Ndchen Wishes She Did This After Pregnancies With Tom Brady

Specifically, core-strengthening workouts after giving birth to her and husband Joaquim Valente 's baby boy early last year.

⁘I really feel these exercises have been amazing,⁘ the supermodel—who also shares kids Benjamin , 16, and Vivian , 13, with ex Tom Brady —said in a Feb. 23 Instagram video . ⁘They really have helped me gain my core strength back after my third pregnancy. I wish I knew them before, because I didn't do them in my other pregnancies.⁘

Getting down on her hands and feet, Gisele then demonstrated her Pilates-based workouts, which consisted of raising her torso and knees up in the air as she exhaled and tightened her core muscles.

The 45-year-old started her postpartum fitness journey by doing sets of five of these exercises, before increasing the number to 20.

Calling the exercises a ⁘game changer,⁘ the mom of three added, ⁘I took almost a full year to return to my regular workouts, and I truly believe slowing down made all the difference for me. It helped me rebuild my deeper core and protect my back.⁘

But working out is only part of Gisele's key to wellness. As she once put it, ⁘Being healthy is more than a clean diet and exercise .⁘