Joey King in Bathing Suit Says "I've Trapped My Thirst"

Joey is setting up a thirst trap (and a joke) in her swimsuit. The young actress shows off her beautiful body in a bathing suit via one of her latest social media posts. “I’ve trapped my thirst,” she captioned the set of Instagram snaps, which included one of herself clad in swimwear and another “trapping” her mouth with three glasses of wine. How does The Kissing Booth star keep herself looking so healthy and happy? Read on to see 6 of Joey King’s top diet and fitness tips for staying 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. Eat As Healthy As Possible, Without Totally Depriving Yourself

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Joey maintains a healthy diet, but doesn’t deprive herself. “As far as diet and exercise go, I try to eat as healthfully as possible, but I don’t make myself crazy,” the actress said in an interview with The New Potato. “If I’m craving a piece of bread or a bowl of pasta, sometimes I just need to listen to my body and indulge. You definitely have to find a balance, though, because eating the right things has incredible health and healing benefits.” She tries to fill her diet with fruits, veggies, and protein, “but nobody is perfect.”

2. She Works Out Almost Daily

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Joey makes exercise a regular part of her life.. “It’s not about how you look – it’s about taking care of your body so you can be the best you,” she told The New Potato. “I also try to exercise 4-5 times a week, but that’s if I’m feeling really motivated. I absolutely love exercise because I feel energetic and happy when I work out on a regular basis, but sometimes ‘vegging out’ is so necessary.”

3. She Runs and Boxes

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In addition to exercising at the gym, Joey runs and boxes. “I’m also big on boxing; it feels so amazing because I’m so focused,” she told The New Potato. "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.”

4. She Loves Herself

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According to Joey, “above all else” there is one thing that keeps her healthy and happy. “I practice self-love,” she revealed. “Your inner beauty shines when you are emotionally and physically kind to yourself.”

5. Work Out to Destress

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Joey works out for mental health benefits. "This sounds odd, but I didn't know I was the type of person that needs exercise to not feel wound up," she explained. "If I’m feeling pent up and I don't know why, if I just move my body, then all of a sudden I’m so much more relaxed,” she told Byrdie.

6. Take a Hike

Joey also enjoys hiking. “I wish I could beautifully describe how happy I feel in these photos. But I’m no poet, I’m just happy,” she captioned a recent series of snaps. “Hiking is one of the best ways to get exercise. No matter what type of trail you find yourself on, hiking is a great whole-body workout—from head to toe and everything in between,” says the National Parks Service. Some of the physical benefits include building stronger muscles and bones, improving your sense of balance, improving your heart health, and decreasing the risk of certain respiratory problems. It also offers many mental health benefits, according to a Stanford University study.

Joey King just shared a new photo on Instagram for her friend, Taylor Zakhar Perez’s birthday. In it, the two posed on the beach. King wore a green swirled bathing suit, her figure on display. She captioned the post, “Allegedly you were born today, but I just wanted to post this picture anyway. Update: to everyone thinking we are here rn… It’s 4 degrees Fahrenheit where I'm at.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Joey King 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 Works With a Trainer

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King works with trainer, Jason Walsh, to help her stay in shape. He opened up about what it is like to work with the actress to Shape Magazine. Walsh says that King has a good approach to exercise. “I think a lot of it had to do with attitude,” he says. “And eagerness to listen and want to get better, stronger.”

2. She Works Out To Relieve Stress

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King talked about her wellness to Byrdie. She says that working out is how she relieves stress. “This sounds odd, but I didn’t know that I was the type of person that needs exercise to not feel wound up. If I’m feeling pent up and I don’t know why, if I just move my body, then all of a sudden I’m so much more relaxed.”

3. She Doesn’t Compare Herself To Others

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King tells Byrdie that she doesn’t like to compare herself to others. Instead, she focuses on herself and what she needs to do. “I think not being able to make fun of yourself comes from comparing yourself to other people too much. It's hard not to. I’m human. I do it, too. Whether you’re in the public eye or not, there’s so much we have to let go."

4. She Doesn’t Set Goals

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A lot of people like to make personal goals. King is not one of them. She explained her reasoning to Byrdie. “You'll never be happy. Either you'll reach that goal and then just be thinking about the next one, or you won't reach that goal, and then you’ll be miserable forever."

5. She Weight Trains

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One type of workout King likes to do is weight training. She shared this video on Instagram of herself at the gym. In it, King is seen doing deadlifts with a large barbell. She captioned the video, “Personal record 140 lbs.” Weight training, also known as resistance training, can provide a number of benefits for both men and women, including:

1. Increased muscle strength and size: Weight training can help you build muscle mass and strength. This can be particularly beneficial for older adults, as muscle mass naturally decreases with age.
2. Improved bone density: Weight training can help increase bone density, which can help reduce the risk of osteoporosis, a condition that causes bones to become weak and brittle.
3. Enhanced athletic performance: Weight training can help improve athletic performance by increasing strength, power, and speed.
4. Improved insulin sensitivity: Resistance training has been shown to improve insulin sensitivity, which can help reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

JoJo is showing off her fit figure in a swimsuit! The singer and actress heated up social media this week with her latest snap, highlighting her washboard abs. “If I were to write a book about my life… what would you most wanna know? obviously I would hold nothing back…” she asked her millions of followers in the caption. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways JoJo 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 Was Put On A Scary Diet as a Teen

When JoJo was 18 her record label put her on a 500 calorie per day diet, telling her that she need to “look as healthy as possible,” she told Uproxx. “I was like, ‘I’m actually the picture of health. I actually look like a healthy girl who eats and is active. And I don’t think this is about my health. I think that you want me to be really skinny,” she continued. “And he’s like, ‘No, I wouldn’t say that,’ blah blah blah,” JoJo recalled. “But I ended up getting put with a nutritionist that had me on a 500 calorie a day diet, and I was on these injections that make you have no appetite.”

2. It Negatively Impacted Her Self Esteem

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The experience had a very big impact on her self-esteem. “I was like, ‘Let me see how skinny I can get, because maybe then they’ll put out an album. Maybe I’m just so disgusting that no one wants to see me in a video and they can’t even look at me,'” she said. “That’s really what I thought.” It set up a pattern of disordered eating. “I’m sure a lot of us develop extreme insecurities and disordered eating and really unhealthy thinking about ourselves,” she continued. “I felt that how I was must have been not enough. Must have been dissatisfying.”

3. She Battled Substance Abuse

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Her insecurities led to abusing substances and self-destructive behavior. “So I started getting really f—ed up, drinking, making out with strangers, looking for validation and attention and looking to feel pretty, looking to feel good, to feel worthy. There were definitely nights that I stumbled out of clubs and that I blacked out. I was just completely reckless, did not care. I needed to be buzzed to feel okay. I would go to the edge, stand on my tiptoes on the edge and then come back,” she continued. “I should be dead,” she said, adding that her late father was an addict. She stopped abusing substances because “I would’ve ended up like my dad, just going to sleep one day and not waking up. Because life is hard.”

4. She Maintains a Mostly Plant-Based Diet

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JoJo told Fault Magazine that she transitioned to a plant-based diet, first because she was hoping to alleviate allergies and help with her voice. “I first was interested in a plant-based diet because of my voice. I struggled with my allergies for a long time, and I wanted to try something different to combat that. I’m singing every night, and I wanted that to be easier for me. So, I cut out dairy first, and then I started talking to my vegan friend and I started to feel what they told me about how when you eat animal products, you’re ingesting fear, death, and disease. I didn’t feel good about doing that anymore. So, I just slowly made a transition,” she said. “I’m by no means a perfect vegan, but I do eat plant-based. That’s how I try to eat.”

5. Her Workouts Are Intense

JoJo goes hard at the gym, and not just for the physical benefits. “Does anyone else visualize the real or perceived obstacles/ adversities in their life while they’re working out? especially when it’s tough (like on a third or fourth set) I LOCK IN and focus on a particular point in the room where I can really think of how I’m going to feel on the other side of an exercise. One movement at a time. Just like how I tend to feel on the other side of a tough conversation or a difficult choice or even a whole hard ass season. So many parallels between moving through a workout and moving through life. The highs and lows, the stop and go, the self-talk and digging deep required to keep trying after you fall,” she captioned a recent clip of herself at the gym doing battle ropes.