Nastia Liukin Shares Challenging Resistance Band Beach Workout

The former Olympic gymnast showed off her dance moves while getting in some sun.
Nastia Liukin.

Nastia Liukin.


What’s better than a beach workout? A beach workout with your trainer-turned-best friend.

Former Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin shared a resistance band beach workout montage to the sound of everyone’s favorite feel-good song, Weezer’s “Island In The Sun.”

“Sometimes less is more…. No caption even necessary,” she wrote under the Instagram video which was a joint post with Kira Stokes. “Just true happiness when your soul is filled with everything you need.”

Liukin, who won the gold medal in the all-around competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is now an analyst for NBC Sports. The 33-year-old runs a lifestyle website, nastialiukin.com, to share her favorite fitness, fashion, beauty and healthy-living products.

The beach workout featured squats, donkey kicks, side-to-side lunges, and, of course, a dance party in the sand.

“MY SOUL SISTER✨💕…love you so much,” Stokes commented on the post. “Also - the closing sprints are EVERYTHING🤣”

Stokes is a personal trainer and the founder of fitness company and app, Kira Stokes Fit, which offers more than 300 workouts. The app costs $14.99 a month or $144.99 a year and offers a free seven-day trial.

Stokes has a long list of clients, including Candace Cameron Bure, Josh Groban, Ashley Graham, Samantha Ponder, Jenny McCarthy and Shay Mitchell. Liukin has worked with Stokes for years, forming a close friendship.

“Not to be dramatic, but in the most dramatic NL kinda way (lol) Thank you for always believing in me, my passions, my visions, etc etc etc…,” the five-time Olympic medalist wrote, tagging Stokes. “Thank you for encouraging me, and motivating me - in all areas, even when that means working out when I really don’t want to. THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU and this is just the beginning!”

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.