Sarah Nicole Landry in Workout Gear Says "I'd Rather Be Me"

Sarah Nicole Landry, better known as The Birds Papaya, is a well-known Instagram influencer. She is best known for her posts celebrating body positivity, and opening up about her struggles with body image. Landry also has her own podcast: The Papaya Podcast. Landry shared a new reel on her Instagram of herself doing different activities. In the caption, she talked about learning to be true to herself and not listen to others. “Don’t let the black spots win, love yourself as you should, and go for the gold ⭐️I love you. If I could undo all the horrible comments and the pain they’ve caused, I would in a heartbeat.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Sarah Nicole Landry stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She’s True To Herself

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As you can see from her Instagram post, Landry is all about being true to herself. She talked about it in the post’s caption. “You really can’t make everyone happy. So to wonder what it takes to make YOU happy and go after that, share in joy, is quite a move. I mean, I’d rather be me, be weird, have fun, than be the shell of myself by what every other opinion would make me. In the sea of noise. To be quiet and listen to you, is a gift.”

2. She Swims

As you can see from the reel, Landry loves to swim to stay in shape. She shares a lot of posts on her account of herself in the water. She shared this set of photos and videos of herself wading at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland. Better Health states that swimming has a lot of benefits. “Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body. Builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness. Helps you maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs. Tones muscles and builds strength.”

3. She Has Support

Landry has a very supportive husband. She talked about him in the caption of this Instagram post. “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…All I wanted was to be hugged, loved, seen. And all he wanted was to hug, love, see me. Standing in the middle was a lot of noise directed at my body my whole life that said there were only *some* parts worth loving. I’m really glad to have found it wasn’t true and to find someone else who agrees.

4. She Bikes

Landry revealed in the caption of this Instagram post that she is learning how to bike to stay fit. “After years and years of being too afraid to try I finally did it. Well, with a push from @madsencycles bc I made a comment that I wouldn’t learn to ride a bike unless it was for a Madsen. And well… they sent me one with a letter of encouragement and I 1) eating my words and 2) now I really have to try. I didn’t want to pass down my fears to my kids, and my own son learned how to ride from a neighbour. I was just ready to stop being so afraid. I legit wanna cry for how proud I am of myself right now. I feel like I can do anything.”

5. She Hikes

Landry likes to go hiking to stay fit. While on her Iceland vacation, she did some hiking with friends. She shared this set of photos on Instagram of herself hiking on a volcano. Landry captioned the post, “My first time in Europe and I’m so glad it was you, Iceland📍Lmao the vulvacano tho is by far my fav tho. She’s fiery. She’s explosive. She may need a cream.”

Model and influencer Sarah Nicole Landry is sharing some inspirational words with her 2.5 million Instagram followers. Landry, 39, posted a video of herself wearing pink workout gear, walking outside and doing yoga poses on a mat. “I hear ‘I wish I had your confidence’ everyday and the secret is - me too?? I wish I had the feeling first, but I don’t. And that’s ok. I’ve gotten so comfy with the uncomfortable. Because the alternative is holding myself back, feeling badly and letting it bleed into everything else or not doing the things I so badly want to. So I make the choice, and I forge ahead. And my gosh, does it work. I’m on cloud 9 and I started on cloud like, 2... Life is short. We can’t be waiting on feelings to give us permission to live!” she captioned the post. Here’s how the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model stays fit, confident, and happy.

1. Workout Routine

Landry found a routine she loves and sticks to. “In the beginning, I ran on a treadmill five times a week before realizing I hated running on a treadmill,” she told HuffPost. “I switched to body strength exercises I could do at home with the kids around after I found a fitness trainer mom (@bikinibodymommy) who offered free online workouts. After my weight loss (and healing from dieting and stepping into exercising for reasons more than weight loss) I found I loved weight lifting, as well as some cardio, a good long walk with the family, and dancing in my bedroom alone for half an hour.”

2. Postpartum Fitness

Landry understands how difficult postpartum fitness can be. “For me, postpartum acceptance took almost a decade and that’s not uncommon,” she told Experience Life. “Sadly, for many, it’s because we’ve been led to believe we have to ‘bounce back’ to a body we once had, when realistically, how can we? How can we be expected to ever go back to the woman we were before when we have evolved and become so much more? The “bounce forward” is truly where the magic is: Letting go of your past self; honoring her as you move forward; remembering that she had her own struggles; having respect for your body and the good job it’s done in carrying you — and your children, too.”

3. Power of Positivity

Landry is a big believer in being surrounded by positivity. “Motivation truly comes and goes,” she told Notable Life. “There will always be peaks and valleys and the key to staying motivated is seeking outside sources of motivation when your own is at a low. Surround yourself and your newsfeeds with people, places and things that help you form inspiring thoughts and decisions.”

4. Body Positivity

Landry says body positivity should not be stressful. “I feel like all it did was give everybody permission to kind of show up as they are, and we’re still working through it,” she told Glory Media. “I think there’s a lot of mixed messaging too. When we talk about body positivity, a lot of people are like ‘Well, I don’t feel positive about my body when you talk about confidence,’ or ‘I don’t feel confident in my body when you talk about self-love. I don’t love myself all the time.’ So that can be really confusing. It just feels like another hurdle to get over. It feels like we already failed at not looking the part, now we can’t even feel it—and that sucks.”

5. Creative Process

Landry says her thoughts fuel her creativity. “As humans, we experience thoughts all day long, positive and negative ones,” she told Experience Life. “We’re really good at having them and letting them flow through us, but to capture them, write them down and share them, it lends itself to a new form of creativity, vulnerability, and connection. It’s why I typically write my captions before I find an image to pair with them.”

Nicole Williams English is a lot of things. A model. A fashion designer. A reality star. And isn’t afraid to show off her body. Williams just posted a new series of beach photos on Instagram. In them, she posed on her beach towel in a brown Dolce & Gabbana bathing suit. She captioned the post, “Beach dump.” "Gorgeous," said one fan. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Nicole Williams English 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 Vegan

Williams has always been open about being vegetarian. She tells Good American that she is starting to live a vegan lifestyle, and likes to make vegan meals for herself and her husband. “I haven’t eaten meat in seven years,” she says. “A vegetarian meal that myself and my husband agree on is my vegan shepherd’s pie. It is beyond amazing, I use Beyond Meat and a bunch of vegetables and potatoes and he loves it.”

2. She Focuses On Herself

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Williams tells Haute Living that she likes to focus on things that are important to her, and makes them the best they can be. “I do have to focus on what’s most important at the time. I’m a perfectionist, so I find that if I pace myself, the outcome is much better. That goes for everything from designing my swimwear collection Nia Lynn, to traveling for work, to spending time with my family.”

3. She Works Out Every Night

Williams is consistent when it comes to working out. She tells VUE that she has certain workouts that she does each night. “I’ll do 100 sit-ups and use bands while I watch TV each night. Right now, I’m also trying to learn to do the splits, so I work on that nightly.”

4. She Does Abs and Weights

Williams revealed some of her favorite exercises to Pretty Little Thing. She says that she likes to use weights and do core workouts. “I like to train to keep my stomach tight and to keep weight on other areas. I do light weights and a lot of ab workouts.”

5. She Records Her Workouts

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Williams revealed one of her secrets to staying motivated and working hard on her fitness to Pretty Little Thing. She says that she likes to record her workouts. “I find that it makes me really push hard because I want the video to be great,” she explains. “I just blast the music, and when I watch my videos to the music it makes me very motivated!”