Now that the mud has settled on Love is Blind’s chaotic third season, I feel we are able to all agree that 29-year-old, newly single Raven Ross was one of many present’s MVPs: She at all times kept it real, was an incredible buddy, and got those pod workouts in wherever she could. For the reason that season aired in October, Raven has continued to prioritize staying lively and mixing up her health routine—in addition to sharing Pilates suggestions and classes along with her college students and purchasers in Dallas and her million-plus followers on TikTok and Instagram mixed.

Though one in all her different castmates had the rep because the season’s professional dancer, Raven additionally has a classical dance background. “I used to be an expert dancer ceaselessly, and so I grew up within the classical ballet world and I even went to school for dance, as nicely,” she tells WH. “In order that was the primary place that I used to be launched to Pilates.”

She continued to bop professionally after faculty, however in the end fell in love with Pilates and barre. She received her instructing certification and now works in Dallas as a Pilates coach and barre teacher. Particularly, she usually works with older purchasers, in addition to purchasers who’ve undergone surgical procedure or accidents. “That journey particularly has been so fulfilling—to see individuals who actually simply need assistance transferring their our bodies, seeing how their high quality of life is modified,” she says.

Forward, Raven caught up with WH about her exercise routine, present health objectives, and why she’s “ceaselessly difficult herself” on the health club.

Pilates is clearly an vital a part of Raven’s health routine—and he or she likes to combine it up.

As her legions of YouTube followers know, Raven does a lot of mat work. However she additionally loves working with gear. “We’ve got so many alternative items of kit for Pilates. I even have some at my home that I exploit,” she says. “I additionally like to attempt totally different Pilates courses—that’s my favourite factor.” Oftentimes, she provides, she’ll even journey to take a look at totally different studios.

She’s additionally a giant proponent of a superb stroll. “A scorching woman stroll! These actually, actually assist me, and I discover that I feel and appear myself once I’m doing a mixture of constant strolling and constant pilates,” Raven says.

She works with a coach not less than as soon as every week.

Though Raven jokes that she’s had “1,000,000 and one private trainers,” she’s at present working with a former professional soccer participant. “I don’t do any primary cardio or hip exercises with him. We’re strictly specializing in alignment and squats and hip thrusts, deadlifts. We normally have an upper-body factor, too,” she says. “We concentrate on elementary strength-building workouts. For me, I’m simply such a fan of getting again to the fundamentals.”

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Proper now, she’s nonetheless making an attempt to grasp the pullup. “I nonetheless can’t do it!” she says. “I really feel like for the final 5 years, I’ve been making an attempt.” (You are gonna get there, gf!)

She feels probably the most highly effective when weightlifting and Pilates are part of her weekly schedule.

“I actually, actually wish to study weightlifting. I really feel my greatest once I’m doing weights and I’m constantly doing Pilates as nicely,” Raven says.

As of late, she’s engaged on chest-press actions along with her coach. “I’ve at all times had a weak higher physique, so having the ability to see my progress—I couldn’t even do a ten pound, two-dumbbell chest press a pair months in the past, for actual. And I feel for the primary time, I did it with 20s the opposite day.” You go, woman!

For Raven, kind can be all the things. “I feel feeling correct alignment with weight-lifting is simply such a tough factor anyway, so actually mastering a superb squat with good depth, with good weight—that simply makes me really feel so fulfilled,” Raven says. “I really feel like you’ll be able to by no means be too excellent on it, so I really feel like I’m ceaselessly difficult myself. How can I do this higher?”

She will get an early begin to her day.

As a self-described morning particular person, Raven likes to set herself up for achievement within the night. “It is perhaps turning off the lights in my home a bit bit earlier,” she says. “Or making myself a cup of sleepy tea at evening a bit bit earlier, setting out my garments for the morning a bit bit earlier. All of that has helped me to be a greater, extra ready morning particular person.”

As soon as she’s up and about, she likes to take heed to her favourite music or “one thing inspiring,” and he or she normally begins her day with one in all her breakfast go-tos. “If I do know I didn’t have sufficient protein the day earlier than, I’ll get up and make a protein shake,” Raven says. She’s additionally a giant fan of oatmeal—she’ll sometimes have it with strawberries, and generally toss in flax seeds, chia seeds, and even peanut butter.

She nonetheless works out along with her Love is Blind castmates.

Throughout filming, “we did some Pilates mat within the ladies’s lounge, as a result of I feel our brains and our our bodies all wanted it,” Raven jokes. Quick-forward just a few years, and so they’re bona fide exercise buddies.

“Alexa [Lemieux] and I work out collectively on a regular basis. We go to a exercise class sometimes as soon as every week,” she says. She additionally usually goes for walks with Zanab Jaffrey. “We’re all very shut. They’re my greatest mates.”