Christie Brinkley in Bathing Suit Says "This One's For You"

Model Christie Brinkley is known for appearing on three consecutive covers of Sports Illustrated from 1979-1981—and she returned to her swimsuit modeling days in a recent Instagram snap. Brinkley posted a series of beachside photos, including selfies in a white bikini. She captioned the series of photos: “Soaking up every last inch of Summer.” Read on to see 7 ways Christie Brinkley 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 Stays Active Throughout The Day

Brinkley makes sure to stay active throughout her day to keep her energy up, and encourages others to do the same. "Don’t stop moving because you’ll rust. You have to grease the joints and keep moving," she told The Cut. "As long as I do that I feel great. If you start to hold still, they’ll start acting up."

2. She Loves This Breakfast

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Brinkley eats a healthy breakfast, and she has a favorite food. “A lot of mornings lately I will take a bowl and I throw some oatmeal right into it,” she told Shape. But she doesn’t stop there. “I rarely have time to cook it so I just eat it raw. Then I'll pour some flax seed on top of that and maybe a little wheat germ, then I'll grab a couple of handfuls of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and rinse them off, toss them in and then I pour one of those Dannon things on top and stir it up. I always describe it…it's like a really moist juicy muffin. It is so good. I feel like it is giving you a lot of good things. You can also throw a handful of walnuts in there.”

3. She Loves Veggies

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Brinkley is open about being a vegetarian, which means eating a lot of vegetables. And she makes sure to eat a lot of salads throughout the day. "For lunch, I go into greens and do a salad, then add a protein like a bean or nuts," Brinkley told The Cut.

4. She Eats A Lot of Colors

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Brinkley told Shape that she tries to keep her lunchtime salads colorful, and tries to eat a lot of colors throughout the day. “For many, many, many years, I've always said go for as many colours as possible in a day,” she says. “That's my main concept for making sure my kids get all the nutrients—making sure the deep greens, yellows and reds and purples, all of that."

5. She Takes Care of Her Skin

Brinkley takes good care of her skin, but she told Forbes that she used to get bad advice from people. Brinkley described her early days as a model when people told her, "Here's a bathing suit and go get a tan." But now she says, "Don't bake, fake instead."

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1. She Is Active

“Don't stop moving because you'll rust. You have to grease the joints and keep moving," she told The Cut. "As long as I do that I feel great. If you start to hold still, they'll start acting up." Christie is a genius at incorporating exercise into her life. "While I'm brushing my teeth, I'm doing leg lifts. When I'm drying my hair, I do all kinds of squats,” she added.

2. She Eats Big Meals in the Morning

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"A lot of mornings lately I will take a bowl and I throw some oatmeal right into it," she dished to Shape about her diet. "I rarely have time to cook it so I just eat it raw. Then I'll pour some flax seed on top of that and maybe a little wheat germ, then I'll grab a couple of handfuls of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and rinse them off, toss them in and then I pour one of those Dannon things on top and stir it up. I always describe it…it's like a really moist juicy muffin. It is so good. I feel like it is giving you a lot of good things. You can also throw a handful of walnuts in there."

3. She Eats As Plant-Based As Possible

"I haven't touched a piece of meat since I read a graphic description of Chicago's slaughterhouses when I was 12," she told Harper's Bazaar. Instead, she tries to eat as plant-based as possible. "I call myself a flexible vegan because, you know, Italy exists. Mozzarella and pasta exist. In France, I may have to have a piece of Camembert, you know. Un petit sandwich au fromage,” she added to The Cut.

4. She Consumes Lots of Colors

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Christie is a big fan of the rainbow diet. "For lunch, I go into greens and do a salad, then add a protein like a bean or nuts," she told The Cut. "For many, many, many years, I've always said go for as many colors as possible in a day," she said. "That's my main concept for making sure my kids get all the nutrients—making sure the deep greens, yellows and reds and purples, all of that."

5. She Drinks Warm Water with Lemon

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"I start every day with warm water and lemons. It's something I picked up on my Instagram," Christie told The Cu about her go-to morning drinkt. "Some days I alter it, and I get fancy and I put a little bit of mānuka honey on the rim of the glass, turn it upside down, and dump it in red cayenne pepper. Then I put the lemon juice in and then the hot water. That's when I have a little time. I figure that the pepper gets my system all revved up, and the lemon water gets everything flowing through."

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1. She Eats A “Rainbow Diet”

Brinkley eats a lot of colorful foods in her diet. On her Instagram story, she posted a photo of her “rainbow diet”, which includes a salad, fruits, and stuffed peppers. In an interview with Shape, Brinkley said, “For many, many, many years, I've always said go for as many colors as possible in a day. That's my main concept for making sure my kids get all the nutrients—making sure the deep greens, yellows and reds and purples, all of that.”

2. She Invests In Wellness

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For Brinkley, wellness is extremely important. She says that wellness is a lifestyle for her, and that she puts a lot of time and investment in it. Brinkley told The Cut, “For me, [wellness is] a lifestyle, it's a foundation for your future. Because your health is your greatest wealth. I really think that's something everybody needs to invest in."

3. She’s Vegetarian

Brinkley is open about enjoying a vegetarian diet. She says that she is an animal lover, and that this pushed her to cut out meat. Brinkley says that she’s also tried several other meat-free lifestyles over the years, but has stayed constant with her vegetarian diet. “Over the years I've been a vegan, I've been a macro-biotic, I've been a lacto-ovo,” she said to The Cut. “The one constant since the day I stopped eating meat was that I haven't eaten any red meat or fowl."

4. She Did Research, Before Changing Her Diet

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Before Brinkley became a vegetarian, she had to do a lot of research. She knew that she’d be cutting out a major source of protein in her diet, and wanted to make sure she’d still be eating a balanced diet without meat. “When I became vegetarian I started reading books right away because I knew that I had to replace the protein and figure out what to do,” Brinkley told The Cut.

5. She Loves Oatmeal, Raw

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Brinkley tells Shape that she eats pretty healthy each day. For breakfast, the model’s go-to is oatmeal, and she loves to put other healthy ingredients, like berries, in it. Brinkley also says that she enjoys it raw. "I rarely have time to cook it, so I just eat it raw. Then I'll pour some flaxseeds on top of that and maybe a little wheat germ, then I'll grab a couple of handfuls of blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and rinse them off and toss them in.”