40 Diet And Fitness Tips Kate Middleton Swears By To Stay Healthy
She's doing all. the. workouts.
Kate Middleton has been living in the public eye for more than a decade and the whole time she's just been so...consistent. Her hair always looks amazing, her style is on point, and, of course, she looks super fit. While Kate doesn't talk a lot about what she does in the food and exercise department, several insiders have shared that she works hard to be healthy. Here are the Duchess of Cambridge's top health tips, so you can steal them for yourself.
Try to cook regularly.
Kate makes most of the meals for Prince William and the kids herself, British chef Carolyn Robb, who worked at Kensington Palace for more than two decades, told Racked. "Kate does quite a lot of the cooking," she said.
Go for a smoothie first thing.
For breakfast, Kate likes to make a smoothie with spirulina, kale, matcha, spinach, romaine, cilantro and blueberries, according to the Daily Mail.
Have healthy competition.
According to the Daily Mail, Kate is competitive with her sister, Pippa. "Kate is an exercise junkie. Pippa and Kate take their toned physiques extremely seriously," a source told the newspaper.
Get into planking.
Kate is big into doing planks. "It tightens her muscles," a source told the Daily Mail.
Mix up your planks.
Kate actually does three different planks, a source told the Daily Mail. "There are three elements, the basic plank, the side plank and the prone sky dive."
Push yourself.
Kate doesn't just do a few planks and call it a day—she goes hard. A source told the Daily Mail that she can hold a plank "for 45 seconds or longer" and she repeats them "at least ten times each."
Give CrossFit a try.
Kate is apparently big into CrossFit, per the Daily Mail, which focuses on a combination of resistance training, weights, running, and squats.
Set aside some solid time for exercise.
Kate works out every morning for an hour, the Daily Mail says.
Use your body weight.
Kate has all kinds of equipment available to her, but she's big into bodyweight exercises, the Daily Mail says.
Work out like a kid.
Kate is known to do skipping as part of her workout, according to the Daily Mail.
Try out rowing.
Kate likes to put in some time on the indoor rowing machine during her regular workouts, according to the Daily Mail.
Do intervals.
Interval training is a great way to work different muscle groups in one workout, and Kate is all in with it. The Daily Mail says she does "intense" interval training.
Mix up your diet when you're pregnant.
Kate struggled with extreme morning sickness during all of her pregnancies, and she ate a plant-based diet of avocados, berries, and oatmeal to help with nausea, Cooking Light reports.
Use an exercise ball.
Kate whips out a Swiss gym ball to work her abs, the Daily Mail says. "George is highly amused whenever he sees [his mother on it]," a source told the newspaper.
Go for fresh fish.
Kate likes to regularly have ceviche, a blend of raw fish marinated in fresh citrus and spices, the Daily Mail says.
Get a workout buddy.
Kate and her sister Pippa regularly work out together. "They worked hard in the gym at Kensington Palace," a source told the Daily Mail.
Don't forget to warm up.
Kate makes sure to do cardio warm-ups before she dives into her workout, a source told the Daily Mail.
Work your hips.
It's easy to forget your hips when you're working out at the gym, but Kate incorporates hip raises to target the area, a source told the Daily Mail.
Do a few different lunges.
Kate doesn't just do basic lunges: She adds diagonal and reverse lunges to her workout mix, the Daily Mail says.
Don't skip the crunches.
Kate doesn't have a flat stomach by accident: She likes to do stomach crunches, per the Daily Mail.
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