Selena Gomez in White Tank Top Eats Snacks in Bed

Selena Gomez is heating up social media with her latest flashback photos in her swimsuit. The gorgeous young star shows off her incredible curves in one of her latest posts, sporting super light locks and teasing an exciting announcement. “TBT to blondie sel. Summers coming! So many exciting things coming!” she captioned the post. How does the actress take care of herself mentally and physically? Read on to see 6 ways Selena Gomez 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 Treats Her Bipolar Disorder

Selena has been open about her struggles with bipolar disorder.“I’m going to be very open with everybody about this: I’ve been to four treatment centers,” Gomez revealed to Rolling Stone in 2022. “I think when I started hitting my early twenties is when it started to get really dark, when I started to feel like I was not in control of what I was feeling, whether that was really great or really bad.” Her highs and lows would last weeks or months at a time, prompted by nothing she could put her finger on. Sometimes, she wouldn’t be able to sleep for days. She would experience periods of mania followed by lows. “It would start with depression, then it would go into isolation. Then it just was me not being able to move from my bed. I didn’t want anyone to talk to me. My friends would bring me food because they love me, but none of us knew what it was. Sometimes it was weeks I’d be in bed, to where even walking downstairs would get me out of breath.” She even spent a few years contemplating suicide. “I thought the world would be better if I wasn’t there,” she said.

2. She Maintains a Nourishing Diet

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While Selena stays away from strict diets, she nourishes her body with food. Her wellness expert Amy Rosoff Davis told Byrdie that she stocks her dressing room with veggies and protein and brown rice or whole grains. "I made a lot of rice bowls with veggies, protein, and avocado for Selena. It helped give her energy and stamina, which she needed to get through her shows. I also made healthy chicken salad with grapes and celery—it quenched her thirst and the protein filled her up,” she added.

3. She Hydrates

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Selena also prioritizes hydration. “We always drank lots of water and had green tea when we needed a pick me up—it sure was exhausting at times," Davis said. According to the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine men should drink about 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day and women about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids.

4. She Does Interval Training

Selena and Davis focus on "interval and circuit training—and building a strong core," Davis told Byrdie. "My whole thing is toning mixed with cardio and stretching," she added. In a recent TikTok Gomez gives fans a glimpse of her grueling workout, doing moves like overhead arm raises, weighted squats, weighted leg lifts, donkey kicks, stretches, and crunches with a medicine ball.

5. She Also Does Pilates, Hikes, Dances, Yoga, and Cycles

Selena also stays active via a variety of other methods. "[Selena and I] do everything from Pilates to hiking to dance cardio to circuit training to yoga and Spinning—the list goes on," Davis told Byrdie.

6. She Indulges

Selena loves fast food. “So I be trying to stay skinny, but I went to Jack in the Box and I got four tacos, three egg rolls, onion rings, and a spicy chicken sandwich," she once said in a social media video captured by the Instagram account @selenagomezecu2.0. "But honestly, I don't care about my weight because people bitch about it anyway," she continued, adding that she's heard people say "you're too big," or that her clothes don't fit. "Meh, meh, meh, meh," she continued. "B**ch, I am perfect the way I am. Moral of the story? Bye."

Selena Gomez is currently starring in the hit Hulu series Only Murders in the Building alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, has released her makeup line, Rare Beauty, and is an outspoken activist. She's also awesome at TikTok. In her latest video, she lip syncs someone saying they're not sucking their tummy in, which she performs while wearing a bathing suit, in a rare swimwear selfie. It hasn’t always been easy for Gomez. She has opened up about her struggles with Lupus, which resulted in her needing a kidney transplant in 2017. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see six ways Selena Gomez 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 Stays Hydrated

Gomez told Vogue that she always tries to stay hydrated, especially when she’s on tour. “I always have water, tons of water. It’s even in my bathroom because I used to be so bad at drinking water and I want to stay hydrated. I have a juicer I’m staring at right now, so I always have my vegetables and my fruit for the juicer. I do two carrots, ginger, I do one piece of celery—I know, that’s lame, but one—and then half of a beet. Those are the things I always keep around.”

2. She Looks Up Workout Videos

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Gomez admits that she’s not a fan of going to the gym, but she has an alternative way of working out. “I don’t love working out, but I find myself going on YouTube and doing workout videos,” she revealed in a Marie Claire interview. “Anything from old-school workout videos to more current ones.”

3. She Varies Her Workouts

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Gomez and her trainer, Amy Rosoff Davis, like to vary the singer’s workouts so she doesn’t get bored. “I was doing Pilates, SoulCycle, every form of yoga,” she says to Vogue. “Basically, I wanted to mix things up because I get bored easily. I just try to keep it fresh.

4. She Loves Pilates

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Gomez does have a favorite workout, and it is Pilates. “I love how Pilates makes me feel, like it opens me up,” she says to Vogue. “I have the hardest time breathing, weirdly enough. Even when I have conversations, I need to work on my breathing, so it’s something I enjoy because it’s peaceful and it helps me relax. And I’m doing two shows back to back [today], and that’s cardio in itself.”

5. She Doesn’t Weigh Herself

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Gomez avoids the scale, says her trainer, Amy Rosoff Davis, to Cosmopolitan. "I've never weighed her," she said. "I don't believe in scales — I just don't think it's healthy." Davis says that she just observes Gomez’s body changes. "I can definitely see the difference, and other people can too," she said. "But ultimately, a body that eats well and works is going to look better because it's healthy."

6. She Avoids Fast Food

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Gomez is a fan of fast food joints, but her trainer, Amy Rosoff Davis, steers her away from them. “She loves Tex-Mex and fast food that I would normally not condone," Davis said of the singer to Cosmopolitan. "I will walk onto the tour bus and smell fast food, throw it in the trash, and hand her a carrot and hummus." Davis makes sure that Gomez is eating whole, healthy food, but the singer does indulge from time to time. Gomez told Cosmopolitan, "I'm doing a 90-minute show, I'm doing it twice or three times a day, if I spoil myself a little bit, it's alright.”

2021 is the year of Selena Gomez. She released her first Spanish album, and received her first Grammy nomination for it. She made her return to TV with the critically acclaimed series, Only Murders In The Building, which is currently filming its second season, and earned her a Critic’s Choice Nomination. In between shooting, Gomez posed in a bathrobe in a cute photo for Instagram. She captioned the photo, “Hi.” Read on to see 5 ways Selena Gomez 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 Loves YouTube Workout Videos

Gomez says that when it comes to working out, she finds YouTube videos helpful. “I find myself going on YouTube and doing workout videos,” she told Marie Claire. “Anything from old-school workout videos to more current ones.”

2. She Has A Solid Support System

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Gomez tells Elle that she has a very supportive family and friends that have helped her with the struggles she’s gone through. “I’m a very communal person,” Gomez says. “I find happiness when I’m with people I love.”

3. She Lives To Inspire Others

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Gomez has gone through a lot in her life, and she says that she wants to be an inspiration to her fans. Gomez says that this desire has helped her get through those tough times. She says to Elle, “Every time I went through something, I was like, ‘What else? What else am I going to have to deal with?’ ” ‘You’re going to help people,’ That’s really what kept me going. There could have been a time when I wasn’t strong enough, and would have done something to hurt myself.”

4. She’s Open About Her Struggles With Mental Health

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Gomez is an advocate for mental health, as it is a cause close to home for her. Gomez is open about with her struggles with anxiety and bipolar disorder, and says to Elle that she wants to be open about this.“Yes, I went away. Yes, I struggle with mental health. I’ve been depressed, and I’ve had anxiety.”

5. She Makes Her Own Juices

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Gomez tells Vogue that she makes sure that she’s staying hydrated, and that she’s a big fan of making juices. “I always have my vegetables and my fruit for the juicer. I do two carrots, ginger, I do one piece of celery—I know, that’s lame, but one—and then half of a beet. Those are the things I always keep around.”