treadmill,” she explained.

3. She’s Comfortable With Herself

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Being in the public eye, Brown has had to deal with body shaming. However, she tells The Sun that she is confident in herself, despite all the comments. “What the shamers need to realize is that there's a difference between someone who is unhealthy and overweight, and someone who's just a normal size,” she said. “I'm perfectly fit and happy now — just as I was before Love Island.”

4. She Stays Humble

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For Brown, humility is key. She tells Glamour that while she’s confident in herself, she still stays humble. “No one is a ten out of ten. Except maybe Beyoncé. Don’t go in there thinking you are the be all and end all."

5. She Values Her Friendships

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While Brown made her debut on a dating show, she didn’t just go on there to find love. She tells Glamour that her friendships are just as important to her as her romantic relationships. "Friendships to me are just as important as relationships. I know it’s not a friendship show, it’s a love show. I’m nervous about how the girls will react.”

Baby Tate is celebrating her birthday in her bathing suit. The rapper shows off her incredible curves in a swimsuit in one of her latest social media posts. “I’m only 27 and I’m only getting better,” she captioned the Instagram photo. How does she stay mentally and physically fit? Read on to see 5 ways Baby Tate 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 Stays True to Herself

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When asked about how working with Issa Rae has impacted her, Baby Tate explained that she always encourages her to be authentic. “I think the biggest advice Issa has given me has also just been advice that I tell myself, which is just to keep doing me and keep being dope as myself,” she told BET. “I really appreciate other people appreciating who I am. And just like, don't change that, because what you got is really dope and really solid.”

2. She Is Always “Evolving” and “Growing=”

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“I think as people as human beings, we should always be evolving and growing,” Baby Tate told BET about her approach to living and why she changed her name. “That was a big factor in making the decision to change my name from Yung Baby Tate to Baby Tate, and so absolutely I go back and listen to some of my old songs sometimes. And you know, there might be a little cringe line in there – something that I just wouldn't say these days. And I'm sure that in a couple of years, I'll listen back and there will be more.”

3. She Won’t Go Under the Knife

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Baby Tate has been the subject of body shaming. “I come out with a two-inch protruding belly and it’s, ‘My God, she’s eating McDonald’s every day,’” she told the New York Times. However, she isn’t ready to go under the knife. “So many people have died and I feel like people don’t know that, they don’t care about that, especially the young girls that look up to all of us,” she said about why she hasn’t gotten plastic surgery. “They see that, and they think: This is what I need to get.”

4. She Loves Her Body, “In Whatever State It Is In”

“I’m going to love my body in whatever state it is in,” Baby Tate told New York Times. “Whether I’m working out at the time, not working out, whether I’m eating pasta every day or I’m eating salad every day, it’s a journey. This is my vessel that I’m on this Earth with and so I got to carry it, and I’m going to continue to love it.”

5. Music Is Her “Own Personal Therapy”

“I feel like whenever I make music, it’s from a space of debriefing and decompressing for myself. It’s like my own personal therapy. Like I’m talking to a therapist and the person talking back is me. So that’s how I create, because even just growing up, when I first started making music when I was 13, there was a lot of music that I was making that there were things I wanted to say that I didn’t really know how to express—maybe to my mom, my teachers, or to a boy that I liked in school,” Baby Tate told V Magazine.

1. She Loves To Swim

Colby is an accomplished underwater swimmer. "Every time I go for a swim I feel like the earth and my incredible swim colleagues have enabled me to have experienced something pretty amazing," says Dr Jenny Martin, a physician and clinical pharmacologist at the University of Newcastle. "You get a release of hormones that make you feel good, like the molecules that are in morphine drugs, and other feel-good hormones like serotonin, dopamine. After an ocean swim in winter, you sometimes get a temporary natural high when you get out … definitely a euphoric feeling."

2. Paddle Boarding

Colby shares her adventures with paddle boarding on her social media. “I had a breakthrough today with @rinconpaddleboards I have never been able to root myself properly for longer duration. I could get up but it didn’t last long,” she says. “Damiano took the time during our private lesson to break down every detail of what’s happening on the board, in the water and in my body and how to respond for more stability. I have a long way to go and needs to stay lower and work on arm placement but I felt so happy with today’s lesson🎉 I always Learn so much.”

3. She’s a Dancer

Colby is a professional dancer, something she says changed her life from day one. “I discovered Burlesque in Chicago quite some time ago, years and years ago- I was addicted from the first show,” she says. “There’s something very empowering about Burlesque. I started learning right away, I started performing way too soon! There’s some great video footage to prove that. But it’s all been a really fun journey, even watching old videos, it’s cool to see how much more at ease I am with myself and with my audience. But it’s funny, I have maintained the same lumbering stance since I started. There’s nothing delicate about me on stage, I just throw my guts out there and then I walk away and let people sort out what they saw.”

4. Mental Health and Confidence

Colby says giving back to the community is one of the best ways to gain happiness and confidence. “My advice, for what it’s worth… If you’re trying to gain or regain confidence, don’t do it through Burlesque,” she says. “Help in your community, educate yourself, travel, find where your real strength lies.”

5. Embracing Her Unique Looks

Colby is famous for her many tattoos, something she considers a “storyline” for her life. “I don’t think I took collecting tattoos seriously at first,” she says. “I mean my first tattoo was an LBT tribal tramp stamp of a butterfly…Ha! I have definitely acquired some more impressive tattoos since then but I collect them for the story. I’m not afraid of people judging the work I have on my body, it’s a storyline for myself. I love it when my friends work on me, I love to collect the memories, I cannot have an artist work on me that I don’t feel close with. I have to feel a sense of kinship I’ve been very fortunate to find that across-the-board with my tattoo artists.”