Vanessa Villela in Workout Gear Gets the Week Started Right

The season may be changing, but Vanessa Hudgens is still developing all of her fun summer photos. The 32-year-old actress shared a few snaps on social media on Wednesday, flaunting her incredibly fit body in a leopard print bikini during a pool day with pals. “Well I’m in full fall mode BUT just got some film developed and these are too good not to post. So, here we are,” the former Disney star captioned one of the sultry snaps. Vanessa is clearly in stellar shape, thanks to her devotion to health and fitness. Read on to see 6 ways Vanessa Hudgens 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 Trains at The Dogpound

Vanessa works out at The Dogpound, a New York and Los Angeles based gym that focuses on old school strength training. See her crush a workout and learn about her moves here.

2. She Takes Classes and Works Out with Friends

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Accountability is key for Vanessa, who enjoys working out with others instead of alone. "I'm the type of person that needs to be in a class," Vanessa told PopSugar. "I need someone telling me what to do, and I love being in a group environment because I'm very competitive, so it pushes me to work harder than I would if I was by myself." Singer GG Magree is one of her go-to workout buddies, often tagged in her photos and videos.

3. She Works Out in the AM

Vanessa works out almost every day, first thing in the morning. “I would do seven days if I had time,” she explained to Parade. “I love starting my day off that way because sometimes I’ll have a less productive days and if I’ve gotten a workout in, then I feel like I’m accomplished no matter what.”

4. She Schedules Exercise

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Vanessa plans ahead when it comes to exercise. “I normally sign up for a class the night before so I don’t even have time to think about it and just wake up to having to go to workout. If I don’t do it first thing in the morning it normally does not happen,” she told Parade.

5. She Switches Up Her Workouts

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Variety is key when it comes to Vanessa’s workouts. “My body builds muscle very quickly and I don’t love the way it looks on my body. So I find the way that I achieve the body that I want for myself is to lengthen, to lean and to tone,” she told Parade. A few of her favorites in addition to strength training include pilates, Soul Cycle, and hot yoga.

2. She Does Two-a-Days

Vanessa occasionally packs two workouts into a day“Some days when I have the time, I love doing Pilates first and then going over to Soul Cycle. I love a double up!” she exclaimed. “I always feel so accomplished when I double up,” she told Parade.

Vanessa Hudgens has been steaming up social media this summer, sharing photos of her super fit bikini body—and she's now doing it for Halloween. Yesterday she posted a photo and video of her dressed as a cheerleader for Halloween, with her friend GG Magree. How does Hudgens stay so fit? Grueling workout sessions. Earlier this year, the 32-year-old posted some clips of her workout with Dogpound trainer Julia Brown, and Celebwell has all the details about her hardcore workout. Read on to discover the exercises that help keep her 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. Sumo Squats with Kettlebell

Vanessa started off her mini workout video, which was first shared by her trainer in May, by perfectly executing sumo squats with a kettlebell. The compound exercise is incredibly effective, forcing a variety of muscles -- including glutes, quadriceps, calves -- to workout together. Clearly she was having some fun with her fitness routine, as she playfully stuck out her tongue for the camera.

2. Side Squat with Resistance Band and Medicine Ball

In another compound exercise, Hudgens held a medicine ball while she executed a slide squat, a move made extra hard with the addition of a resistance band around her ankles.

3. Reverse Lunge to High Knee with Dumbbells

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Next up, a reverse lunge to high knee with dumbbells. Another compound move, this exercise works everything to the legs and butt to abs.

4. Vanessa Also Does a Bunch of Other Workouts

In addition to weight and strength training, Vanessa stays in shape with lots of other workouts. Pilates, Soul Cycle, hot yoga, and strength training are a few of her favorite workouts—and sometimes she even does multiple workouts a day. “Some days when I have the time, I love doing Pilates first and then going over to Soul Cycle. I love a double up!” she told Parade. “I always feel so accomplished when I double up. I’ve been going to this Pilates studio called WundaBar for years and it’s just a great deep muscle-training workout. It’s not super high intensity but I always feel it the next day.”

5. She Works Out Daily

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One of the key ways Vanessa stays in sensational shape is by working out daily. “I would do seven days if I had time,” she told Parade about her workouts. She tries to get her workouts in as soon after waking up as possible. “I love starting my day off that way because sometimes I’ll have a less productive days and if I’ve gotten a workout in, then I feel like I’m accomplished no matter what.”

And here's that workout:

Vanessa Hudgens is showing off her impressive Pilates moves – on a reformer. In a recent social media post shared by the High School Musical star’s Pilates trainer, Nonna Gleyzer, the actress shows off her gorgeously sculpted body in a catsuit while executing a difficult move. “Behind every great woman, there is another great woman. That’s what I’m going to say about one and only @vanessahudgens that’s is doing the most amazing job performing Russian Spilt on Pilates Reformer. 👊my beautiful friend!!!” Gleyzer captioned the post. The trainer-to-the-stars (Gisele and Kelly Rowland are two of her other famous clients) dished on Vanessa’s Pilates practice to Celebwell. Here is everything you need to know about it.

1. Vanessa Is Trained Like a Dancer and Athlete

“It’s extremely easy to work with Vanessa, because she is by far one of the most coordinated, focused, and very in tune with her body people. She is also very flexible and has amazing control. It’s like working with a dancer and an athlete at the same time,” Gleyzer tells us. “She is very active and does different workouts all the time. She just loves to move her body.”

2. 3 to 4 Pilates Sessions Per Week

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In addition to weight training, Vanessa visits the Body By Nonna studio multiple times a week. “When it comes to pilates and when we work together, we see each other 3 to 4 times per week,” she reveals. Her main focus during the sessions is the whole body workout, but each session aims to target a single group of muscles.

3. Leg Workouts

“We usually start with the foot workout on the reformer and training the legs in every dimension possible,” says Gleyzer. “The thighs contain several muscles. The quadriceps and hamstrings help us bend and extend the hips and knees. The adductors move the legs inward toward each other. The pectineus and sartorius let you flex and rotate the thighs at the hip.”

4. Ab Workouts

“We also do lots of abs with the pilates ball as well as side ups on the Pilates spine corrector. This allows her to get deeper into the muscles while protecting the back,” she says.

5. Upper Body Workouts

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Their upper body workouts are done mostly on the Pilates Cadillac, “where we use the roll-down bar to arm and do lots of moves that involve stretching and control,” she says. This includes the The Russian Split that Hudgens demonstrates in Gleyzer’s video.

6. Vanessa “Knows Her Body Well”

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“Working with Vanessa is incredible and so easy as she knows her body so well and loves to see results,” concludes Gleyzer.