Laverne Cox In Bathing Suit Dances in Mexico

Actress and activist Laverne Cox has become known for showing off her figure on Instagram. She’s posted both swimsuit photos and videos of her dancing or modeling a new swimsuit. Cox recently posted another dancing video on Instagram from a recent vacation. She captioned the video, “There was something about being in Mexico that made me dance 24/7.” Read on to see 5 ways Laverne Cox 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 Dances

Cox posts a lot of videos of her dancing on Instagram, and is open about her love and experience with dancing. Cox has dance experience and previously worked as a drag performer before making it as an actress. In this video, Cox is seen dancing in heels, and she captioned the post, “Oh I haven't been dancing and definitely not dancing in heels lately. It felt good this day to do a little two step. I definitely need to work my stamina back up and find my full groove again. I'm forever a work in progress. And you definitely need to swipe for that third slide. Shout out to @nicolescherzinger for the inspiration.”

2. She Swims A Lot

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Cox loves to swim and posts a lot of photos and videos of herself enjoying time in the pool. Cox posted this reel of herself enjoying the pool with the caption, “Vacation’s all I ever wanted.” Cox revealed in The New York Times that she doesn’t just swim on vacation. “I just moved into a condo, and we have a pool. It’s one of my main reasons for moving here, so I can swim.”

3. She Eats Healthy

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Cox revealed her diet in an interview with The New York Times. She says that she tries to eat healthy, and avoids some specific foods. She states, “Meat, sugar and dairy are all really bad for my skin. I avoid gluten.”

4. She Was Previously Vegan & Eats Pescatarian

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In 2017, Cox revealed on Instagram that she was trying a vegan diet. “It’s only been 12 weeks for me, but I feel so much better,” she said at the time. However, she revealed in a New York Times piece the following year that she was no longer vegan. “I was vegan for four months last year, but then I did a food sensitivity blood work panel and found out I’m sensitive to soy. If you’re vegan and can’t eat soy, it gets real tricky.” Cox later says that she has decided to adopt a pescatarian diet, and avoids gluten. “I started eating fish again. I’m basically a gluten-free pescatarian, and then I go in and out of sugar and carbs.”

5. She Takes Care Of Herself

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Cox is open about practicing self-love and acceptance. In a recent Instagram post, Cox revealed that her mental state hasn’t always been great recently, that the pressures of social media are affecting her, and that she’s working on herself. She wrote, “I have to practice feeling free. The shame, the self judgement, the perfectionism are so hardwired I have to practice freeing myself of those things and creating new wiring in my nervous system daily. I carefully curate what I post here and I am very particular about how I look. At a photoshoot yesterday I picked myself apart in vicious, brutal ways. I said these things jokingly on set out loud for the entire set to hear them. Even jokingly this negative picking myself apart took a toll on me.” She continued, “It's important to note that I know I get messages and comments from all of you everyday telling me how beautiful I am. Thank you! Some days I'm able to receive it and truly believe you. Other days I just can't receive it. My therapist Jennifer Burton Flier recently said on my podcast that we are teflon for the positive and velcro for the negative. A day at a time all I can do is try to rewrite the story I'm telling myself so that a more resilient body replaces the shame and trauma body that's so deeply hardwired. I'm making progress. The fact that I had that aha moment in the car on the way home is a sign that my body is becoming more and more intolerant to abusive treatment. I wouldn't allow it from anyone else. That's progress. Now it's time to not allow it from myself, a day at a time.”

Actress and activist Laverne Cox just posted a video on her Instagram of her in a black bikini, that shows off her incredible figure. Cox captioned the video: “On second thought, forward motion only. #TransIsBeautiful. This was just going to be for my man but sharing is caring.” Read on to see five ways Laverne Cox 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 Isn’t Too Hard on Herself

Cox told InStyle that she grew up as a ballet dancer, and that this experience had her facing a lot of the prejudices of the ballet and fitness worlds. However, Cox now focuses on enjoying her fitness, and doesn’t put too much pressure on herself. “I'm not overachieving in fitness at the moment," Cox said at the time. "I'm doing it, it's not as high-level, but I like where I'm at with it now. It's fun, it's medicinal, and I'm not being hard on myself. I think studying classical ballet creates this thing where you just beat yourself up, and I'm not doing that right now."

2. She Gets Plenty of Rest

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Cox tells Health.com that the most important part of her wellness routine is getting a good night’s sleep. “Sleep is really crucial for me,” she says. “I know with a lot of busy people, sleep is the first thing to go. I’m here in New York this week and everyone’s like ‘You’re in New York, let’s get coffee,’ and I’m like, ‘I’m working, I’m going to need to sleep after that. That’s probably all I’ll have time for.’”

3. She Loves to Dance

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Cox grew up dancing, and is still dancing today. In an interview with Health.com, Cox says that one of her favorite ways to exercise is dancing in her home. “Throughout the day it’s about putting on some music and dancing,” she says. “I love karaoke when I can fit it in, and it is crucial. It’s so cathartic to me, just like getting in a room with a friend and screaming into a microphone and dancing. It’s a release. You have to get the energy out.”

4. She Avoids Certain Foods

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In a piece for The New York Times, Cox revealed some of her wellness secrets, including her diet. Cox says she tries to eat healthy, and has a unique diet. Cox writes, “Meat, sugar and dairy are all really bad for my skin. I avoid gluten. I was vegan for four months last year, but then I did a food sensitivity blood work panel and found out I’m sensitive to soy. If you’re vegan and can’t eat soy, it gets real tricky. So I started eating fish again. I’m basically a gluten-free pescatarian, and then I go in and out of sugar and carbs.”

5. She Loves to Swim

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In a piece for The New York Times, Cox reveals that her condo has a pool, and she is taking advantage of it. Cox says, “I just moved into a condo, and we have a pool. It’s one of my main reasons for moving here, so I can swim.” Swimming has a lot of benefits, according to Connecticut-based trainer Lindsay Hiebert. “Swimming is great for the cardiovascular system, is low impact, and good for joints,” she says. “It involves the whole body.”

Victoria Fuller first became known as a memorable cast member on the 2020 season of The Bachelor. She recently returned to the franchise in the 2022 season of Bachelor In Paradise. Fuller has built up a large following through her appearances, and has even started a podcast, “Uncensored Saints.” Fuller just shared a stunning new set of photos from a trip she took to Tulum this week on Instagram. She wore a black bathing suit, showing off her figure. She captioned the post, “Mexico.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Victoria Fuller 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 Walks

Fuller spends a lot of time outside. One thing she likes to do is go on walks. She shared these photos on Instagram of herself hiking in Sedona. She captioned the post, “It’s Sedona 4 me.” Fuller also shared these photos of herself walking with her dog in Nashville. She captioned that post, “Home. And I’m never leaving. Missed y’all.”

2. She Plays Golf

Fuller is an avid golfer. She recently picked up the sport, and shared posts from the course on her Instagram. She posted this set of videos of herself making shots, captioning it, “Swipe for #puttstuff (+ my best shot of the day).” Fuller also posted these photos of herself on the course. She captioned the post, “Talk birdie to me.”

3. She Works Out Her Lower Body

Fuller makes sure to workout her lower body. She shared some of her favorite leg exercises in this Instagram video. She captioned the post, “Wanted to share with y’all some of my favorite booty workouts. Goblet squats 4 x 15 (I put plates under the front of my feet to distribute more weight on the backs of my heels to allow for a deeper burn). Hip thrusts 3 x 15. Front squat 4 x 15. Battle ropes 4x 25sec rounds. Finisher: walking lunges (weighted or not weighted).”

4. She Swims

Fuller loves to spend time in the water. She shares a lot of beach and pool photos on Instagram. Fuller posted this black and white photo of herself swimming in Alys Beach. She captioned it, “I’m sorry I roasted you, I was trying to flirt.” In the first two photos of this photo series she posted of summer 2021, Fuller is seen wading in the ocean.

5. She Wants To Break Beauty Standards

At the beginning of last year, Fuller submitted herself as a rookie for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Fuller explained her reasons why in the caption of this Instagram post. “It’s been a dream of mine to enter into @si_swimsuit search, but had always made excuses as to why I wasn’t good enough,” she writes. “But I am enough, and thank you SI for helping me get to this place of acceptance within myself. So here goes nothing…Growing up, it was just me and mom until my step dad adopted me at a young age. I am a melting pot of Japanese white and black and everyone in my family is all blonde hair and blue eyed so I always felt different. My idea of beauty was not me. It was what was in my immediate vicinity. I never truly felt beautiful. I remember seeing women in Sports Illustrated as I got older and they were all so beautiful and unique in their own ways. Being beautiful and sexy can be any color and any size. And it’s not just an outward appearance these women represent strength, acceptance, and even more so changed the way I viewed beauty. I relate to the women in this magazine in a BIG way and they will never know the acceptance I felt by just knowing there’s others out there just like me!”