Lucy Mecklenburgh Shares Swimsuit Photo Asking "Why Am I Not Doing This Today?"

Lucy Mecklenburgh is wishing she was drinking cocktails in her swimsuit. In one of her most recent social media posts the influencer shows off her amazing body in her bathing suit while having cocktails with some friends. “Why am I not doing this today,” she asks her Instagram followers. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Lucy Mecklenburgh stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Loves HIIT Workouts.

"I love short bursts of energy as it gets the pain over quickly. I hate doing things like running, I just find it really dull,” she told Women's Fitness, adding that that full-body HIIT is her, "favorite and least favorite because it's horrendous but it's amazing."

2. She Also Does Elongating Workouts

Since she became a mom, Lucy has changed her fitness focus. “I used to be a huge fan of HIIT but, since having my son Roman two years ago, I have changed my style of training,” she told Women’s Fitness. “I still love HIIT, but as a busy mum-of-two I have found it very useful to focus more on exercises that stretch my body and make me feel stronger. I am a huge fan of barre and Pilates.”

3. She Walks

Lucy also walks. “As any new mum and ones looking after toddlers will know, it can be exhausting. So, keeping fit helps with everything from fighting off the baby blues to encouraging you to get dressed and go out. Walking with a buggy or getting a change of scenery and some fresh air really helps you feel better about everything,” she told the publication.

4. She Spins

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Lucy told Women’s Health that she cycles. “I’m doing intense cycling training for the first time ever and it has come as a shock to my body. I’ve learned how important it is to fuel my workouts – I can’t finish a three-hour ride unless I have eaten properly,” she said.

5. She Avoids Processed Food

“I’m strict with my diet in the week, but relax when I’m out socializing. Though if I have an event coming up I’ll limit sugary cocktails and desserts. It helps me stay lean and stops my skin from breaking out,” Lucy told Women’s Health about her approach to diet. “I’ve gone from eating lots of processed food to none at all, so preparation is important. I make my breakfast and lunch the night before and always have a bottle of water, a banana and some almonds in my bag for snacks.”

Singer and actress Louise Redknapp is enjoying the weekend. She did so by breaking out her swimsuit. Redknapp posted a stunning new photo on social media of herself posing in a swimsuit. She captioned the photo, “Happy Saturday.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Louise Redknapp 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 Runs

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Redknapp loves to run, in any circumstances. She revealed on her Instagram stories that she still runs when it’s cold and the winter weather is happening. "I went for a little run in the snow today. It's def helping me through lockdown."

2. She Speaks Out About Body Standards

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 06: Louise Redknapp attends The Virgin Atlantic Attitude Awards 2021 at The Roundhouse on October 06, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images)

Redknapp is outspoken about her desire to be a role model for young women. She doesn’t want others to face unfair beauty standards or feel like they have to be thin. Redknapp even made a documentary about it. It was called The Truth About Size Zero, and talked about the singer’s struggles with her weight, and the dangers of losing too much weight. “Everything he said shocked me. It’s a shame. If every woman in the country, or every woman in the world, that wants to lose weight and become really skinny, if they could all just have half an hour sat down with a doctor telling them exactly what's going to happen to them, I think you’d get very few of them that would carry on with it," she told Sassy Bella.

3. She Does Pilates

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Louise Redknapp performs at Mighty Hoopla at Brockwell Park on June 04, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns)

Redknapp loves to do pilates as a way to stay in shape. She posted this set of photos on Instagram of herself using a reformer. She captioned the post, “I wanna see you STRETCH... After 3 years I went back to Pilates with one of my closest friends @sianmarshallpilates who is an incredible Pilates instructor.”

4. She Aims To Be Fearless

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Louise Redknapp attends the "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on September 13, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Redknapp talked about her approach to life in an interview with Red magazine. She says that she aims to be fearless. “When I was having a really rough time with everything, a close friend said to me: ‘Be fearless’,” she explained. “I lost the meaning of these words for a while and I'm working hard to get it back.”

5. Don't Be Quiet, She Says

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Louise Redknapp attends the Warner Music & CIROC BRIT Awards house party, in association with GQ, at The Chiltern Firehouse on February 18, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Warner Music)

In her memoir, Redknapp talked about what led to her divorce, and what she learned from it. She says that she is no longer afraid to say what she needs to say. “Once you run too fast, you can’t make up the ground you’ve lost. Stop, say what you need, say what you think, don’t be afraid to say what’s really going on. You don’t have to be quiet."

Perrie Edwards is heating up the internet with her latest swimsuit snaps. In a recent social media post the Little Mix singer flaunts her amazing body in a bathing suit while posing by the pool. In addition to lots of fire emojis she received tons of compliments. “Divine,” commented bandmate Leigh Anne Pinnock. “Hottie,” added another follower. How does the 30-year-old mom maintain her amazing body? Celebwell rounded up her top health habits.

1. She Didn’t Exercise When She Was Young

When Edwards was 22, she confessed that working out wasn’t part of her life. “I don't really exercise. When we get time off, I like to relax,” she told Dare. “During my time off, I love to get pampered. I also love to relax and watch TV. I'm all about the chilling.”

2. She Squats

When she did find time to exercise, she had a few favorite moves. “I do love squats, abs and arm exercises,” she told Dare.

3. She Later Hired a Trainer

Perrie started training with dancer Danielle Peazer after welcoming her fire child, Axel. "I reached out to my girl @DaniellePeazer (very last minute [eye roll emoji]) before my holiday and she put me through my paces and I'm so thankful,” she captioned a post in 2020.

4. Now She Works Out “Almost Daily”

Danielle told The Sun that when she trained Perrie the two hit the gym "almost daily” for 45 minutes to an hour. She does each exercise for around 40 to 45 seconds, rests, then repeats them.

5. She Planks

Peazer added to New Magazine that Edwards does a lot of planks. "I had her doing a plank for two minutes, which is a very long time for anyone," she said.

6. She Struggles with Criticism

"I think, do you know what, I'm going to be honest and say, the times I actually pick myself apart and feel miserable is when I get papped in a bikini,” she told Glamour. "Or papped in a way that one, I'm not aware that I'm being papped. And two, it makes me feel dirty. People will say to me, "Oh, you look great!" I'm like, "Are you kidding me? Do I look like that?" Then I'll cry. Like, I'll actually cry. I'll say, ‘I'm hideous, I'm this and this.’ It really gets to me and I have to remind myself to let it go. It's a few bad pictures, who cares? But it takes a lot to get to that point. It's easier said than done – it's really horrible."

Love Island star Maura Higgins is loving...an island! “Wish all Monday’s looked like this,” she captioned a photo of herself in a bathing suit in Sun Siyam Iru Veli, Maldives. The resort was the perfect location to show off her toned figure. How does the star of Glow Up Ireland stay so fit while keeping so busy? Read on to see 5 ways Maura Higgins 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 Drinks Coffee

“While past studies hinted that coffee might have a dark side, newer research suggests that it may actually have health benefits. Why the reversal? It's hard to look at just one aspect of diet and connect it to a health condition because so many other factors that could play a role. For example, early research on coffee didn't always take into account that heavy coffee drinkers also tended to use tobacco and be sedentary,” says the Mayo Clinic. “When newer studies adjusted for such factors, they found a possible association between coffee and decreased mortality. Coffee may offer some protection against:

• Parkinson's disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Liver disease, including liver cancer
• Heart attack and stroke”

2. She Tries Not to Lose Too Much Weight, After an Obsession With Exercise

“When you have good people around you, mammy as well, she noticed, she said ‘you’ve got too thin' or whatever and I was like ‘yeah, yeah, yeah I know, I’m trying to sort it out,’” she told the MailOnline. She added: “I’m not working out as much as I was, I ended up losing too much weight.” And: “I’m not doing it as much, once, twice a week max, and to be honest I’m just really good with my diet at the moment. It’s all about balance.” And: “I eased off the exercise and upped my calories and stuff. It’s good to have people around you that are not afraid to say these things to you. It’s so important. I’m feeling so much better.”

3. She is Not Afraid of a Few Grey Hairs

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“I put on Instagram a picture of my grey hairs and honestly the amount of messages I got from younger girls, girls in their early 20s saying ‘oh my God, thank you so much for this, I've never shown anyone my grey hair, I keep it a secret but now I feel like I'm going to embrace it and not be afraid,'” she told MailOnline. “My hair went grey when I was 18. I'm so used to it now, 18 feels like a long time ago. I don't know why it happened, maybe I'm old on the inside! I just said to mammy "why has this happened? Why do I get the bad genes?" She said to me ‘well it's not from me because I didn't have grey hair at 18!’”

4. She Learned How to Take a Break

After a particularly stressful shoot, “It was Michael Barrymore who gave me the advice” to just chill out and not be go, go, go. “I was training for Dancing On Ice and he is a really, really lovely man. He knew by me that I was going through a bit of a time of it….I remember him saying to me, ‘You need to take a break because if these brands and everyone really do want you then they will wait for you.’ So I took his advice and it’s the best thing I ever did. And I would give the same advice to all the new Love Islanders….I didn’t take all the jobs and I didn’t just think of all the cash,” she told the Independent.

5. She Once Showed Off Her “Food Baby”

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After a Christmas meal, Higgins showed a bulging tummy and asked fans if she had a “baby” or “food baby.” For her followers, it was an important admission: that eating is OK. Said some followers: “Thank you so much for showing us this” and “keeping it real for us all.” And: “This made me feel a bit better. You’re beautiful,” “I needed this, thank you”’ and “This has really helped me today, thank you xx hope you had a lovely xmas.”

Lucy Fallon of Coronation Street is flaunting her fabulous figure in Dubai! The English star shows off her body in a swimsuit in front of the Dubai skyline. “The feel like pure shit just want summer back <3 love 2 u all mwah,” she captioned the snap. How does the Coronation Street star stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Lucy Fallon 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 Takes Breaks From Dieting

Lucy goes through phases of dieting and then takes a break. "I think I got in such a rut of being like, 'I need to be really healthy and eat really good' and now I'm just like, 'If I eat a burger, I eat a burger', I'm okay with it," she said during an interview with ITV. "Skip the bulky Kaiser roll. Instead, give your burger a whole-grain foundation to benefit from the added fiber. Keep carbs low by opting for smaller mini pitas or sandwich thins. Or, go against the grain and simply wrap your burger in a lettuce leaf," says the Cleveland Clinic.

2. She Does Lots of Different Workouts

Lucy mixes up her workouts. In addition to snow sports, she loves taking random classes. “LOVED my first pole fitness class at @kellyameliafitness today!” she captioned this photo from one of her workouts.

3. She Does Yoga

Lucy also loves to strike a yoga pose. "Me and my lil sushi roll are practicing some serious self love this weekend! And we're kicking that off with a bit of yoga in the kitchen," she captioned this photo.

4. She Takes Action

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Lucy sometimes struggles with body confidence. And when she does, she takes action. “I’m not happy with my body at the moment,” she told The Mirror. “So I’m going to the gym and doing something about it, rather than talking about it. I started with a personal trainer last week, and I’m going to do the plan and actually commit to it.”

5. She Gets Insecure

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Lucy, like everyone, struggles with insecurities. “I get insecure about things. I think body confidence is one of those things that concerns everybody. No one is ever completely happy with how they look,” she told The Sun. "When you value yourself and have good self-esteem, you feel secure and worthwhile. You have generally positive relationships with others and feel confident about your abilities. You're also open to learning and feedback, which can help you acquire and master new skills," says the Mayo Clinic. "With healthy self-esteem you're:

• Assertive in expressing your needs and opinions
• Confident in your ability to make decisions
• Able to form secure and honest relationships — and less likely to stay in unhealthy ones
• Realistic in your expectations and less likely to be overcritical of yourself and others
• More resilient and better able to weather stress and setbacks."