Ashley Horner is working out with her baby bump on display. In a new social media post the athlete and influencer shows off her amazing body in a two-piece workout set during a grueling weight lifting session. “I feel so incredibly blessed,” she writes in the Instagram caption. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
“I want my body to run on the best possible fuel I can give it,” Horner told Bodybuilding about her approach to eating. “I eat clean all year round. I love the way it makes me feel. I love the way it energizes me and I love eating whole foods. There was a time whenever I was eating a lot of processed foods. I didn’t even know the meaning of clean eating. I slowly changed my whole lifestyle over to eating clean foods (anything from the earth).”
“My diet is 90% clean; the other foods that make up the other 10% are ketchup, creamer in my coffee, Stevia and the occasional diet soda. I keep carbohydrates coming from whole grains fairly low and I eat a lot of veggies. I’ve never met a vegetable I didn’t like,” Horner adds.
“My fruits and sugars stay low too, consuming less than 25-35 g daily. And the only dairy I consume is the creamer in my coffee and reduced-fat cottage cheese. I increase my carbohydrates anywhere from 4-to-6 weeks out from a show. It’s important to keep changing your diet,” Horner reveals.
She also swears by small, frequent meals. “Just like training, your body will become accustomed to the same foods every day. I never count calories; I just listen to my body. It wants to eat every 2-to-3 hours regardless if I’m training for a show,” says Horner.
Ashley mostly focuses on bodybuilding and strength training. According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:
- Develop strong bones
- Manage your weight
- Enhance your quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Sharpen your thinking skills