Elyse Knowles in Bathing Suit is "Very, Very Grateful"

Elyse Knowles is currently expecting her second child. She is also enjoying a beach day with her family. Knowles posted some adorable highlights on her Instagram. In them, she wore a pink crop tank and a blue and white bathing suit. She captioned the post, “Very, very grateful for baby number 2.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Elyse Knowles 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 HITT

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Knowles opened up about her favorite workouts to Marie Claire. “For my body type, I think it has to be HITT classes,” she says. “The HITT classes I go to have a mix of cardio and weights, so it is a good all-rounder. I get super competitive with myself too, always trying to better than what I did last week or a few days ago.”

2. She Weight Trains

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Knowles tells Grazia Magazine that she loves to do weight training. “I’m thoroughly enjoying it,” she says. “I’ve never been taught the right way to be doing it all and now in these little classes I’m learning how to do it properly and I can actually see results and I can definitely feel it for the next couple of days so I know it’s working.”

3. She Doesn’t Diet

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Knowles opened up about her diet to Marie Claire. She says that she doesn’t like to restrict herself with food. “I really don’t go by any rules or diets and prefer instead to listen to my body and let it tell me what it needs. If I had to nominate one ‘rule,’ it would just be to try to eat as clean and healthy as possible… ideally organic, but that’s just me.”

4. She Avoids Coffee

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While Knowles doesn’t like to limit herself with food, she tells Marie Claire that she avoids one food in particular. “I don’t drink coffee, I never have. I saw how people became reliant on stimulants, such as caffeine, and never wanted to become like that. I also hardly ever drink, mainly because it’s just not something I enjoy.”

5. She Makes Time For Herself

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Knowles has a busy schedule, but she always makes time for herself. “I think every human has low moments and I think it would be silly to say you don’t,” she says to Grazia. “Especially women, we go up, down, up, down! We have hurdles! When I’m a little low, it’s usually because I’m exhausted and I need time for myself. For me, that’s embracing home, going for a walk on the beach with my dog, switch off technology and just live in the moment.”

Yazmin Oukhellou is one of the stars of The Only Way Is Essex. She’s currently on vacation in Marrakech, Morocco, and posted some highlights on Instagram. In one photo, Oukhellou posed by the pool. She wore a bright pink bikini, showing off her body. She captioned the photo, “I am so grateful & blessed to be here in Marrakech with my mum and dad.” Read on to see 5 ways Yazmin Oukhellou 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 Believes In Balance

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Oukhellou opened up about her wellness and health habits in a magazine interview. She says that when it comes to her diet, she believes in balance. “Sometimes I want to be really healthy or vegetarian. Then the next minute, I’m sitting there with a big tub of Haribo from Costco. It depends what mood I’m in.”

2. She Was Motivated By A Break-Up

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Oukhellou went through a very public break-up with James Lock. In the same interview, she says that this experience made her want to be healthier. “When I was with James, I was comfort eating and putting on weight,” she explained. “Now that I’m single, I want to get that revenge body.”

3. She Works Out Her Legs And Abs

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In the same interview, Oukhellou revealed some of her favorite workouts. She says that she likes to do core and lower body exercises. She says that her typical routine is, “A warm-up routine for 10-15 minutes. Then I’ll do squats and planks.”

4. She Has Thick Skin

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Oukhellou is in the public eye, which means she’s dealt with a lot of criticism. However, she says that she doesn’t let it bother her anymore. “I’ve definitely got a thicker skin as I’ve gotten older,” she told the magazine. “Now, I can laugh.”

5. She Loves Protein Shakes

Oukhellou broke down her typical diet to Closer Online. She says that she loves to have protein shakes. “For breakfast, I’ll have a protein shake, usually a cookies and cream flavour. I love it with a dollop of peanut butter.”

Lucy Hale first started out as a singer, and competed on the show American Juniors. Hale then started acting, and became best-known for her role on the teen drama Pretty Little Liars. She recently took a trip to Bali, and shared some highlights on Instagram. In one photo, Hale waded in a river in a white swimsuit. She captioned the post, “Wow. Incredibly thankful to spend time in Bali in an effort to keep learning, healing, and growing. I am so grateful to @kuammalu & all the wonderful people I met who shared their time and energy with me.” Read on to see 5 ways Lucy Hale 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 Scaled Back Her Skincare Routine

Hale makes sure to take care of her skin. She revealed some of her secrets to WhoWhatWear. Hale says that she has had to scale back on a few things. “I love trying new things, and I’m a sucker for everything. But I’ve realized as I’ve gotten older that my skin just can’t handle too much, and I’ve had to really cut back. I mean, I used to be the girl who had a 15-step skincare routine every single night. My whole approach to skincare now is really about consistency and less about the number of products I’m using.”

2. She Cleanses Twice

Hale tells WhoWhatWear that she makes sure to cleanse her skin. In fact, she does this twice a day. “I’m all about double-cleansing. It’s shocking how much stuff is left behind on your face when you just cleanse once [laughs], so I use a gel cleanser first, and that kind of grips everything and pulls everything out from the skin, and then I’ll do a milky, more moisturizing cleanser after that so I’m not overdrying or stripping my skin.”

3. She Loves Face Masks

Hale tells WhoWhatWear that she likes to use face masks. “If I have time, and if I have a whole evening, I’ll multi-mask. I’ll do a purifying mask. I’ll maybe do some microcurrent with my little NuFace device, which is amazing.” Hale also revealed some of her favorite masks in her interview. “I love the ones from 111Skin—they’re bio-cellulose—which is a little more grippy—instead of paper, so they stay on your skin better, and it feels like the ingredients just soak in more. They make a couple of different ones that I really like.”

4. She Loves SoulCycle

Hale tells Byrdie that she likes exercises that help reduce stress. She cites SoulCycle in particular. "It's amazing. Emotionally, there are a couple of teachers that have made me cry. I think it's really important to take care of your mind."

5. She Loves Retinol

Some of Hale’s favorite skincare products are ones that have retinol in them. “Retinol has been the biggest game-changing product for me,” she says to Marie Claire. “But you’ve got to be consistent with it, even when your skin flakes at first…“I’m really breakout-prone, and retinol keeps my skin really clear, because it helps speed up cell turnover to prevent build-up in your pores.”

Kelly Bensimon, the real estate agent, lifestyle icon and alum of The Real Housewives of New York City, is a former model, but she could still be one today. In a new Instagram series of photos, she posed in a house she’s selling, looking ageless in a swimsuit. How does the 54-year-old, who goes by Kelly Killoren Bensimon, stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Kelly Bensimon 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 Finds Her Balance

In a video she made with her daughter Teddy, in which they discussed workouts, Kelly said: “I've been studying, practicing yoga for a long, long time. And the great thing about yoga, even just the little moves that I incorporate in my workout every day, they really help with balance. And we're always talking about balance in our life and that's really what wellness is all about, is that creating that balance, not just with food, not just the emotional balance, but your physical balance. Like if you feel good and you're treating your body well, then you will have this balance that we're talking about.”

2. She Walks

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“So I've been doing a lot of walking,” Kelly said. “My oldest daughter and I have been walking all over Palm Beach and,” as a realtor, “I've been seeing the most beautiful houses. And it's been really interesting too, when you're walking, you're really in the trenches and it's incredible how each different community has such a different landscape. So it's been fascinating to see the West Palm Beach area by foot. That's been really, really great.”

3. She Jogs

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“I jog like 25, 30 minutes a day. And the reason I started doing that was when I was a kid, when I was a swimmer, I needed to balance off my swimming.” How does that balancing work? “Because your body's using different muscles. And so when I would get into the water, I was faster and yeah, I used to mow the lawn before, like if I had a big meet, I would go for a run, I'd mow the lawn….Great core workout.” She adds: “What's great is that I really started running more when I was a model living in all these different countries all over the world. And it was just a really easy way for me to understand where I was, where I was going during the day. And just to get, again, like a different view of each city's landscape. And so I learned so much about all these cities and I was never intimidated by them because I would run them in the morning… I always say, you know, just put your sneakers on it. Doesn't cost a thing and you know what you get out of it.”

4. She is Thankful

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“It's good to wake up that way in the morning if you stretch. That's one reason why I like to exercise in the morning. So I just get that. I mean, it makes me feel really, really good. St the end of my workout, I always do a headstand. And I used to do, when I was doing my headstand, I used to say what I was thankful for and what I was, and then I, and then I switched and then I was like, what I'm grateful for? And then I realized, I'm so incredibly lucky. I have most beautiful family. We're healthy. We’re well. I am so fortunate to be able to raise them on my own. And so now I just say like, who I'm thankful for. So the people in my life, when I pick three people a day.”

5. Good Begets Good, She Says

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Who is she thankful for? It “depends on what person taught me a lesson or brought something new into my life or whatever it is. It's just like, I think it's just a nice gesture to put that out there. That I am thankful for the different people in my life. And I have a lot of people in my life that I'm so thankful for. So that's just kind of what I do. And so that's why you guys were like, oh my God, Kelly's always in such a good mood. I'm in a good mood because good gets good. I mean, I'm trying to be the best person I am. And I'm trying to work out as much as I can.”

Victoria Larson, also known as “Queen Victoria,” first made waves as a standout contestant on The Bachelor. She also returned to the franchise this year, starring in this season of Bachelor In Paradise. Larson has become an active presence on Instagram, like many other Bachelor alumni. She isn’t afraid to share stunning photos on her page. Larson shared a bikini photo this week. In it, she posed in a black bathing suit on the beach in Fort Lauderdale. Larson captioned the photo, “Feeling thankful.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Victoria Larson 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 Take Things Too Seriously

Larson opened up about her stint on The Bachelor on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast. She says that she didn’t take the show super seriously, and just enjoyed herself. "I feel like a lot of the girls [on the show] were careful about what they said or [did]," she explained. "They wanted to present themselves well and like, yeah, I just wanted to have fun. It's a show. I wasn't taking it seriously. 'Cause, I mean, that's what it was."

2. She Sticks Up For Herself

Larson was subjected to a lot of criticism because of her time on The Bachelor. Unfortunately, that included some body-shaming. However, Larson made sure to defend herself. When her season’s lead, Matt James’ friends commented on her body, she immediately responded. Larson posted a photo on Instagram and captioned it, “Tell me again, how my body doesn’t look good?”

3. She Got Lasik

Larson revealed on Instagram that she received Lasik surgery. However, this wasn’t just to fix her eyes, but to help with her anxiety. She captioned her post, “Feeling ready for anything after my lasik!!!!! On cloud 9!!! Holy sheeet I can seee!!!! Thank you to Doctor Lessner and your entire staff. @havelasik I have severe anxiety and felt so comfortable trusting you to take care of my vision. I’m blown away by my immediate results and cannot wait to continue to have my vision develop the next 24 hours. I’ve worn glasses since I’m 8, and contacts since I’m 10, and always had so much anxiety at eye exams. Not being able to see was so frustrating.”

4. She Goes To The Beach

The Bachelor in Paradise home is a comfortable place for Larson. She spends a lot of time at the beach. Her Instagram is full of photos of herself by the water. Larson shared this adorable photo of her dog playing in the sand. She captioned it, “Miami pup.” Larson also shared this photo of herself posing on the beach, captioning it, “No talking stages this year. We’re going to Paris or not.”

5. She’s More Positive

On her Not Skinny But Not Fat interview, Larson revealed that she is working on being more positive. She says that after receiving criticism from social media, she isn’t going to say anything negative to someone else. “I mean, I prayed a lot and, like, it was hard and I had moments for myself and I would just ask, you know, God and my higher power, like, ‘What is the lesson here? Like, why is this happening?’ And I did feel like it was a growing experience. Like, I'm never going to talk [badly] about people.”