Sommer Ray in Bathing Suit Says "Swim is the Move"

Model and fitness influencer Sommer Ray has an incredible figure, which she isn’t afraid of showing off. She has posted several revealing photos on social media. In a recent Instagram post, Ray modeled a zebra print bathing suit from her line. She captioned the post, “Swim is the move, even though it’s almost August.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Sommer Ray 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 Makes Smoothies In The Morning

Ray revealed some of her health and wellness tips in this video on her channel. She says that she doesn’t like to eat a whole meal for breakfast, and favors smoothies in the mornings. “I like to wake up and make a smoothie,” she says. “I put a bunch of spinach in it, because I hate to eat spinach, but I like to drink it. A couple scoops of protein powder, and I put flaxseed.”

2. She Uses CBD Oil For Pain

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In her YouTube video, Ray revealed one of the things she uses for muscle pain. She says that she has struggled with knee pain for years and several treatments, like physical therapy, weren’t always working. However, she did find a solution. “I use CBD oil,” she says. “It helps with inflammation, and it’s like changed my life.” Ray says she puts it on before she works out.

3. She’s Creative

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Ray revealed some of her favorite workout and diet tricks in this post on her website. She syas that she likes to use gym equipment in a unique way. “I get creative and use standard strength-training machines my own way,” she says. “Take the hamstring curl machine. Instead of just lying face down and hooking my ankles behind the bar to engage the back of my legs to bring the bar towards my butt (as directed), I lie face-up with my upper back on the pad, the soles of my feet on the ground, and the bar positioned against my hips. Then, I engage my hamstrings and butt to lift my hips against the resistance until my body forms a straight line between my knees and shoulders.”

4. She Interval Trains

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In the post on her website, Ray revealed that she likes to do interval training. “After my workouts, I do 6 minutes of high-intensity interval training with a jump rope. I'll hop for 1 to 3 minutes, take a 30-second break, then repeat for up to six minutes total before calling it a day.”

5. She Indulges On Weekends

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Ray naturally tries to eat healthy. However, she also believes in indulging. “On the weekends, and on some weekdays, too, I also like to have a drink — typically, tequila — and whatever else I'm craving,” she writes on her website. “If I want a slice of pizza, I have a slice of pizza. I want to look good, but I also want to enjoy life.”

Sommer Ray is inviting you to a game of basketball in her swimsuit. “1v1?,” she captioned the photos on a court, on which she wore a bathing suit bottom and a white blazer. She looks superfit, no surprise given that fitness is part of her business, and has been part of her life since growing up. In fact, she just launched her own swimsuit line, SMR Swimwear! How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Sommer Ray 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’s Into Fitness Because It’s a Family Thing

When asked about body building, Sommer said: “I started when I was around 16. I grew up with it. My dad's a bodybuilder. My mom is a competitor. So actually my first show I ever did was with my mom. So yeah, started when I was 16.” She likes sharing tips online because “I love just being on there because I wanna like show girls that you can post what you want and do what you want and just embrace being you and being beautiful. Because we're all beautiful and unique in our way,” she told CTV.

2. Sometimes She Has Down Days

“I don't work out every single day. Like obviously I'm not a crazy person, but yeah. Sometimes I have days where I'm even like a bad mood and I'm down on myself. Like with things like that, people don't understand. It's like, everyone's human. I have days where I wake up and I feel disgusting and fat. And I'm like, Ew at myself, you know, I look at me, I'm like, disgusting. So we're–as girls, we just like have this, and every girl's the same. Like, it doesn't matter. [Even] the most beautiful girl in the world. Trust me. They wake up and they hate themselves some days too. It's just like life as a girl….So I have days where I'm very unmotivated and I think my body sucks … But I fight through it,” she told the Off the Pill podcast.

3. She Stays Motivated This Way

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“How I find my motivation is, I don't look for motivation." She says it's not "Like, oh, I wanna get in shape for this pool party. Oh, I wanna get in shape, cuz I'm going on vacation. Because when that is over, you're gonna forget about working out and you don't care about working out anymore. You have to do it for a real reason that's not going to go away,” she told Off the Pill.

4. She Eats in Moderation

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“I eat in moderation,” she said. “That's my thing. There's balance. Like I'm not just gonna eat cheeseburgers every day. Come Friday I'm gonna have a cheeseburger and then I'm gonna have salad. It's called balance.” As for working out: “I try to work out every day. I mean, I used to be really, really consistent, but like I'm so busy now that it's like, sometimes I get off track, but yeah. I mean, I eat what I want, but the I'm also blessed with a good metabolism because I can really eat what I want and I burn it off really quick,” she told Off the Pill.

5. This is Her Best Business Advice

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The “best business advice is to do what you're passionate about. Because I feel like business, too, can just be doing what you love. And I feel like the most success comes from doing what you love and doing business and what you love. So it's like, I love clothes and I love fitness and I just do all my business endeavors and the stuff that I'm passionate about,” she told CTV.

Model Karoline Lima shared a new swimsuit photo on Instagram this week. In it, she lay by the pool, wearing a black bathing suit and red wrap. She captioned the post, “Amputation of foot for personal reasons.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Karoline Lima 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 Swims

Lima spends a lot of time in the water. She has a lot of photos on Instagram of herself either at the beach or the pool. She likes to swim to stay in shape. Lima shared this photo of herself wading in the waves at sunset. She captioned the post, “Happy and light as if there's no strife amen.” She also shared these photos of herself wading in the ocean, captioning it, “Wonder where I am?”

2. She Rides Jet-Skis

Swimming isn’t the only activity Lima does at the beach to stay active. She likes to get her heart racing and adrenaline flowing. Lima likes to ride jet-skis at the beach. Lima posted this set of photos on Instagram of herself jet-skiing in Praia das Toninhas. She captioned the post, “Fucking beautiful you know.”

3. She Plays With Dogs

Lima is a dog lover. She owns two Pomeranians, and she prominently features them on her Instagram. Lima posted this photo of herself carrying her dogs outside. She captioned the post, “Can I make a frame of this picture? Full moon.” She also shared this photo with her dogs, captioning it, “Oreo and Luquinhas passing by to send you a kiss.”

4. She Benefits From the Sun

“Sometimes a little bit of sunshine is the best medicine. A walk in the park or a bike ride probably puts you in a good mood, and a moderate amount of sun is also good for your physical health. While you’re outside soaking up rays, your body is busy making vitamin D. That’s good news, because this hormone that’s boosted by exposure to sunlight plays an important role in women’s health,” says Johns Hopkins.

5. She Loves the Beach

“Beaches provide many recreational opportunities for millions of people. Boating, fishing, swimming, walking, beachcombing, bird-watching, playing and sunbathing are among the common activities beachgoers enjoy. Beaches provide protection to residents living near the ocean by acting as a buffer against the high winds and waves of powerful storms or rough seas,” says the EPA.

Sommer Ray is heating up social media with her latest swimsuit snap. The model and fitness personality, who's huge on social media, flaunted her famous curves in the image, reminding fans that “it’s always summer in my little world.” How does the 25-year-old keep herself so fit? Read on to see 6 ways Sommer Ray 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 a Bodybuilder

Sommer Ray has been lifting weights since she was 14 and even started competing in bodybuilding competitions at 16. She told Cosmopolitan, "it’s a whole different world where many girls are on steroids, and I didn’t want to do that to my body," about why she stopped.

2. She Refuses to Photoshop Her Body

"If there’s something not permanent on my face like a zit, I’ll smooth it," she told Cosmopolitan. "If I take a photo at a bad angle, I just won't post it. I don't Photoshop my body because it would feel like a false advertisement."

3. Her Workouts Are Intense

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Sommer is serious about fitness, working out five times a week for up to 90 minutes. She spends two days on her lower body. "If my glutes are sore, I tell myself, 'I probably shouldn't work them today,' " she says. "I just listen to my body." Other than that, she mixes up her workouts. "There’s not a certain exercise or specific workout that’s beneficial," she says. "I switch it up every day and try to make it fun, because as soon as it feels like a job, you don’t want to do it."

4. Her Diet Is Protein Rich

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Ray told Cosmopolitan that she eats a whopping 70 grams of protein per day to keep her glutes built. She starts the day with a protein shake and eats five more small meals throughout the day. Because Ray tries to eat 70 grams of protein a day to maintain her glute muscle mass, she starts most mornings with a protein shake, the first of six small meals throughout the day. Grilled chicken, veggies and steamed white rice is one of her go-t0 meals, but she will also indulge in In-and-Out Burger (without the bun) or turkey from Jersey Mike’s. For carbs, she eats starchy veggies and whole grains.

5. She Cheats on the Weekend

Sommer isn’t all work and no play. Occasionally she will have a drink, like tequila, or eat to her cravings. "If I want a slice of pizza, I have a slice of pizza. I want to look good, but I also want to enjoy life," she explained. “If you feel less deprived by eating that piece of cake, or burger and fries, and don’t feel you have to order one of everything off the menu, it could lead to better long-term outcomes,” says Julia Zumpano, RD, LD of the Cleveland Clinic.

6. Confidence Is Key

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"I don’t want to motivate women to look like me — I want them to love themselves the way I do," Ray told Cosmopolitan. "Society puts on pressure to look and be a certain way — you're your best when you are confident in yourself." "Rather than talking about physical attributes of your child or others, instead praise his or her personal characteristics such as strength, persistence and kindness. Avoid pointing out negative physical attributes in others or yourself. Don't make or allow hurtful nicknames, comments or jokes based on a person's physical characteristics, weight or body shape," says the Mayo Clinic.

Model Mara Cifuentes shared a new set of swimsuit photos on Instagram. In them, she posed in front of the pool wearing a red patterned strapless top and a yellow patterned bottom. Cifuentes’ impressive figure was on display. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Mara Cifuentes 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 Swims

Cifuentes loves to go to the beach and the pool. She shares a lot of beach and pool photos on her Instagram. She loves to swim as a way to stay in shape. Cifuentes shared this photo of herself wading in the ocean and using a tree branch to support her. She also shared this photo of herself in a pool, captioning it, “In a movie.”

2. She Walks

Cifuentes likes to walk as a way of staying in shape. Whenever she travels, she makes sure to walk around the local city. She shared these photos on Instagram of herself walking on 23rd Street in New York City. Cifuentes captioned the post, “Keep walking.” She also shared these photos of herself in Washington Square Park, captioning it, “Winter.”

3. She Savors Her Happiness

Cifuentes is all about feeling happy. She makes sure to savor the moments. Cifeuentes talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “What is good today, may not be tomorrow,” she writes. “There is the value of the moment, there is the perfect present. The opportunity comes to you, you'll see if you ride it. Hold on tight, don't let go. Laugh... Weeps that each one has his time. Laugh... Cry, live your life, enjoy it all.”

4. She Gets Her Vitamin D

"Vitamin D isn't naturally found in many foods, but you can get it from fortified milk, fortified cereal, and fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel and sardines. Your body also makes vitamin D when direct sunlight converts a chemical in your skin into an active form of the vitamin (calciferol)," says the Mayo Clinic. "The amount of vitamin D your skin makes depends on many factors, including the time of day, season, latitude and your skin pigmentation. Depending on where you live and your lifestyle, vitamin D production might decrease or be completely absent during the winter months. Sunscreen, while important to prevent skin cancer, also can decrease vitamin D production."

5. She Likes the Beach

"Swimming can improve mood in both men and women. For people with fibromyalgia, swimming can decrease anxiety, and exercise therapy in warm water can decrease depression and improve mood. Water-based exercise can improve the health of pregnant people and has a positive effect on the pregnant person’s mental health. Parents of children with developmental disabilities find that recreational activities, such as swimming, improve family connections," says the CDC.