Rachel Dillon in Two-Piece Workout Gear Shares "Core Challenge"

Rachel Dillon is building up her core in her two-piece workout gear. In a new social media post the fitness influencer flaunts her flat abs during a workout video, revealing the moves that helped her achieve her impressive midsection. "partner core challenge🔥," she captioned the Instagram post. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits. 

Rachel makes sure to get enough protein and calories in to support her goals, along with fats and carbs. "I use MWU Meal Guides and recipes as a base for planning my meals, and then apply little tweaks to suit my preferences – such as swapping ingredients or changing their amounts a little bit. Remember, so long as you are consistent with your targets overall – you can be flexible with your meals!" she told Move with Us.

Her calorie and macro split revolves around:

Calories: 1955
Carbs: 245g
Protein: 120g
Fat: 55g

Rachel starts the day by hydrating. First thing in the morning she drinks 700m-1L of water. 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.

Rachel also drinks coffee. Her order? Medium long black, one shot, dash of oat milk, 2 sweeteners. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are several benefits of drinking coffee in moderation. "It acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function," they say, citing a study finding that caffeine can improve endurance and performance during exercise. It is also antioxidant-rich, can ward off diabetes, prevent neurologic disease, lower cancer risk, and ward off depression, they point out.

"For breakfast I love to put together Emma's Turkey & Avocado Bagel recipe from the MWU App, plus 2x quick oat sachets with scoop of protein & raspberries," she says. "As you can see, I love to eat big meals as this really helps to fill me up and keep me feeling satisfied, as opposed to constantly snacking throughout the day. My breakfast meal also acts as a pre-workout for me, so I like it to be hearty." After working out she has a green juice and 2x packets of cobs natural popcorn straight after training. "For lunch, I love to make an Avocado & Prawn Bowl," she says. For an afternoon snack she has 2 rice cakes topped with turkey breast and Black Swan Skinny Tzatziki. "For dinner, one of my go-to's is the delicious Honey Chicken Stir Fry," she says. "As you can see from my day of delicious eating, nothing is off limits for me." Overall she believes in an "80% whole foods and 20% soul foods approach, because food is more than just fuel. It's there to nourish AND support us… and it's also delicious," she says. 

Here is her core workout:

1. 10x Plate Sit Ups
2. 10x Plate Leg Raises
3. 10x Plate Russian Twists
4. 10x Shoulder Taps
5. 20x Mountain Climbers

4 Rounds