Nikki Blackketter is striking a hot yoga pose – in her two-piece workout gear. In a new social media post, the influencer shows off her fit figure in a bunch of chic exercise sets in a series of mirror selfies shared with her followers. “Hot yoga fits: a series 🧘♀️✨🔥(( disclaimer: I wear the same 4-5 fits every single week lol ))” she captioned the Instagram gallery. “Obsessed with you forever,” commented fellow fitness influencer Whitney Simmons. “Yoga is doing you right GF,” added another follower. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.RELATED:
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Strength Training
Nikki’s main form of fitness is strength training. However, before she started she believed the misconception that strength training would make you look big. “I always thought that lifting weights would make me look ‘bulky.’ Once I found Jamie Eason and some other great fitness models, I decided to try it out; it was fun and I started to see results pretty quickly,” she told Simply Shredded.
Exercise Splits
Nikki does splits. “I have pretty much always done a five day split with three leg days and two upper body days. The first few years, I focused on building a solid foundation. Now I do a lot of isolation for my legs and glutes. I add in cardio here and there when I feel I need it, but I love tossing in plyos to keep my heart rate up,” she said.
She Never Skips Steps Ups, Squats, and Lunges
According to Nikki, toning your body is all about sticking to the basics. Step ups are “great because they hit my glutes and quads nicely and keep my heart rate up,” she told Simply Shredded. She also does squats. “This is an excellent full body compound movement and I have fun hitting new PR’s,” she added. And, she never skips lunges. “Never seem to get easy, but are great for my quads and glutes. I also love the variations you can do with these,” she said about the move.
Flexible Diet
Nikki is one of the many fitness experts who refuse to go on restrictive diets. “I follow an ‘IIFYM,’ or ‘flexible dieting,’ diet. I love the balance it creates, and I never feel super restricted! Since I have switched to this type of diet, I have a very healthy relationship with food,” Nikki dished.
- Meal 1: 2 Whole Eggs, 2 Egg Whites and 2 packets Sugar Free Maple Brown Sugar Oatmeal
- Meal 2: 4 ounces Chicken, 1 slice Turkey Bacon, 2-3 cups Spinach, ½ cup Strawberries, ¼ cup Reduced Fat Feta Cheese, handful chopped Tomatoes, handful shredded Carrots, 1 tablespoon Olive Oil and 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing
- Meal 3: 4-6 ounces Chicken, 1 cup chopped White Potatoes, 3 ½ ounces Asparagus, and 1 tablespoon Reduced Sugar Ketchup
- Meal 4: 80 calorie Light and Fit Greek Yogurt, 5 ounces Bell Peppers and ½ cup Strawberries
- Meal 5: 1 serving Kodiak Power Cakes, 1 Whole Egg, 3 tablespoons Peanut Butter and ¼ cup Syrup
Hot Yoga
In her recent post, Nikki does hot yoga. There is a laundry list of reasons to do yoga, explains Harvard Health. “Researchers found that people who practiced yoga for at least 30 minutes once a week for at least four years, gained less weight during middle adulthood,” they said. “People who were overweight actually lost weight. Overall, those who practiced yoga had lower body mass indexes (BMIs) compared with those who did not practice yoga. Researchers attributed this to mindfulness. Mindful eating can lead to a more positive relationship with food and eating.”
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