Gisele Bündchen’s Core Strength Is Next-Level As She Saves A Sea Turtle On Instagram
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Gisele Bündchen, 41, just showed off her killer abs and legs while rescuing a sea turtle that was stranded on the beach.
The supermodel wore a matching workout set as she scooped up the huge turtle in her latest Instagram video.
Gisele is a dedicated yogi and says she likes going surfing with her family to stay in shape.
Gisele Bündchen is a supermodel, an activist—and now, she can add professional sea turtle rescuer to her already-impressive resume. Gisele, 41, just posted a brand new video on Instagram of herself saving a sea turtle that was caught in a fishing net (while flaunting her super strong abs and legs in the process).
In the clip, Gisele carefully untangles the turtle on the sand. After flipping it over, she lifts the gigantic turtle and gently carries it back to the shoreline, so it can swim away. "Life is a series of opportunities that appear daily, and we choose what to do with them. Today was no different," Gisele explained in the caption of her post.
"Early this morning I was walking on the beach and Onyx started barking at a pile of ocean trash that had washed during high tide. When I came closer I saw this beautiful turtle turned upside down with a look of hopelessness and exhaustion in her eyes, her body knotted and entangled in a fishing net."
"I immediately started to free her from the net that was strangling her, but even after we got her untied, she was too tired to make her way back to the ocean. I didn’t think twice, I just picked her up and carry her to the water. (amazing how adrenaline can make you stronger!)," Gisele added.
"I felt relieved and so happy to see her swim away freely, grateful that I was there and able to help. But there are so many other animals that unfortunately end up dying on nets like this," she continued.
"Today I was reminded that we must become more aware of our ways as a species and help protect all animals, it's our choice. I pray that we can all rise and remember that the opportunity to change begins with a single act ??." Fans in the comments were blown away: Model Karlie Kloss commented, "??????????," while singer Alicia Keys added, "????????????????????."
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But just what is it about Gisele's workout routine (besides adrenaline) that helps her build that turtle-carrying strength? For starters, she's really into yoga. The supermodel has been practicing for years, she revealed in an interview with Anderson Cooper.
“It came to me, the idea of yoga,” she explained, to help cope with her anxiety. An instructor used to come to Gisele's house every morning at 5:30 a.m. to help her learn the basics. “Once I felt like I knew enough of how to do it, I started practicing by myself," she added.
Gisele has also been meditating for almost 20 years (since she was 23). “I had severe panic attacks, and I didn’t know what else to do. It was kind of like the last resource," she said. She realized that meditation, along with yoga, was a great stress-reliever. Now, she meditates at 5:30 a.m. every single day.
“I like to wake up before the sun," she told Anderson. “I feel like I’m playing catch up when I don’t.”
Gisele also enjoys sweating it out outdoors. Every year, for her birthday in July, she takes the whole fam to Costa Rica. There, they go horseback riding, surf together, and do more yoga, she told Vogue.
On her IG, Gisele posts more of her favorite ways to exercise. From paddleboarding to some seriously impressive handstands, she's a big believer in spending plenty of time outdoors:
It's truly an all-in-one fitness routine. Killing it, Gisele!
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