UK TV star Frankie Bridge is soaking up the sun on a family trip to Bermuda. Bridge, 34, posted a selfie where she’s posing in a yellow bathing suit and sunglasses, against a beautiful beachy backdrop. “Getting in that last bit of sun,” she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bridge 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. Balanced Diet
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Bridge says her dietary habits are simple and unexciting. "I’m quite a boring eater,” she says. “I go through phases. I’ve got an obsession with granola and yogurt with raspberries and blueberries so I’ll have that in the morning with a cup of tea. For lunch, I’ll have salad with tuna, and then for dinner I’ll have brown rice and quinoa and some sort of fish or meat, and some kale. I’m obsessed with kale."
2. Weight Training
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Bridge enjoys weight training as part of her workout routine. "I tend to do an hour or so a day,” she says. “Up until the new year I was doing Pilates and boxing throughout the week, whereas now I’ve started weight training. A lot of people I knew did it and I’ve heard a lot about it burning fat and being good for toning, so I’ve started doing that with a new trainer. I really like it. My bum and my legs just weren’t changing before I started weight training, but now I have noticed a difference [from squatting with free weights] quite quickly."
3. Hot Yoga
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Bridge takes hot yoga classes with her husband. "Wayne and I have recently started going – it was something I'd been wanting to try for ages and I love that it's something we can do together," she said. "I mean it's hard work - and so sweaty it’s unreal - but it's also calm. I couldn't just sit there and meditate all morning - that's not really my thing. It's not good for me to give my brain too much space to think."
4. Mindful About Drinking
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Bridge feels better when she doesn’t drink too much alcohol. “It's recommended to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, spread across 3 days or more,” says the NHS. “That's around 6 medium (175ml) glasses of wine, or 6 pints of 4% beer. There's no completely safe level of drinking, but sticking within these guidelines lowers your risk of harming your health.”
5. Pandemic Workouts
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Bridge took advantage of the pandemic lockdowns to enjoy her exercise. "Since lockdown, I've been a lot more consistent with my workouts," she said. "I think part of that has been finding the workout that I enjoy. For me in the past, working out has been a real chore and a punishment. When you're down that route, you're never going to keep it up. Find the thing you enjoy, even if it's not something that everyone else does. We all get wrapped up in the cool thing of the moment, but I think it's more important to stick to what works for you."