Sunisa Lee In Workout Gear Is “The Gold Standard”

Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee is celebrating her new partnership with Lululemon by sharing pictures of the exciting collaboration. Lee, 21, posted official snaps of herself on Instagram wearing two-piece dark blue workout gear, doing gymnastic poses and jumps. “The gold standard @lululemon !!!🥹🫶🏻🫶🏻” she captioned the post. “Been waiting for this one!!!” commented fellow Olympian Luisa Blanco. Here’s how Lee stays fit, focused, and ready for the next challenge.

1. Training Routine

Lee trains for hours every day. “In college, you can only practice 20 hours a week, and for an elite level, I practice eight hours a day,” she told Elite Daily. “I had to choose one, but college is always going to be there, and I know that I want to go back after. So after this Olympics, I'll probably go back and finish… I also go on hot girl walks.”

2. Journaling For Mental Health

Lee journals and does therapy to protect her mental health. “I love journaling things down and writing how I feel because I'm a very shy person, so I’ll never say things out loud,” she told Well+Good. “Even therapy was hard for me at first because I always felt so shy about how I felt. Journaling and therapy has definitely been something that’s changed the game for me because now I’m able to write down how I feel or tell someone how I feel and know where it stemmed from, rather than just going out there and kind of hoping I do well.”

3. Getting Stronger

Lee is focused on getting stronger after being diagnosed with kidney disease in 2023. "The kidney disease took me out for a couple of months," she told E! News. "I just got a lot weaker because I wasn't in the gym training—I've been doing a lot of physical therapy and try to keep my body as healthy as possible and feeling good because it's gonna be a really long season."

4. Hype Routine

Lee has a specific pre-competition routine. "I take 2 1/2 hours to get ready," Lee tells POPSUGAR. "And while I'm getting ready, I always listen to the same playlist over and over and just pick my favorite songs. Because I don't want to listen to a song that I don't know before I'm competing — I gotta get myself hyped up."

5. Positive Affirmations

Lee keeps herself motivated with positive affirmations. “It will always end in a ‘You got this,’ ‘You’re amazing,’ or ‘You’ve overcome so much,’ and that this isn’t the end of the world,” she told Well+Good. “I just focus on keywords and telling myself those words of affirmation or remembering my ‘why.’ I tell myself all the positive things because I am my biggest critic at the end of the day.”

Minjee Lee is an extremely successful pro golfer. She won the 2021 Evian Women’s Championship, and won the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. Lee recently competed in the U.S. Open, and shared photos of herself on the course on Instagram. She captioned the post, “Beautiful walk around Lancaster CC last week! Loved the challenge of the US Open and choosing to take the positives out of the week😊Thank You to the amazing fan support & a great event run by the Usga!” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Minjee Lee stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Works Hard

Lee talked about her career in an interview with The New York Times. She says that she makes sure to work hard. “For me, for my progression and not having missed a cut over that period of time, I feel like I’ve put in a lot of hours and effort into my game and improving each day. It just shows my consistency over X amount of time.”

2. She Advocates For Women’s Golf

Lee tells The New York Times that she wants women’s golf to be given more attention. “I’m really happy and grateful that we were able to play at Muirfield and have access to the golf course, and being at Pebble for the first time. I know that a lot of work goes into having those championships there. It’s not easy — nothing is easy, right? — but I am a little bit bittersweet that it took this much time to get the women on these golf courses. I’m very appreciative of the tours and the U.S. Golf Association and all of our sponsors for really pushing the women’s game and the L.P.G.A. to go to all of these great venues now, and I know it’s only going to get better.”

3. She Doesn’t Overwork Herself

Lee tells The New York Times that she is making sure to not overwork herself. “I don’t need to spend all of my time playing every single event, trying to keep my card as a rookie. I’m getting older, so I want to look after my body, look after my mind. That’s what’s going to help me perform my best, so I think that’s why a lot of athletes are now talking about taking care of your well-being, taking care of your mind, where you are in your life. Just to be healthy inside and out I think is really important, and if nobody talks about it, nobody will really know about it either, so you can’t get the proper help if you need it.”

4. She Stays Healthy

Lee shared her wellness routine with Australian Golf Digest. “During tournament weeks, I try to do at least two good gym sessions. During the offseason I usually focus on gaining strength so the volume of weight training increases. I usually eat pretty healthily but I have kind of a sweet tooth so I do like my desserts and sweets. But I am such a foodie – I just love tasty food!”

5. She Golfs

Golf is naturally the main way Lee stays in shape. Better Health states that the sport has a lot of benefits. “Golf can be good for your health and your heart. Walking an average course for a round of golf can be between five to seven kilometres. If you walk 18 holes three to five times a week, you’ll get an optimal amount of endurance exercise for your heart. If you pull your clubs or carry them, you’ll burn even more calories each round and benefit even more.”

Kristina Nicole is sharing a motivating message to her followers – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the IFBB pro shows off her famous figure in a two-piece set. “Your job is not to rush the timing. Rather, to determine the type of person who will meet it at the doorway,” she captioned the post, quoting Brianna Wiest. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. She Makes Progress in the Off Season

Kristina, who also goes by Kristina Mendoza, maintains that most progress is made in her offseason. “There’s a lot of calories going in. Training gets more and more intense as the calories go up,” she said, adding that she used to train legs twice a week, but now only does legs once. “I’m trying to bring my upper body up, be a little more symmetrical with the legs, so I have better flow and balance onstage,” she told Muscle & Fitness.

2. She Trains Hamstrings and Quads on the Same Day

Mendoza trains hamstrings and quads on the same day with adductors added in as well. “I like to burn them out a little bit before I get into the compound movements like the leg press or squat machine,” Mendoza explained. After a brief introduction, Mendoza then demonstrates each of the movements that she likes to work with.

3. Hydration

Mendoza prioritizes hydration. “water break,” she captioned this post. According to the Mayo Clinic, hydration is important for a variety of reasons. Water helps get rid of waste through urination, perspiration, and bowel movements, keeps your temperature normal, lubricates and cushions joints, and helps protect sensitive tissues.

4. Mastery Is “Mindset”

“Mastery is a mindset: It requires the capacity to see your abilities not as finite, but as infinitely improvable. Mastery is a pain: It demands effort, grit, and deliberate practice. Mastery is… never fully reaching mastery but always striving to get there,” she captioned a post.

5. Warmup and Stretching

Before lifting, Kristina warms up on the bike. “I like to start with lighter weight for the first couple of sets before I work up into my working sets,” said. She performs two to three lighter sets before doing one working set. She then follows that up with a “back-off” set with lighter weight and more reps.

Jena Sims Koepka is working on her core – in her exercise clothes. In a new social media post the golf wife shows off her strength and amazing body during an exercise circuit. “Cove + Core + Pulling,” she captioned the Instagram video, demonstrating every move in the video. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care and what is her core workout? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. F45 Workouts

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Jena is a fan of a popular workout method. “My favorite type of workout is F45,” she told FOX. “It’s just a 45-minute class. And I think I like it so much because they play amazing music and it’s so loud.”

2. Weight Lifting

“I’m not a calm, soothing Pilates, yoga princess. I’m like, ‘Scream at me.’ I want to be dripping sweat,” continued Sims. “I want loud music, heavy weights. For my body type, I like to lift weights because I don’t need to do a lot of cardio. I find that lifting weights has been the most beneficial,” she told Fox. “I've been working on just upping my weights a little bit,” she added to Daily Mail. “I can get into this sweet spot and get kind of in a plateau of working out, so I upped my weights after seeing her video because I was so impressed by what she did with her fitness. I'm trying to lift heavier. Trying to build a booty.”

3. Clean Eating

To get in shape for her Sports Illustrated photoshoot, Jena didn’t diet, “ all I'm doing is just eating as clean as I can, but I'm still splurging,” she told Daily Mail. “Like, I had four dinner rolls last night at this charity event as well as my meal.”

4. Pure Barre

Jena also likes to “mix it up” when it comes to exercise. She loves Pure Barre classes, a fusion of yoga, Pilates, and ballet and a “full body, low impact workout” for everybody, according to the brand.

5. Here is Her Core Workout

Here is her latest workout, “such a good series to work the pull muscles and the ABS,” she says.

1. roll up w/ leg extended
2. tailbone raises w/ ball between ankles and arms overhead
3. plank rows
4. assisted band pull ups

Vanessa Lee, a driven track and field athlete, shares her fitness journey and race highlights with her followers on Instagram. Recently, she celebrated a 1-2 podium finish in a 10km race, posting her race experience and expressing gratitude for the support. "The entire race was rather enjoyable if not for the stitch I had from 7-9km and had to slow down,” she wrote, adding how a fellow runner’s pacing helped push her to the finish line. Lee’s dedication to fitness and balanced living shines through her commitment to training, healthy eating, and staying active, both on and off the track.

1. She Runs

Running is the main way Lee stays in shape. According to FloTrack, running has a lot of benefits. “Running releases endorphins, which then trigger a positive feeling in your body. The chemicals released after any exercise improve your mood and decrease anxiety and stress. You get a boost of energy and self-esteem and your sleep also improves. Running can set into motion a continuous cycle of improving different facets of your mental health.”

2. She Eats Vegetables

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Since she’s an athlete, Lee needs to eat a healthy diet. She tells Yahoo that one way she does so is by eating a lot of vegetables in her meals. “I just try to eat a serving of vegetables with every meal and make the healthier choice when given an option,” Lee said. “I just eat when I’m hungry!”

3. She Works Out On A Regular Basis

Lee also has to train and workout on a regular basis. She broke down her training schedule in her Yahoo interview. “I train almost every day, with a mix of easy runs, long runs, intervals and tempo runs,” Lee revealed. “The training regime is not fixed and will defer and be altered every few weeks.”

4. She Learned How To Find Good Friends

Lee revealed to Yahoo that learning how to find good close friends was one of the biggest lessons she had to learn. “I remember feeling insecure about my looks in secondary school, but hey, everyone was going through puberty back then. Being in a girls’ school, everyday conversations were mostly emphasised on people’s looks. I think I learned most of my personal lessons in secondary school, such as how to identify the good friends from the bad.”

5. She Cheers

In addition to running, Lee likes to cheer to stay in shape. She talked about her love of the sport in her Yahoo interview. “I tried out cheer during my first year of university when I entered Kent Ridge Hall (KR Steppers). It is a sport that is only available in universities. Cheerleading is uncommon and the stunts that cheerleaders can do is really impressive. Cheerleading shares the same challenges as any other sport, such as competitiveness between teammates and injuries that come with the sport.”