From butterfly steps to eggs cooked in coconut oil: Blake Lively's secret to fitness and health explored

Fitness trainer Christiana Mikesch recently shared Blake Lively's secret to fitness and health on Total Shape on December 30, 2024. At the beginning of her report on Lively's fitness and health, Christiana mentioned that:

"As a fitness trainer, I went through many of Blake Lively's interviews and TV appearances so I could get to learn how she stays fit and the diet she follows."

Christiana's report compiles Lively's workout routine, her diet plan, and the supplements she uses to fuel her body. The report mentions that Blake Lively's meal plans are divided into four parts with breakfast being the foremost. Lively starts her day with a glass of water every morning followed by a meal of veggies, fruit, and eggs wherein she prepares the eggs in coconut oil.

As for her workout regimen, Blake Lively opts for diverse workouts wherein she spends 4-5 days of the week in the gym undertaking exercises like butterfly steps and squats. She also performs cardio on the elliptical machine to tone her upper and lower body.

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Blake Lively's dinner, cheat meals, and other details about the actress' diet

According to Christiana Mikesch's report on Blake Lively's diet and fitness, the actress' dinner is usually the same as lunch and she indulges in a cheat meal now and then. Lively's trainer has suggested she follow the 80/20 diet allowing the actress to consume less healthy foods 20% of the time.

Lively's second meal is lunch comprising proteins, carbohydrates, and veggies. Her lunch is influenced by whether she is at home or on set, hence, if she cooks her meals at home the actress usually eats pasture-raised chicken and wild-caught fish with a salad alongside rice or sweet potatoes.

When the actress is filming, she consumes a large salad or sushi without soy sauce.

Total Shape's report mentions a quote from the Simon Says actress. While the particulars of where she mentioned her cheat meals aren't specified, Lively's statement reads:

"My favorite cheat meals are pasta and pizza, but I keep up with my exercises so that those minor cheat meals don't evolve into massive issues."

Lively's fourth meal is a snack and Christiana states that:

"Blake's success is based on eating four smaller meals daily and snacking when necessary throughout the day to maintain her energy levels."

For snacks, the actress might opt for vegetables and hummus, quinoa with fresh fruit, or Greek yoghurt. Fitness trainer Christiana Mikesch added that the snacks mentioned in Lively's diet are ideal to prevent one from consuming junk or processed food like energy bars.

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What is Blake Lively's workout regimen?

Christiana Mikesch's report on Blake Lively's diet and fitness features a weekly compartmentalization of the Green Lantern actress' workout regimen wherein she takes up the whole body circuit on Monday. This consists of nine exercises like squats, bicep curls, front kicks, and shoulder presses in 3-4 sets of 20 repetitions.

On Tuesday, Lively performs the same number of exercises as on Monday but for the legs and core. Some of these exercises include lifted heel squats, cross-back lunges with a medicine ball pulse, standing leg rotations, and walking diagonally with mini bands.

On Wednesday, the actress either opts for cardio or rest, allowing herself to pace down from the previous workouts. Lively's Thursday workout targets her abs and whole body circuit wherein she performs 10 exercises targeting her upper and lower body.

Some of the exercises in her Thursday fitness regimen include push-ups into side planks, dumbbell squats and presses, reverse crunches, and hip twists among other variations. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are rest days for the actress to recover for the upcoming week.

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According to Style's report dated January 2, 2025, Blake Lively has worked with celebrity trainer Don Saladino for more than 13 years and he trains her husband Ryan Reynolds as well.