Two and a Half Men star Tricia Helfer is taking a little break from her nonstop schedule to get a little fall sunshine in Los Angeles. Helfer, 49, posted a picture of herself lying back in a sun lounger, soaking up the rays in a fuschia-colored bikini. "Little LA relaxation was in order," she captioned the post. "Well deserved," a fan commented.
Helfer lives a very active lifestyle. "If I could only do one workout, I'd run or hike (I'm a heavy-duty hiker) with some calisthenics as well — you have to tone up, too," she says. "But there always has to be some cardio involved. You gotta get your heart rate going. [To keep things fresh] I mix up my workouts: One day [I'll do] yoga, one day's running and weights, one day I'm doing Pilates, one day's hiking. I'll play a TV show when I'm working out, usually — unless I'm filming in which case I'm memorizing a script. On the treadmill, I'll watch a show that I want to pay attention to like The Bridge or Justified or The Good Wife. But if I'm doing Pilates or boxing, I'll watch something like Criminal Minds — you could be upside down or your head backwards on the reformer and still understand what's going on."
Helfer enjoys a healthy, delicious diet with lots of plant-based foods. "When hunger strikes at 3 PM, I go for sliced apple with almond butter," she says. "Either that or I will sometimes crave tuna salad. I cut it up with a little bit of mayonnaise, dill pickles, and pepperoncinis and eat it with hummus and gluten-free crackers. I love a good roasted garlic hummus. If I only have 15 minutes for dinner, I chop up a mixed salad with some cut-up fake turkey. I don't eat poultry or meat but I really like some of those vegetarian 'Smart' meats — I really like the fake turkey slices. My cat is insane about 'em, too! And for a dressing — red wine vinegar, olive oil, dijon mustard, and a little salt and pepper. It's as easy as that."
Helfer has a varied taste in music. "I have an eclectic taste, just depends on my mood," she says. "I can definitely sing along to the top 40, but I tend lean more towards blues and jazz. I'm not someone who can name titles and artists, I'm more someone that just puts on a channel on Pandora, depending on my mood, and just lets it play."
Helfer loves mixing it up when it comes to the characters she plays. "I don't necessarily prefer one type of role over another," she says. "It's fun to mix things up and play all sorts of roles because you then get to explore different facets of yourself and you also get to learn new things. Anything from stunts to studying different jobs and types of personalities. I do tend to really enjoy dark psychological roles, or physical roles though. I had so much fun playing Molly Parker in Killer Women that I'd love to do something like that again. The show didn't do very well, but the character was a ton of fun to play. And I'm trying to get a serial killer project going, and I would love to play her, Gretchen Lowell, badly."
Helfer constantly reminds herself of how lucky she is. "When I need extra motivation, I tell myself that I'm fortunate to be able to work out and plenty of people can't," she says. "Like when I envision my grandfather and how hard it is for him to even move around, I think, 'You know what? Not only is it gonna help you move around when you're older if you stay active when you're younger, but you're also gonna have a better shot at getting old if you're working out.'"
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Alessandra Torresani is heating up Florida – in her swimsuit. In a recent social media post the Big Bang Theory star shows off her amazing body in a bathing suit while poolside in the Sunshine State. "When life gives you lemons, go to Miami and eat some," she captioned the series of Instagram snaps taken at Soho Beach House. "Bringing sexy back," commented one of her followers. "Beautiful," added another.
Alessandra, who played Claire on The Big Bang Theory, opened up about being diagnosed with bipolar 1 to 1 And 1. "I finally felt relieved when I was diagnosed, because I finally understood what was happening instead of feeling like something was constantly wrong with me," Torresani said. "After being diagnosed, I felt better because I knew more about how to get help and find the proper medication to help me. Not pinpointing it was very frustrating and hard because people just labeled me as crazy, but I knew there had to be a reason why I felt the way I did, and I could now identify it."
Alessandra goes on a lot of walks. Sometimes she takes her baby in her stroller to get her steps in. Going for a daily walk can be a game changer in terms of exercise, especially at a brisk speed. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day led to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.
Alessandra is all about riding horses. "I was beyond honored to host @namicommunicate Self Care University at @specialspiritinc equine therapy center! As a NAMI Ambassador, I have the opportunity to experience such unique, healing moments in the Mental Health space," she captioned a recent post. According to the American Heart Association, riding horses is great for your health. Not only does it boost cardiovascular health, but builds core strength, burns calories, and lowers blood pressure. It is also great for your mental health as it helps relax you.
Alessandra also enjoys hiking. According to the National Parks Service, the physical benefits of hiking include:
Building stronger muscles and bones
Improving your sense of balance
Improving your heart health
Decreasing the risk of certain respiratory problems.
When she is near water, you can find Alessandra burning calories in the pool. Swimming is a good way to get regular aerobic physical activity, according to the CDC. Just two and a half hours per week of aerobic physical activity, such as swimming, bicycling, or running, can decrease the risk of chronic illnesses. In addition to the many physical benefits, there are multiple studies supporting the mental health benefits of swimming as well.
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The Rookie star Melissa O'Neil celebrated her birthday this summer by spending time in the great outdoors. O'Neil, 35, shared a black and white picture of herself posing outside against a background of trees, wearing a black swimsuit and straw hat. "I spent the last day of this 34th year rising with the sun, hanging out with an old pine tree, sweating with friends, pushing myself in this awesome sword form, dipping in the river x2, eating in silence, showering outside, playing fun games and being around – learning from – excellent, inspiring human beings. In general – life is awesome.
O'Neil started physical training for her role in Dark Matter. "Before filming began on the show, I started doing some physical training, but I already came into this job with some body awareness," she says. "I've been practicing yoga for some time and as a kid I did martial arts as well as sports. I think for the most part when it comes to stunt fighting, having a real fighters' background is a big asset, but what's also important is, again, having a sense of body awareness and a spatial awareness of who you're fighting against, so that everyone comes out of it safe as you work together to help tell the story."
O'Neil loves the camaraderie she shares with her costars on The Rookie. "It's really cool that you notice it, because we really feel it, and it's part of what makes coming to work every day such a joy," she says. "When I think about how much has happened in my personal life, and then I look at our show and the family we've built here, it blows my mind, because there is still the same type of excitement when we're on set together. I've been told by my other actor friends that other shows are different. After a period of time it gets a little old-hat, and there's disillusion between cast members, stuff like that. But with our show, it always still feels like the first day … well, maybe not the first day, but like, two weeks in, where we're all really liking each other, and saying, 'This is fun!'"
O'Neil loves the challenge and energy of theater. "Theater is a terrific environment to hone your storytelling skills as well as fine tune your performance, both of which I'm very grateful for and that I use in my prep process for this medium [of television]," she says. "Also, when you have a live audience, they are the last member of the cast, if you will. You can rehearse a show as much as you want, but you have no idea how that night will turn out until your final company member is in the house, and that's the audience. There's nothing quite like theater, and I love the challenge and joy of finding nuances and subtle differences that you can bring to your performance in order to help keep the piece 'alive and breathing' night after night."
O'Neil was serious about making her Dark Matter action scenes look legitimate. "I wanted to work on my fast-twitch muscles, I wanted her reflexes to be ninja fast," she says. "Her fight sequences are massive. Two is fighting all the time. At the beginning of the season it's very much something that happens automatically. It happens intuitively. Most of the time she is not sure what has happened or how it happened and she snaps back out of it and realizes in the wake of the chaos what she has done. In the latter half of the season, we see her embrace that as one of her tools."
O'Neil feels closely connected to her character in Dark Matter. "As far as Two goes, she's not so far removed from who I feel I am, aside from all the ass-kicking and killing she does," she says. "Her essential moral core of who she is, or at least who Two believes she is before discovering her true identity, is very much in-line with who I think I am. So in that way, the character is not too great of a leap, and I think that may be why Joe, Vanessa and the rest of the [creative] team saw something in me. It amazes me that they took a chance on someone who never worked in television before to take on a role like Two, but I am truly humbled by it. I'm having such a good time coming to set every day and figuring out who this woman is and how to help tell her story as best I can."
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The Young and The Restless star Amelia Heinle got to swim in the beautiful Mediterranean thanks to the Monte Carlo TV Festival. Heinle, 50, shared a video of herself wearing a dark red swimsuit and getting ready to get into the cold ocean waters. "Thanks so much to all the fans and TF1 and the television festival for allowing me to swim in the Mediterranean again!!" she captioned the post.
Heinle has been horseback riding since her parents got her a Shetland pony. "I was interested in sports, but I loved horses," she says. "I don't know how my parents swung it. Sandy wasn't the nicest pony; she stepped on my feet all the time and threw me off a lot. But it was a good learning experience… We used to ride like crazy when we were kids—bareback, no helmets, just crazy stuff."
Heinle got back into horseback riding and dressage after her daughter expressed an interest in it. She now rides a horse called Prince Caspian. "I knew about dressage, but I was an adrenaline junkie—I loved jumping," she says. "But dressage is exciting in a different way. It's a rush when he goes from this beautiful walk to a canter. He's a big mover, but it's like liquid. I'm just getting to know him. He's a little shy, still trying to figure it all out because he's new to the barn. I sing country-western songs to calm him down."
Heinle knows she will always be connected to the role of Victoria Newman. "It scares me to think, like, I never thought I would be in a place so long," she says. "Not that it's gonna end anytime soon, but if it were, like this has become such a part of my life and the people I see on day-to-day basis is like…. This is like a legacy for me almost. I'll be known for his, for being on Y&R because I've been there so long."
Heinle admits to having her fair share of beauty disasters over the years. "I over tweezed my eyebrows in the late '90s," she says. "Also, when I dyed my hair too blonde during the Victoria and Brad days. One of the producers said I looked like I was going to Woodstock instead of running Newman Enterprises. And when I got bangs, Joshua Morrow [Nick], who never says a bad thing about anyone, said, 'It's not the best look I've seen on you.'"
Heinle starts work before 7 and often isn't home until late in the day. "I might get lucky and be able to go to work, ride and get home when my kids get home from school," she says, adding that her love of horseback riding helps with her job. "I know when I'm doing a scene exactly how I want it to go. It took this long to finally get here. That's not to say I don't have crappy days where it looks awful and my acting is worse than I've ever seen it or days when I think, 'Why the heck am I even on camera?' If that is what dressage is like, I'm ready—I'm prepared to fail miserably in the beginning and just enjoy it. Whether it's riding a horse or acting on a soap opera, if you're enjoying what you're doing, none of the other stuff really matters."
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Ellie Thumann is turning 22. In a new social media post the Sports Illustrated model shows off her incredible body in a bathing suit as she celebrates her 22nd trip around the sun, quoting Taylor Swift in the caption. "dare I say… I don't know about you but I'm feeling 22," she wrote.
Ellie revealed her skincare secrets to Bare. "A huge part of it I blame on genetics – both my mom and grandma have amazing skin. Focusing on sunscreen while growing up on the West Coast was super important, as well as finding a consistent routine rather than trying to venture into multiple different products. Sticking with the brand La Roche Posey has done wonders for my skin. Also, finding a good eye cream and never traveling without a heavy moisturizer on me helps so much! I also think investing money into facials! I've really been trying to go monthly, and I have seen such a difference with that, especially with having to wear so much make up and doing a lot of travel. It really helps my skin feel better!" she said.
"I really focus on Pilates," she told Bare about her go-to workout. "I have never been into heavy weight lifting or high intensity classes. It just personally has never made me feel my best and I feel so empowered when I'm doing Pilates or a mat exercise!"
Ellie is also a walker, and "getting my steps in outdoors," she told Bare. Going for a daily walk can be a game changer in terms of exercise, especially at a brisk speed. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day led to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.
"I've never followed a strict diet because I've always enjoyed eating healthy, and I think by looking at it in a positive way like that, it makes it a lot better on my own mindset and makes eating healthy super enjoyable!" Thumann told Bare about her approach to eating.
When Ellie experiences "down" moments, she relies on her friends and family. "I tend to get down on myself a lot, and I think I can be very hard on myself. Things that always help me are talking about it with my friends and family. For me, bottling up any emotion, good or bad, can be really challenging and I feel like I can't get it off my chest until I can talk to people. If I can't do that immediately, I think having my journals always helps me because it can really help getting all your scattered thoughts into one place and kind of organized while you're feeling a certain way," she said.
"I also love to read and go on my therapy walks with my therapy headphones, which is what I jokingly called the headphones that I bought at the beginning of 2022 when I was going through a really hard time. Since then, they have traveled the world with me and whenever I'm feeling anxious, I put on my headphones and feel so much better," she added.
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Kelsey Merritt is heating up the Galapagos Islands in her swimsuit. In a ew new social media posts the Victoria's Secret model flaunts her amazing figure in bathing suits, showing off her incredible body. "Galapagos been a dream destination of mine !" she captioned one of them. "Paradise found," she added in another caption.
"I do a lot of Pilates, home workouts, I follow Megan Roup's classes, I go to Alo Yoga [or] Alo Moves workouts. So there's a lot of home workouts that I follow, some from my memory that I know I just can do on my own. I do love Pilates so much and that's one of my main workouts," Kelsey told PEP.ph.
Kelsey's workouts vary in length. "I would say one hour is the most and depending on how I feel, I would go for like 10 minutes to an hour," she told the publication. "Sometimes, I'll just do a 10-minute ab workout or 10-minute butt workout."
Kelsey doesn't always stop at one workout.ll "The past few months I've been working out everyday—and sometimes twice a day. This past week I did pilates, if I feel good then I'll do 30 minutes of cardio. I always make sure to put cardio in my workouts. I'll do SoulCycle, then I'll go on the treadmill. I will do strength training with a personal trainer at Dogpound," Kelsey told Elle.
Another workout Kelsey loves? "I do boxing sometimes, too!" she said. Harvard Health maintains that boxing is a great way to build strength, improve balance, posture, hand-eye coordination, boost mood and endurance, and helps increase alertness.
Kelsey refuses to diet. "I'd like to call it a healthy lifestyle because I don't follow anything. When I go outside and eat out I would opt for like a fish or a salad. I would stay away from cheese, pasta, and red meat," she told Mega-OneMega.
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Sol Fandiño is a model and influencer. Naturally, this means she's not afraid to show off her body. Fandiño shared a new swimsuit video on Instagram this week. In it, she enjoyed a day at the spa. Fandiño spent time in a sauna and in a pool. She captioned the post, "Don't wait for someone to take care of you, take care of yourself."
Fandiño shares a lot of her favorite workouts on Instagram. One thing she likes to do is practice yoga. Fandiño posted a set of photos of herself doing yoga poses on the beach. She captioned the post, "New flows in 3-2-1." She also shared a highlight reel of herself doing yoga, including teaching a class. She captioned the post, "Morning flow! Activating the energy!" Harvard Health states that yoga has a lot of benefits. "Yoga develops inner awareness. It focuses your attention on your body's abilities at the present moment.
It helps develop breath and strength of mind and body. It's not about physical appearance. Yoga studios typically don't have mirrors. This is so people can focus their awareness inward rather than how a pose — or the people around them — looks. Surveys have found that those who practiced yoga were more aware of their bodies than people who didn't practice yoga. They were also more satisfied with and less critical of their bodies.
For these reasons, yoga has become an integral part in the treatment of eating disorders and programs that promote positive body image and self-esteem."
For Fandiño, yoga isn't just a way to workout and relax. It is also a way to help with her gut health. Fandiño shared a video on Instagram of herself doing poses that will help with a gut detox. She captioned the post, "Flow Detox✨The relationship between our brain and the body and the digestive system is very important for our health. That's why I leave you this Flow Detox that serves to massage the abdominal area and stimulate digestion."
Fandiño loves to cook healthy options. She shares a lot of her favorite recipes on Instagram. In this video, she makes a salad. Fandiño captioned the post, "'Fun-Da-Men-Tal' dress, who says? ? Royal ? that's so good! (Yes, I wanted to use the abacus emoji ,, denotes age) Ingredients for the Dressing! Tahini or sesame paste. Cúrcuma. Pepper. Sal marina. Maple syrup o miel."
Fandiño makes sure to stay motivated to workout. She opened up about this in the caption of an Instagram post of herself at the gym. "No filter, no make up, and no hairstyle, but focus on my goals," she wrote. "I am often asked how I do it to get the urge to train. The truth is I do it for my mental health and for my body health, not just to look pretty, but obviously the results help and motivate to keep going! I see physical exercise as something I need to do for myself. It's part of my self-care, of my Self-Care routine. Motivates me to do it for myself and not for others. Hope this motivates you too!"
One thing Fandiño likes to do to stay in shape is play tennis. She shared a set of photos on Instagram of herself and some friends on the court. Fandiño captioned the post, "1. Preparada para mi primer intento. 2. Ojo eh. 3. Buah…4. Tell me where the paddle and the mini. 5. Third half. 6. They laugh because I have 'the gift'. 7. What are you doing lady? 8. Don't doubt my technique. See original."
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Eden McCoy is palling around with Johnny Sequoyah Friedenberg. In a recent social media snap the General Hospital star shows off her amazing body alongside her Dexter: New Blood friend, wowwing her followers. "Hey gorgeous," commented one of them. "Beautiful," added another.
"I try and get to the beach at least twice during the week plus one weekend day for a volleyball workout or scrimmage," she told the publication, adding that she trains "regularly on the sand for volleyball three times a week and tournaments every weekend with the same group and coaches."
"I'm lucky to live near cool places to hike," Eden added to Soap Hub. "I hike at Runyon Canyon or the trails around Lake Hollywood," she added to Soap Hub. My leg muscles really benefit from hiking, because it's a different movement than when I'm playing beach volleyball. I can really feel it on the days after I hike!"
No time to workout, no problem. "If I'm really pressed for time, I'll just jog for 20-25 minutes in my neighborhood," Eden told Soap Hub. According to the Mayo Clinic, running is great for cardiovascular health, muscle building, and weight loss. "For every mile run, the average person will burn approximately 100 calories," they say.
Eden maintains a healthy diet…most of the time. "I cheat a little bit every day! I have a real weakness for junk food and I can't resist a good donut," she said.
When Eden cheats she tries to "balance it out" by drinking "a ton" of water. "My mom bought me a giant 64 oz colorful water jug that I carry with me everywhere, and I actually refill it and drink between 2 and 3 of those a day," she said.
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The Equalizer Star Abigail Spear took advantage of the beautiful Californian sunshine to visit Napa Valley for some delicious wine and pool time. Spear shared a picture of herself posing on a lounger next to the pool, wearing a pink floral bikini and holding a cocktail in one hand. "Mini vaca recap ?☀️," she captioned the post.
Spear enjoys playing golf, having first developed a love for the sport when she was a child. "Many people find that working out outside is more fun than going to the gym, making it easier to stick with your workout plan," says the American Sports and Fitness Society. "And while some indoor workouts can be social, outdoor activities are generally more so (especially if you're taking advantage of all those sunny days). Plus, there's something about seeing nature that makes us feel relaxed–and having time for yourself should always be encouraged!"
Spear loves watching scary movies, which studies show are actually good for your health—especially movies with jump scares. "Researchers have found that watching horror can improve pain tolerance due to endorphin production," says Dr. Kristen Knowles, neuropsychologist at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. "Distraction from pain is also a likely explanation, since attention and energy resources are diverted towards threat evaluation and away from other bodily functions. The body's response to fear or suspense is to ramp up production of stress hormones, such as adrenalin, which mobilize your body's energy resources. This is paired with increased heart rate and focused attention. This can all feel rather exhilarating when that tension is released at the end of the film. Doing this safely can feel good simply because it is thrilling – consider skydiving as a similar activity which is frightening but also euphoric."
Spear likes to go hiking in America's beautiful national parks. "There's a lot of research that shows the effects of being in nature," says sports medicine physician Matthew Kampert, DO, MS. "Our bodies find that certain colors can be stressful while some are calming. So, being out in nature with lots of green is a great therapeutic environment."
Spear enjoys rosé wine, especially when she's on vacation. "The truth about having a glass of wine a day is that there's no proven 'good' reason to drink it," says Dr. Joshua Septimus, associate professor of clinical medicine at Houston Methodist. "This doesn't mean you can't drink wine, but a better way to think about enjoying it is to make sure you're minimizing the known negative outcomes of alcohol by only drinking wine in moderation."
Spear enjoys low-carb cheese chips as a healthy replacement for crackers. "We've all been tricked into thinking cheese is bad for us, but that's really not the case," says registered dietitian and personal nutrition coach Lauren Armstrong. "Cheese is salty and can be high in fat, but it also contains important vitamins and minerals: Vitamins A, B6, B12, D and K, calcium, potassium, zinc, and magnesium. The American Heart Association recommends consuming 3 cups of fat-free or low-fat dairy foods a day, which includes milk, yogurt and cheese. A serving of natural cheese, like cheddar, is about the size of a pair of dice."
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Cait Fairbanks misses being a mermaid in her swimsuit. In a recent social media post the Young and the Restless star flaunts her amazing body in a bathing suit while vacationing on the ocean. "I miss my tummy not hurting and being a mermaid," she captioned the series of snaps. "Gorgeous! We stand with you! Now go be a mermaid," commented one of her followers. "Stunning," added another.
"I love [doing] Pilates and [practicing] yoga," Fairbanks told Soap Hub. "I feel like the fun part of being in a group class is that you can push yourself further and be competitive in a good way," the actress/singer muses. "When I'm alone [working out], I have a different focus. Both are beneficial and [both] always make me feel good."
Cait opened up about her eating disorder struggles in an Instagram post. "Yes, this is just another mirror selfie," she started, "but, I'll be real for a second. We all have things we don't like about ourselves. I'm pretty open about anxiety and depression, not for attention, but to try and reach out to those who may feel the same. Growing up auditioning, I always felt I had to fit into a category and never quite fit in. Age, weight, height, etc. I took my pain and anger out on my body. I'd starve myself (a few hundred calories a day) then binge, then make myself vomit. Rinse, repeat, you get it." Now, she maintains a healthy lifestyle.
Cait also does inner work "I do a decent amount of meditating, too. It all helps me a lot," she told Soap Hub. "When you meditate, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress," says the Mayo Clinic. Benefits include:
Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
Building skills to manage your stress
Increasing self-awareness
Focusing on the present
Reducing negative emotions
Increasing imagination and creativity
Increasing patience and tolerance
Lowering resting heart rate
Lowering resting blood pressure
Improving sleep quality
Cait practices listening to her body's cues about food. "I've always had a tough relationship with [food]," the actress told Soap Hub. "I try to do intuitive eating. Eat when you're hungry. Don't when you're not."
Cait also cooks her own meals. "Food is the enemy and your best friend," she told Soap Hub. "I've been trying to cook [at home] a lot more…I always feel better when I cook at home. I don't do intermittent fasting. I can't wait that long!" She adds:. "You know what's going into [your food]," she says. "'Oh, there's a lot of salt here!' You decide what goes into your food."
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