Heather Rae El Moussa in Two-Piece Workout Gear is "Working Out"

Heather Rae El Moussa, known for her role in the reality series Selling Sunset and as a former model, has recently embraced a new chapter in her wellness journey after welcoming her first child. Last month, El Moussa shared her routine on Instagram, highlighting her experience with postpartum fitness. “I gained 40 lbs. during pregnancy and I thought I was going to bounce back right away. However, I feel STRONGER and FITTER than before I had a baby now! I can contribute it to weights and protein!” El Moussa is committed to her health, regularly working with a trainer, walking with her son, and prioritizing healthy eating—all while maintaining a vegan lifestyle.

1. She Works With A Trainer

El Moussa makes sure to workout on a regular basis. One thing she does is sessions with a trainer. El Moussa talked about her routine with her trainer in the caption of her Instagram post. “Working out: I prioritize working out with my trainer @paulinastein 3 days a week for 30-50 minutes. If we can’t meet in person, we will FaceTime or i'll use her app @paulinafitnessstudio.”

2. She Takes Vitamins

El Moussa also takes vitamins to help her stay healthy. She shared which ones she takes in the caption of her Instagram post. “My Daily Vitamins: AM: Electrolytes and Vegan Collagen Powder. PM: I take a supplement every night and I SWEAR BY IT! It’s completely changed my gut and my bloating. Let me know if you want me to share!”

3. She Walks

El Moussa loves to walk with her son to stay in shape. She talked about this in her post’s caption. “Walking with Tristan: We always start our day with a 20 minute walk to the beach and we both love it!” Harvard Health states that walking has a lot of health benefits. “Harvard researchers looked at 32 obesity-promoting genes in over 12,000 people to determine how much these genes actually contribute to body weight. Among the study participants who walked briskly for about an hour a day, the effects of those genes were cut in half.”

4. She Went Vegan

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El Moussa is vegan, and talked about this to VegNews. “Since Tarek and I have been together, he has cut out animal products significantly, and when I cook dinner at home, I cook gluten-free and plant-based. He is very supportive of me being vegan. Even at our wedding, we had both a regular and vegan menu, and everything was gluten-free—the vegan Bolognese was a guest favorite. We also had two cakes that were both gluten-free and vegan. From the very beginning of our relationship, he always made sure that whenever we ate out, there were always vegan options—and our wedding was no different.”

5. She Cooks

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El Moussa loves to cook healthy meals for herself and her family. She shared some of her favorite recipes with VegNews. “I love to cook—I’m the queen of 20-minute, healthy meals. My go-tos are gluten-free pasta with vegan meatballs, broccoli, mushrooms, pasta sauce, fresh herbs and spices, and Bitchin’ Sauce. I also make burgers with baked potatoes and vegetables. The kids love the way I make veggies—I use vegan butter and cook them to where they are almost crispy. We also have a pizza oven so we try to do pizza night with the kids once a week—my hubby makes the best vegan pizza for me.”

1. Vegan Diet

El Moussa follows a vegan diet. “You can be overweight and be a vegan; you can be malnourished and be a vegan,” cardiologist Jeffrey Soble, MD, tells Rush University. “Whatever your diet choice, you have to know which foods to avoid and which foods to seek out. Refined grains, sweets and junk food are troublemakers for everyone, not just vegans. And vegans and nonvegans alike can fall into the habit of making these items the mainstays of their diet.”

2. She Lifts Weights

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El Moussa lifts weights and does resistance training at the gym. “Before beginning strength training, consider warming up with brisk walking or another aerobic activity for five or 10 minutes,” says the Mayo Clinic. “Cold muscles are more prone to injury than are warm muscles.”

3. Personal Trainer Sessions

El Moussa has regular sessions with personal trainer Paulina Stein. “When shopping around for a personal trainer, we recommend hiring a trainer who has an online presence,” Mark E. Jones, MS, ACSM-EP, TSAC-F, and Daniel G. Graetzer, PhD, tell American Public University. “For instance, that personal trainer should have a website which shows the degrees and current certifications of the trainer, as well as client photos, videos, and testimonials. This information allows a potential client to get an idea of the personal trainer's training style and understand the benefits of hiring that trainer.”

4. She’s a Prepper

El Moussa loves prepping her own meals so she always has a healthy lunch on hand. “Being hungry and realizing you have nothing planned is undoubtedly stressful,” says Corewell Health. “Instead of standing in front of your fridge or pantry deciding what to whip up, you can have your healthy meal ready in minutes. This also saves you the hassle of cleaning up after cooking.”

5. Regular Date Nights

El Moussa and husband Tarek El Moussa make time for regular date nights. “Spending quality time together without distractions boosts connection,” says Kari Rusnak, MA, LPC,CMHC Bia, to Psychology Today. “It can be rare for us to give our partners our full attention without being distracted by kids, work, chores, or our phones. On a date night the focus is on each other and the activity you do together. It’s helpful to put your phones away during the date as well.”

Heather Rae El Moussa is opening up about her post-pregnancy workout. In a new social media post the Selling Sunset star shows off her amazing body-after-baby and reveals the program she followed to get back into shape the healthy way. “Let’s talk about my postpartum body….” she started the Instagram caption. Here is everything you need to know about how the reality star got her body back without going to extremes and training with Paulina Hefferan.

1. Her Postpartum Workout Journey “Wasn’t Easy”

Heather starts by explaining that her postpartum workout journey “definitely wasn’t ‘easy’ and didn’t go as expected,” she writes. “I thought I was going to bounce back within 9 weeks!! HUGE LOL but the reality of being a mom to a newborn, breastfeeding, 2 kids, balancing my hormones, my work, my marriage and my life set in.”

2. She Found a New Way to Workout at Home with Paulina Hefferan

She reveals that she “didn’t want to leave the house and leave Tristan to workout,” so she knew she needed to change the way she worked out and what fit for her “new” life. “It was hard guys, I felt weak, old & not super motivated. I had never been someone who lifted weights or did at-home workouts until I met @paulinastein. It was a complete change for me but I lost 25 pounds, leaned out & got my strength back while working out with Paulina.” She adds that the workouts are “accessible and affordable.”

3. She Lost 25 Pounds

“Believe it or not, you guys, I lost 25 pounds postpartum and I did it straight from my living room using two 10 pound dumbbells, a mat, sometimes some ankle weights, sometimes some bands,” she continues in the video.

4. Paulina Helped Her Feel “Really Comfortable”

“Transforming your body after a baby or any time in your life is not easy. It takes a lot of discipline. It takes a lot of structure. It takes someone pushing you Sometimes, especially if you're like me. After I had Tristan, I thought, okay, I'll be back at the gym. I'll be back in hot yoga. I'm going to get my body back in nine weeks. Reality set in, and that did not happen. I don't think I really started working out until I met Paulina. She made me just feel really comfortable. She made me feel like this is a slow journey. This is my journey. I don't need to compare myself to anyone else,” she says.

5. She Worked Out While Tristan Was Napping and Even with Him

She adds that she was able to get the exercises in, even with her baby, because Paulina is “also a mom,” and the fact that I can do it from my home, I can incorporate Tristan, I can do it while he's napping, made me say yes and made me feel like, you know what? I can do this. Working out with her changed my life. I am so proud of myself.”

6. Her Body Was “Back” After Four Months

“I started really noticing that, wow, my body is back around eight and a half months postpartum, and I had started working out with Paulina when I was about four and a half months postpartum. Now that she has this app on days, I can't work out with her when I'm traveling, I can use her app, could work alongside with her, so it really makes you want to do it because she's doing it with you,” she concludes.

7. Walking and Weight Lifting

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On Paulina’s Instagram page, she reveals that “lifting weights” and “walking 8,000 to 10,000 steps per day” along with a healthy diet is the perfect equation for weight loss.

Heather Rae El Moussa is wearing a bathing suit, four months after welcoming her first child. The Selling Sunset star flaunts her incredible body in a bathing suit in one of her latest social media posts, sharing her brand new bathing suit collaboration with Cupshe. “I’m just 4 months postpartum (was 3 months postpartum when we shot these) but this collection makes me feel confident in my body and my hope is that you feel empowered and radiant while wearing these pieces, just like I do,” she captioned the Instagram post. How does the reality star stay in shape? Read on to see 5 ways Heather Rae El Moussa 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 Is Vegan

Heather maintains a meat-free lifestyle. While she doesn’t “push anything on anybody, as everyone has their own rights on the way they want to live,” she does cook incredibly healthy meals at home. “Since Tarek and I have been together, he has cut out animal products significantly, and when I cook dinner at home, I cook gluten-free and plant-based. He is very supportive of me being vegan. Even at our wedding, we had both a regular and vegan menu, and everything was gluten-free—the vegan Bolognese was a guest favorite. We also had two cakes that were both gluten-free and vegan. From the very beginning of our relationship, he always made sure that whenever we ate out, there were always vegan options—and our wedding was no different,” she told VegNews.

2. She Kickboxes

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“I'm really into fitness and running—I love kickboxing and dancing,” Heather told Super Street. "This kind of boxing has many health benefits because it constantly requires you to think, change your position, and change your posture," physical therapist Linda Arslanian, director of rehabilitation services at Harvard-affiliated Brigham and Women's Hospital tells Harvard Health."You're swinging your arms, moving the muscles of your arms and shoulders, increasing your upper-body strength. And when you're in the boxer crouch with a wide stance, with your knees slightly bent, you're strengthening your core muscles, back, and legs.”

3. She Exercises Every Day

Heather makes exercise a daily gig. “Fitness makes me so happy,” she added to Women Fitness. “I never look at it like….ugh I have to workout today. I get excited to do it. Right now I do a strength training HIIT class 3-4 times a week. And on the days in between I run 3-4 miles.”

4. She Brings Her Own Meals to Work

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Heather prepares her own meals, even when she is working. I am vegan and I always workout no matter what,” Heather told Women Fitness. “Lunch is usually quinoa salad or veggie salad. I snack in between on nuts or a vegan protein bar (which has little ingredients) And I drink tea in between meals. No coffee, I actually have never tried a cup. I do have a sweet tooth though, so I choose to not even have sugar because once I start i can’t stop.” She also loves protein smoothies.

5. She Takes Supplements

Because Heather is a vegan, she makes sure to take supplements to get any nutrients she might miss out on. “I take fish oil and vitamins daily,” she told Women Health. According to the Mayo Clinic, fish oil supplements can do your body good. “Omega-3 fatty acids are derived from food. They can't be manufactured in the body. Fish oil contains two omega-3s called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Dietary sources of DHA and EPA are fatty fish, such as salmon, mackerel and trout, and shellfish, such as mussels, oysters and crabs. Some nuts, seeds and vegetable oils contain another omega-3 called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA),” they say.