Christine Quinn is doing Pilates – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the former Selling Sunset star shows off her amazing body and impressive moves while executing a sweat session on a Cadillac reformer. “Never trying to be Demure & Mindful. I’m always in my Town Tramp Era,” she captioned the Instagram video. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
Christine is a yogi. “Christine’s workout plan,” she captioned a video of herself striking a pose in front of the Eiffel Tower. There is a laundry list of reasons to do yoga, explains Harvard Health. “Researchers found that people who practiced yoga for at least 30 minutes once a week for at least four years, gained less weight during middle adulthood,” they said. “People who were overweight actually lost weight. Overall, those who practiced yoga had lower body mass indexes (BMIs) compared with those who did not practice yoga. Researchers attributed this to mindfulness. Mindful eating can lead to a more positive relationship with food and eating.”
Christine is a coffee drinker. According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are several benefits of drinking coffee in moderation. “It acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function,” they say, citing a study finding that caffeine can improve endurance and performance during exercise. It is also antioxidant-rich, can ward off diabetes, prevent neurologic disease, lower cancer risk, and ward off depression, they point out.
Christine is extremely active. She was “quite a tomboy” growing up, she revealed to Us Weekly. “I grew up playing sports,” she said. “I was really athletic growing up,” she added. One of her favorite leisure activities is tennis. According to ACE Fitness it blends together cardio and aerobic exercise, as there is a lot of running around, and hand-eye coordination. “While tennis provides numerous health benefits—improved aerobic fitness and anaerobic endurance, muscular fitness (grip strength and endurance), flexibility, multiple skill parameters (balance, speed, agility and quickness), reactivity, and power—it also is psychologically demanding,” they say.
Christine dished to Us Weekly that her approach to eating changed during pregnancy. “My biggest cravings so far are definitely pizza [and] chocolate sweets. I mean, a lot of the stuff that I already loved before, but now it’s amped up and I’m like, ‘I must have this now. I’m a big soda drinker now, which I know isn’t the best, but I love Dr. Pepper and I love pineapple juice and orange juice. So, definitely a lot of sugar cravings for sure,” she said. Normally she loves eggs and steak, but during pregnancy she couldn’t even smell eggs without getting sick.
Christine does Pilates in her recent post. Why is pilates a good workout? According to the Mayo Clinic there are lots of benefits to the workout, as it “strengthens the body’s inner core while increasing its flexibility resulting in improved overall health.” It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.