Olivia Culpo in Bathing Suit Says "Don't Mind if I Do"

Olivia Culpo is a model and former Miss USA Miss Universe, so naturally, she knows how to strike a pose. In one of her most recent Instagram photos, Culpo spent time in an outdoor jacuzzi. Despite the cold weather, she wore a black bathing suit, and posed in the snow. Culpo captioned the photo, “Don’t mind if I do.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Olivia Culpo 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 Care Of Her Endometriosis

Culpo has endometriosis, which unfortunately causes her a lot of pain. However, she says that she not only takes care of herself, but also looks up ways to treat her conditions. "When you're living with chronic pain, you don't know if you want to throw up or just curl into a ball and cry,: she tells Shape. “That's when I started a six-month journey of trying to figure it out. 'OK, what is going on here?' I finally went to a doctor who was able to diagnose me. Good thing, because my condition was advanced, and she needed to check my eggs immediately to make sure my fertility was intact. Right now, I'm trying to figure out new ways to heal holistically through what I'm eating and the rest that I'm giving myself. I'm also exploring acupuncture, massages, Chinese herbal medicine, and maybe cutting out caffeine. I'm going to actively try to help people who live with this and not just talk about my experience.”

2. She Believes In The 80-20 Rule

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Culpo tells Shape that she believes in the “80-20 Rule” when it comes to her diet. She says that she still enjoys her indulgences once in a while. "My eating philosophy is the 80-20 rule: 80 percent of the time I'm super healthy, and 20 percent of the time I indulge. I love to bake, and I love to cook. So typically when I indulge, it's not by going out somewhere. Today we're making pizza since my mom just mailed me a pizza pan that's been in our family for four generations. The other part of the 20 percent is having a cocktail or a glass of champagne. I love champagne. I always have."

3. She Loves HIIT Training

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Culpo broke down some of her favorite ways to exercise to Shape. She says that she loves HIIT, or high intensity interval training, as a way of staying active. Culpo says that this is not only fun to do, but is extremely effective. “I also found high-intensity interval training to be the most fun and also the most effective for my body. I love the competitive angle of it too, making it a group situation with friends at classes like SoulCycle, where you can take in the energy of everyone else."

4. She Vision Boards and Journals

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Culpo is all about journaling and vision boarding. She tells Shape that she loves to write her goal down, as they help her accomplish them. "I journal every day — getting out all my thoughts, ambitions, goals. That escalated into vision boards. I really enjoy having a visual component for goals I want to achieve, things I have in my head that I can't quite articulate yet. In my room, I have a vision board that I made the day before the Shape cover shoot. I went to bed staring at it and getting myself into the mood of the shoot.”

5. She Loves Meditation

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Culpo is open about her love of practicing meditation. She says that she tries to do a quick session of meditation each day. “I usually wake up around 8 a.m., and I start the day by meditating. I’ll just do that for 15 minutes if I hopefully have time,” she says to The Cut. “I started meditating when I was 18 years old. My mom actually introduced it to me, and my older sister is a yoga instructor. I’m so grateful to them for introducing me to that and getting on the meditation bandwagon because I think it’s really difficult to get yourself to do it and be consistent with it. I do fall in and out of it — it’s really hard to do it every single day like you’re supposed to — but I find that when I do take 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes before bed, it makes a huge difference in my day-to-day life.”