Brazilian model Gizele Oliveira is known for her stunning beauty and fabulous body, which she showed off in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Shows of 2017 and 2018.
Gizele is pretty open about the hard work it takes to be a model, whether that’s moving away from her home country to the United States or pushing herself regularly in the gym. She doesn’t shy away from sharing the effort she puts into taking care of her body.
Here’s all that she does to maintain her looks and be the best version of herself.
GIZELE OLIVEIRA DIET
Gizele eats healthy, but she doesn’t follow a super strict diet. Instead, she tries to listen to her body and eat in a way that makes her feel good!
She isn’t that into cooking and she says it is so easy for her to eat healthy foods at
HEALTHY EATING IS A PART OF HER LIFE
In her Instagram stories, Gizele shared that she grew up eating healthy. Her mom regularly provided her and her family with wholesome meals. Because of this, Gizele’s been able to stick to good habits into adulthood. Eating well comes naturally to her!
Gizele knows intuitively what works well for her body and what doesn’t. Her go-to snack is edamame, and she enjoys quinoa salad, eggs, and greens for breakfast.
FOLLOWING A PESCATARIAN DIET
Gizele mostly follows a pescatarian diet, so she focuses on getting her protein from fish. She likes to pair her fish with lots of vegetables, and she eats this combination regularly.
A diet that includes plenty of lean protein, like fish, is good for your body in many ways. Diets high in protein will boost your metabolism, help you burn more calories while digesting food and it will speed up your body’s recovery after
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HOW GIZELE EATS LEADING UP TO A SHOW
When Gizele prepares for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, she doesn’t drastically change her diet. Instead, she continues to focus on eating plenty of lean protein and vegetables.
She says that she tries to cut back on carbohydrate-heavy foods, like pasta, bread, and pizza but otherwise her diet is pretty much the same.
Her approach to pre-show dieting makes sense. If you eat well for your body all the time, you shouldn’t need to make significant changes to your diet for a big event. The hard work you’ve put into eating healthy long-term will show!
Instead of focusing on food, Gizele says she likes to increase her workouts and focus on stress-reduction. She spends time with friends, and takes long walks.
Stress changes the way your hormones function, and it can have a lasting impact on the way your body looks and feels. Significant or long-term stress can even cause weight gain! You can learn more about how stress can impact weight gain here.
GIZELE OLIVEIRA WORKOUT ROUTINE
Gizele works out with her trainer at a gym in New York called the Dogpound. A lot of VS models exercise there – Bella Hadid, Lorena Rae, Jasmine Tookes, Josephine Skriver, etc.
Gizele of course works out so that her stunning body stays model-ready. But that’s not the only reason. For her, exercise is mostly about staying healthy.
Gizele was always thin and tall as a child, but she says the modelling industry isn’t just about being skinny anymore. She says that being fit is the new skinny, and she likes that eating well and exercising are big priorities in the industry.
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SHE HAS TO PUSH HERSELF
Unlike some other Victoria’s Secret models, like Gigi Hadid, Gizele didn’t grow up playing sports. She doesn’t consider herself a very athletic person. Because of this, exercise is something she has to push herself at. It doesn’t come as naturally to her as her healthy diet does.
To make her exercises more fun, Gizele likes to listen to good music and she even brings her dog Bieber to the gym with her!
Keeping your workouts fun and interesting is a great way to make sure that exercising becomes a part of your lifestyle.
SHE STAYS CONSISTENT BUT TAKES REST DAYS
In her Instagram stories, Gizele admitted that some days, she doesn’t want to workout, especially after a long eight-hour day. Still, Gizele tries to hit the gym at least four or five times a week. And when she’s preparing for a show, she works out every day.
Even though Gizele is disciplined and consistent with her workouts, she tries to listen to her body. If she feels like her body is too exhausted, she lets herself take a day off.
GIZELE’S FAVOURITE WORKOUTS
Gizele, like a lot of other models, is open about her workouts! She shares some of her favourites moves (and her favourite songs for the gym!) on her Instagram.
Most of the Victoria’s Secret models focus on a combination of cardio exercises, boxing, and resistance training, and Gizele does the same.
She says she likes to box and she really enjoys lower and upper body workouts.
LOWER BODY WORKOUTS
Gizele uses resistance bands, sliders and ankle weights in her leg workouts a lot. She likes doing Pilates-inspired moves and she also does traditional moves like squats and deadlifts.
Here’s one of her favourite butt workouts she does when preparing for the VS show:
- Elevated glute bridge with resistance band
- Single leg elevated glute bridge with resistance band and ankle weights
- Donkey kicks with ankle weights
- Bicycle crunches on bosu ball
- Clamshell with resistance band
This resistance band workout includes some very similar moves to the ones
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ARM WORKOUTS
To work out her upper body, Gizele uses weights, battle ropes and cable machines. Even though Gizele uses a bit more equipment for her upper body, you can still work your arms at home.
This arm workout uses resistance bands to do some of the same moves
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I hope you liked learning about the real diet and workout routine of one of the best supermodels around! Gizele is all about sharing what being a model is actually like. Sure, she has wonderful genetics, but she also takes good care of her body. She’s committed to a healthy lifestyle, and that shows in the way she looks!
Love Rachael xx
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