Tessa Brooks is channeling her inner cowgirl in her short shorts. In a new social media post the influencer shows off her famous figure in a pair of micro shorts. “Yeehaw,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. “Cutie,” commented one of her followers. “Slaying,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
In one of her YouTube videos from a few years back, Tessa revealed how she lost a whopping 20 pounds. “The biggest part was eating right and cutting out dairy,” she says. “Cutting out dairy was a huge thing for me. It also helped clear up my skin a little bit, which was like a bonus. And I just tried to really be mindful of everything that I was eating. Like if there’s this meal that I really like at a restaurant and this meal, but this one’s like healthier and doesn’t really have dairy in it, like just even though I really want this one, I like this one too. So I’m gonna go with this one because it’s healthier and better for my body and I work better when I’m putting healthy stuff in my body.”
“I’m not a person who usually likes working out in the gym,” she says. “I like being outside, like going on hikes.” She also likes “going on a walk outside with my friends.” 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
If she wants to get in shape, she starts by “dancing more,” she says. “Dancing makes me so happy so I don’t really feel like I’m working out.” Dancing is a great workout for many reasons. Not only does it build strength and promote flexibility, but helps you lose weight and even promotes cardiovascular function. A 2016 study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine determined that people who engaged in moderate-intensity dancing were 46 percent less likely to develop heart disease or die from it than non-dancers. In comparison, moderate-intensity walkers were just 25 percent less likely to suffer heart health issues.
She also might take a Pilates class with friends. According to research, Pilates exercises are designed to increase muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility, and to improve posture and balance. Experts maintain that it is a great workout for leaning out.
Because she doesn’t “like being stuck in the gym for like two hours” and it’s not her “vibe,” she also opts for at-home workouts. “Every time I work out I like to do at least 30 minutes of cardio and then come in here and just do a bunch of abs,” she says. She starts by planking for a whopping 2 minutes. “You can do hip side to side kind of to make it harder on your obliques,” she says. Next up, 20 pushups, which she does “every single day.” Another move she does? “I also love jumping munches,” she says. “Cardio is the biggest part. I never wanna lose my muscle, so that’s why I do all these other exercises to keep the muscle while I’m trying to slip down with the cardio. And it’s good for endurance for dancing.”