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Brazilian-American skateboarder Leticia Bufoni is a California girl through and through: She shared an Instagram reel of herself skateboarding down the street during a beautiful Los Angeles sunset, wearing a tiny bathing suit. “My Richness Is Life” 💙,” she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Bufoni 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. Training Every Day

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Bufoni skates for three to four hours a day, plus training sessions. "Every day we do a couple hours of training and then PT," she says. "We do a lot of training—functional training, balance training—and stretching. PT helps everything move better."

2. Plant-Based Diet

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Bufoni tries to stay vegan/vegetarian. “I tried to be a vegan for a little bit, it only lasted three months because I started traveling a lot,” she says. “Sometimes you go to places like China and there’s no options. So I eat cheese. I don’t drink milk, I don’t eat eggs. But sometimes when I’m traveling for long and I can’t find tofu or Impossible Burger, I just eat fish. But that’s once in a while. Even in LA, I try to stay 100% vegetarian/vegan. But when I’m traveling it’s a little bit harder.”

3. Oatmeal and Fruit

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Bufoni’s typical breakfast consists of oatmeal, granola, and a banana. “Whole grains are beneficial and healthy foods, and I can say that oatmeal is definitely beneficial,” says Qi Sun, assistant professor of nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Assuming there is no added sugar, “eating oatmeal for breakfast is a good choice.”

4. She Loves exercise

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Bufoni genuinely enjoys exercise. “I love working out, so I’ll pretty much do everything,” she says. “Most of the exercise I do is focused on skateboarding, so I do balance training, a lot of stretching, along with ankle and hip mobility.”

5. Wake-Surfing To Relax

Even during Bufoni’s down-time she stays active. “When I’m really sore from skating and training, I go to the lake,” she says. “If I’m really tired or if I skated a lot, I’ll just take the day off and go to the lake and go wake-surfing. That’s my third favorite sport, besides skateboarding and soccer. You’re in the water and wake-surfing is super easy on the body and you’re swimming. You’re still active. If you want to recover and just stay home and do nothing, it only gets worse. So you have to stay active.”

Danica’s workouts are intense—so much so that she called her book Pretty Intense—but the NASCAR star and model doesn’t want to hear it. To her, it’s a lifestyle, and one that makes her feel incredible even now that her racing days are behind her. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Danica Patrick 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 Knows to Focus on the Mental Side of Fitness

Losing weight is just as much, if not more, mental than physical. She believes in pushing her body and her mind in more ways than one. Yes, her workouts are intense, but she even goes as far as to try ice bath therapy, as seen on her Instagram. Heat and cool therapy can do wonders when it comes to reducing inflammation and loosening muscles, according to the Mayo Clinic. In addition to those benefits, ice baths are a great way to practice calming your breathing and meditation.

2. It’s Not Just A Fitness Routine, It’s a Lifestyle

“What I’m hoping is that people realize that this is a lifestyle,” explained Danica on Good Morning America, “I want them to develop a good relationship with food and exercise to not be a reward or punishment but a way of life and something that makes you feel good and something that makes you a better you every single day.” For permanent change that will stick, it has to be seen as a lifestyle adjustment and a long term commitment. There are countless benefits to exercise, as seen on the Mayo Clinic’s website.

3. She Looks at Food like it’s Medicine

“You are creating your life day by day with your thoughts. Think positive things. Believe in yourself. Have great reasons for why you’re doing what you’re doing,” Danica said to Fitness Reaper. “Eat good food because food is medicine. You’re either adding to your well-being or reducing your well-being.” Eating the right foods gives your body important nutrients and vitamins it needs, keeping you energized.

4. She Swears By Paleo

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On her official website, Danica talks about her previous diet and why she switched to Paleo, even though it was meant to be temporary. “Paleo is based on the idea that you only eat foods that were available to ancient man before the invention of agriculture. So no grains, no dairy, no beans or legumes, no added sugars or preservatives. Instead, you focus on naturally raised meats, vegetables, fruits, and nuts,” said Danica. “My intention was to only do it for a week or two to reset my body with less sugar and more veggies. Well . . . I felt so good, and saw such amazing results, that I never quit.”

5. She’s Changes Her Workouts

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“The most important part is that you figure out why you’re doing it,” Danica explains. “For me, I do it because it makes me feel good so therefore I keep doing it.” She has her staples she enjoys hanging on to like burpees, but will challenge herself with new workouts like rope climbing and yoga to strengthen the body and calm the mind.

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Brooke Burke has done it all: Modeled for Playboy, won and hosted Dancing with the Stars, launched her own fitness platform, Brooke Burke Body, and this week got engaged to her longtime boyfriend, commercial real estate developer Scott Rigsby. Burke is known for her incredible figure, even after having four children, surviving thyroid cancer, and turning 50 this year. How does she do it? Read on to see seven ways Brooke Burke 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 Bikini Photos!

1. She Does Pilates

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Burke told Shape that one of her go-to workouts is Pilates, and that she loves going to classes. “I’m also crazy about Pilates Plus, which I do three times a week,” she says. “The class is 55 minutes, head to toe. In that short amount of time, I’ve done everything I need to do.”

2. She Uses The Treadmill Regularly

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Burke says that she makes sure to workout on the treadmill daily. “I get on the treadmill, put it at a 15% incline and walk at about 3.5 miles per hour,” she said to Shape.

3. She Focuses on Workouts That Sculpt Her Body

The secret to Burke’s incredible figure? Body-sculpting and toning workouts. “As a woman, I know how to work out smarter,” she explained to Closer Weekly. “I know how to be efficient with my time. I think that’s what you need to spend if you’re target toning, [and] I really believe in body sculpting. I could go on and on and on, but movement is really important. It’s important for stress. It’s important for the kids.” Burke told Us Weekly that she incorporates target toning into her app, Brooke Burke Body. “Let’s say you don’t want to work your abs this season, or you want to work your booty, or you don’t even like to work out, you want to change your upper body,” she said. “You can get really specific on the app and just choose what you want.”

4. She Intermittent Fasts

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Burke told Closer Weekly that she practices intermittent fasting. She revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic was a factor in this decision, and has helped her and her family eat healthy. “We have to be more mindful and use our leftovers and take fewer trips to the market, so intermittent fasting has been great,” she said.

5. She Gets Creative With At-Home Workouts

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when gyms were closing, Burke found unique ways to get moving at home. “My living room is the new norm,” she said to People Magazine. “It’s the new fitness studio. We’re learning how to take care of our bodies at home with no equipment. We’re just not using the excuse of time anymore because we’re all in this together, connected in this new way. It’s been really something to look forward [to] for me.” Burke encouraged people to use furniture as workout equipment. “Use a chair,” she said. “Use your sofa. Use your stairs -- I’m not talking about a two-story house, you can use the steps in your apartment complex. Use water bottles as weights. Use a lounge chair mat as a yoga mat if you don’t have one. There are so many fun, challenging and creative things you can do at home… You just have to say, ‘OK, here we are. I’m at home right now. What can I use around my house to really take care of my body?”

6. She Doesn’t Limit Carbs or Fat, But Still Eats Healthfully

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Burke opened up about what she eats to OneBodyOneLife.com, and revealed that she didn’t limit her carbs and fats, but does stay away from certain unhealthy options. “We need fat, it’s all the things that we were trained not to do that really feed our brain and our skin, our hair,” she says. “I do eat a lot of fat but I am pretty conscious of what I eat, I don’t eat processed food really at all.”

7. She Sets Goals For Herself

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Burke told Shape that she decided to come up with a bucket list of things she wanted to accomplish. “Every woman should give herself an hour to dream and write down her desires," she says. "Once I started focusing on the things I wanted, they all started coming true."