Olympian Ali Aguilar Shares Swimsuit Photo of “Pre-Season Adventure”

Ali Aguilar enjoyed a fun-filled vacation in Costa Rica over the summer, because even when she’s on holiday she’s staying active. Aguilar, 28, shared pictures of her trip, including one of her posing in a green and blue bikini, perched over a waterfall while holding onto a rope. “Little pre-season adventure never hurt nobody!” she captioned the post. “Ahhhh so fun!!” commented fellow Olympian Monica Abbott. How does Aguilar stay fit and healthy, while competing but also in her down time? Here are 5 ways she takes care of her health and happiness.

1. Coaching Younger Players

Aguilar’s perspective as a player has changed since coaching younger players. “As a player, I’m very much a perfectionist,” she says. “I analyze every little thing, whether it’s part of my swing or the way I’m fielding. Even if I got a hit or fielded the ball, I’m thinking about if I did something wrong or if I sequenced it wrong. I know I’m like that, but it feels normal to me. When I’m on the outside as a coach, I see players who are just like me. And I want to be like ‘It was fine. It was great. Nothing is wrong with that, you don’t need to pick it apart or get down on yourself.’”

2. Winter Sports

Aguilar loves skiing and snowboarding in her down time. “Past few months ➡️ gave most of my $ to Tahoe ski resorts, spent QT with loved ones, visited my old stomping grounds, trained for @wprofastpitch season, started Japanese courses, shared my softball experience with young studs, moved to LA, got a @grlswirl and [per usual] reflected on life,” she captioned an Instagram post of herself sitting in the snow with a snowboard.

3. Golfing With Friends

Aguilar enjoys golfing with friends, which is a great way to get exercise, spend time with friends, and be outdoors. "The physiological response to being outside in nature is real, and it's measurable," says Michelle Kondo, a research social scientist with the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station. "There are many physical and psychological benefits of nature that scientists have observed, which can better help us understand how nature supports wellness in the body, mind and community."

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4. Graceful In Losing

Aguilar has learned to be philosophical about not winning. “If you strike out or if something doesn't go your way, you just treat it as a fluke,” she says. “Be super confident and don’t take your failures so heavily. Because for me, I analyze things a lot. And in hitting, a lot of people overthink things. Whenever something would go wrong [my coach would] be like ‘It's a fluke. Don't worry about it. Go out there and play defense.’ Challenge yourself to get better. I think people get challenged and then they retreat but take the challenges. They're an opportunity to learn and grow. And just work hard, do everything you can. Don't retreat just because it doesn't work out always. Continue to find a way to make it work.”

5. Japanese Language

Aguilar loved her time in Japan so much she is taking language lessons. “I honestly feel comfortable in Japan now,” she says. “If there’s another country I could go to and feel confident navigating around it, it would be Japan. I never thought I’d be able to say that. What I missed most about Japan was the people. It’s really cool to me that even though we speak different languages, we can understand and love one another through our actions. It’s truly a special place.”

Águeda López recently enjoyed a trip to gorgeous Turks and Caicos. She shared some highlights on Instagram. In some of them, López is seen hitting the beach. She wore a brown bathing suit, showing off her figure. She captioned the post, “Weekend recap.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Águeda López 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 Grateful

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López is all about being grateful. She shared some of her tips in the caption of this Instagram video. “Take a little time a day to say THANK YOU,” she starts. “Never get tired of being grateful. Gratitude is the most beautiful and powerful energy in existence. May we never take anything for granted and feel grateful always for the gift of being alive.”

2. She Swims

López does a lot of outdoor activities to stay in shape. One thing she likes to do is go swimming. She shares a lot of photos on Instagram of herself at the beach. She shared this video and photo on Instagram of herself wading in the water in Capri. López captioned it, “Mediterranean Sea.”

3. She Hikes

Another outdoor activity López likes to do is go hiking. She shared these photos and this video on Instagram of herself hiking with her dog in snowy Skagway, Alaska. López captioned the post, “Such a special day.” She also posted these photos and video of herself hiking in Ketchikan, captioning it, “Rainforest hiking 🌲 and bald eagles everywhere 🦅. My kind of morning.”

4. She Snowboards

López recently picked up snowboarding to stay in shape. At the beginning of the year, she hit the slopes in Aspen. López shared this video on Instagram sharing highlights from the trip, which including her going down a hill. She captioned the post, “Starting the year.” She also shared this set of photos, captioning it, “What a first day! Loving it here!”

5. She Does Exercises With Her Husband

López and Fonsi do a lot of things together. One thing they like to do are different couple’s exercises. They usually do social media fitness challenges and share them. In this video López posted on TikTok, she and Fonsi are seen doing push-ups, while López does a plank in the opposite direction on top of Fonsi. She captioned the post, “Who said marriage doesn’t weigh?”

Spanish star Jessica Goicoechea, girlfriend of ex-Barcelona star Marc Bartra, is showing off a favorite swimsuit from her GOI label. Goicoechea, 26, shared a selfie of herself looking beautiful in a dark blue swimsuit, posing on the beach with her hair wet from a recent swim. “Fav swimsuit,” she captioned the post. “Wow!” a fan commented. Goicoechea works hard for her physique—so how exactly does she do it? Here are 5 ways the model stays fit and camera-ready.

1. Soy Milk and Fresh Juice

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Goicoechea swears by soy milk for a healthy start to the day. “[I have] a good breakfast to start the day with energy,” she says. “I don't have a fixed breakfast, or else one day I feel like milk with cereal and another day a good natural juice… I recently discovered Strawberry Tomato Watermelon Soup, and I absolutely loved it!”

2. Weights and Yoga

Goicoechea credits healthy lifestyle habits with her spectacular physique. “Training and with perseverance,” she says. “Luckily I have good genetics but you have to keep fit and for that you need discipline. I exercise four or five days a week, if my schedule allows it. Among the activities I do include weights, yoga or pole dancing.”

3. Pescatarian Diet

Goicoechea follows a pescatarian diet. “I do not give too much importance to diet, I am a good eater,” she says. “Simply, before a shoot I try not to bloat myself to see myself in top shape. But I'm not saying no to anything. Lately I am reducing the consumption of meat and I can say that I already consider myself 100% pescatarian.”

4. Summer Swimsuit Workouts

Goicoechea switches up her exercises depending on the type of work she is doing. “I try to keep my body active during the week at Club Bonasport. I do functional training and yoga classes to relax my mind, while cultivating my body,” she says. “Besides, I'm also doing pole dance classes: I'm learning recently, but I love it, it's fun and it keeps me in shape. Summer swimwear campaigns are a ‘must’ in my work, including those for my clothing brand, GOI. For all of them the body requires more specific training. With [trainer] Ana Luisa this year we have worked a lot on the buttocks and abs to be perfect all summer. I'm working on elasticity. I am flexible, but I would like to be more, so we are reinforcing this point. I'm making a lot of progress and I'm really happy with the results.”

5. Summer Beauty

Goicoechea keeps her beauty routine very simple, especially during the warmer months. "Very natural,” she says. “In summer, if I'm a brunette, I don't even use a foundation! Just mascara (from Maybelline), a little blush and, above all, a nude lip – it's my favorite. I try not to overload it with creams, and I love using toners . My favorites are those with rose water.”

WNBA star and free agent Te'a Cooper has clearly learned to love swimsuit photoshoots since appearing in Sports Illustrated. Cooper, 26, enjoyed some downtime by hitting the pool, and shared the photos on her Instagram. The athlete can be seen posing in the water in a vibrant red bikini, completing the look with a beautiful blue necklace and dark sunglasses, her hair pulled into a ponytail. “Te’a SWIM WEEK 💦🫶 @target,” she captioned the post. “My girly,” commented fellow player Angel Reese. Here’s how Cooper stays fit, beautiful, and on top.

1. Vegan Diet

Cooper cooks her own meals as much as possible. “I recently just tried going vegan for a few months and it was great,” she says. “I felt great. My body felt great. I had a lot of energy. It’s just refreshing. This past year, I just started cooking regularly. I cook breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, so I’m just now getting into that. I guess you can really tell the difference more if you aren’t an athlete, but I really did feel the effect of eating vegan foods in the off-season. Energy-wise, during the day, when I’m not doing anything and I’m not sleepy without practicing stuff, I think that’s when I felt the difference more. It’s a huge difference, honestly.”

2. Sports Illustrated Model

Cooper is a Sports Illustrated model, and while she was surprised to be asked to take part, she was thrilled in the end. Being with her fellow athletes at the shoot in St. Thomas helped make her feel more comfortable. “When I got the call, I initially [thought], ‘Did they call the right person?’” she joked.“It kind of felt like I was getting ready for a game. It was really comfortable. I was super excited to just be with them and see them be out of their element, too. They are so empowering. They just really make you comfortable in your own skin.”

3. Embrace the Roller Coaster

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Cooper believes in embracing the journey, both ups and downs. “Everything’s not always gonna be up — it’s a roller coaster,” she says. “Sports teaches you the beauty of the ups and downs… I think for mental health purposes, enjoy that roller coaster. So, you know, things happen, but it always has a way of working out. So no matter where I am in life, I just feel like it’s gonna work out. Unfortunate things happen, but it’s like I’ve been there before, been down before, so I’m gonna be up soon, and I just kind of stay humble and stay in the middle and just stay steady, honestly.”

4. Fashion Forward

Cooper loves how the WNBA players are becoming known for their fashion as well as their skills. “I took the game day ‘fits very seriously,” she says. “I would say embracing your own style and confidently walking in your own style [is important]. How you see yourself and what you put out there — the evolution of you and just seeing your style grow — I think is the most interesting aspect of it. I love fashion and I definitely want to be on a runway someday!

5. Self-Care Is Self-Love

For Cooper, self-care is about a healthy lifestyle. “I think really, a lot of things are mental,” she says. “People think eating healthy is like you’re on a diet or you’re trying to lose weight when really it can be a lifestyle. Like you just wanna be cleaner, you just wanna be healthier mentally, physically, emotionally, and some of that has to do with your food. I think just focusing on yourself and making sure you feel good is the best advice I can give. Everybody’s story is different and everybody’s emotions are different, so my advice won’t help somebody who’s not me—but just taking care of yourself could help everybody.”

Basketball star Angel Reese is showing off the powerful 6-foot-3-inch physique that has made her a force to be reckoned with on the court. Reese, 21, shared bathroom selfies where she’s posing in a silver bikini with matching jewelry and a towel around her waist, her enviable muscles on full display. “I’m the catch,” she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Reese stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. Athletic Background

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Reese has an athletic background, and did ballet, cheerleading, track, and volleyball growing up. Her mother also played basketball. “My whole family played basketball,” she says. “My aunts played basketball, my brother plays basketball, my grandparents played basketball. So, it kind of was like, ‘You’re gonna do this.’ I used to go to my mom’s games when I was younger. She used to play in a little league, and I used to always go watch her games on Sundays. That was something that was always inspiring to me. She’s always been independent and she molded that into me. I am who I am because of her.”

2. Sports Illustrated Model

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Reese is proud of her work for Sports Illustrated, saying it helped her have confidence in her strength and appearance. “I had on thong bathing suits and I didn’t think I was going to be comfortable, but [everyone] made me feel really comfortable,” she says. “I work out a lot. I embrace my body and who I am and every mark on my body.”

3. Self-Confidence and Ignoring Hate

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Reese doesn't allow criticism to negatively affect her mental health and wellbeing. “For me, you take the good with the bad – I get a lot of positives, so I understand there will be negative and if you’re not getting hate, you’re not doing something right,” she says. “People will always have something to say and it’s normal in the world – they can’t change anything I do or my perspective of things, as I’m going to stand on what I say. That’s just how I move with things.”

4. Career-Focused Plans

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Reese has big plans for her career after basketball. “Basketball will stop at some point; however, my current goal is to get drafted in the WNBA after college,” she says. “I would like to be able to start my own fashion line for taller women, which is important for me. My edges, nails, and lashes are always laid, so I would like to come out with a lash line, edge control line, and maybe some bundles, too.”

5. Independent Woman

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Reese is grateful she was allowed to discover a love for basketball on her own terms. “[My mother] let me do whatever. I ran track; I did volleyball; I did a little bit of swimming, gymnastics and cheer,” she says. “She never put it on me that I had to play basketball because she did, so she let me experience and do whatever I wanted to do. I just finally decided basketball was going to be my thing. I was kind of good at it, and I was really competitive.”