Halle Berry in Bathing Suit "Woke Up and Decided to Believe in Myself"
Halle Berry is sharing an inspiring message with her millions of fans – in her swimsuit! The Academy Award winning actress shows off her incredibly fit figure in a bathing suit via one of her latest social media posts. "I woke up, decided to believe in myself, and kill the game today! what about you?" she captioned the Instagram snap. How does she stay so fit at 56? Read on to see 5 ways Halle Berry stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!
She's "Addicted" to Working Out
Halle is fueled by exercise. "Kicking, punching and pushing myself to my limits has always been a great, healthy release. Like men, women have a lot of pent-up anger and angst and sadness. I needed a healthy way to get this stuff out of my body. Sweating and working out is fuel for me. I'm also addicted to those feel-good endorphins. Sometimes, you've got to hit some s—!" she told AARP in a recent interview.
She Embraces Aging
Halle embraces all of her 56 years. "We're all going to get older. Our skin is going to shrivel up and we're going to look different. I see things changing with my face and body, but I've never put all my eggs in that basket," she told AARP. "I've always known that beauty is deeper than the physical body you're walking around in. That's going to fade, and I refuse to become someone who just tries to hold onto a youthful face and not embrace what's most important about being beautiful — how you live your life, how you give back to others, how you connect to people, how you strengthen your mind, body and soul and nourish yourself, how you give in a meaningful way of yourself. The most beautiful people have something radiating inside," she continued. "Women are told that when we reach a certain number, we're no longer valuable. I believe the opposite. Society should look at us as jewels as we get older. Because the older women get, the more formidable we are."
She Exercises Almost Every Single Day
Halle works out six days a week, giving her body a rest on Sunday. She regularly works out with trainer Peter Lee Thomas. Their workouts involve sets of weighted lunges, stairs with weights, squats, and plyometrics like jumps with weighted balls, sprawls, and Turkish get-ups. She also does situps and crunches while hanging upside down. "Only something severe even puts a dent in my abs. I've had two children, so the skin is just looser there. So, I have to fill that area with muscle," she told Women's Health.
Her Diet Is Healthy
Halle starts the day with a mix of Bulletproof coffee, almond milk, ghee, protein powder, and collagen. For lunch, which she will eat around 2 p.m. because she does intermittent fasting, she'll eat a lamb chop or rib eye with brussels sprouts, green beans, spinach, beets, or homemade cauliflower rice. For dinner, which she eats before 6, she will eat a salad with protein.
She Does Acupuncture
Halle prioritizes self-care. One of the things she relies on is regular acupuncture sessions, which help her concentrate and regulate her "out-of-whack hormones." "Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management," says the Mayo Clinic.
