Skye Blakely in Two-Piece Workout Gear Shares Life "Lately"

Skye Blakely is giving her followers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at her life – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the gymnast, who was recently forced to pull out of the Olympic trials due to an injury, hits the gym for a strength training session. "Lately💞," she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits. 

Skye has been doing gymnastics her entire life. According to Pinnacle Gymnastics, there are physical and mental benefits of gymnastics. Physical benefits include flexibility, balance, and muscular strength. "These skills improve bone health and delay the development of high blood pressure," they say.

In an interview Skye got really candid about her mental health struggles. "After getting injured, I went through a point where I was a little bit mentally not strong. I was just overall sad, not in a good place," she admitted. "After coming back from that and being built back up, I was just so determined to get back to where I wanted to be and that just pushed me and kept me wanting more."

Skye revealed that working with a sports psychologist helped her get through her mental health issues. "I'm really used to keeping how I feel inside not sharing it with others, just kind of dealing with on my own, so kind of having to be vulnerable and share how I'm feeling in my emotions was hard at first," she said. "But now, I'm more comfortable with it because I understand getting it out makes me feel better."

While Blakely is hard on herself, she tries not to focus on the negatives. "I definitely do believe that I'm hard on myself… I try not to let one bad moment kind of get in the way of the big moment," she said. "I feel like that's something I have to remember: yes, be proud of the good and use the bad to motivate me to be better."

In her recent post, Skye does strength training exercises at the gym. According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:

• Develop strong bones
• Manage your weight
• Enhance your quality of life
• Manage chronic conditions
• Sharpen your thinking skills