Brooke Shields Sizzles at 60 in Black Swimsuit
Brooke Shields is defying her age in a bathing suit. In a new social media post, the Pretty Baby actress stuns in a high-cut one-piece. “One last summer photo dump! Time with my besties from college & high school means a very full heart. Have a safe long weekend everybody!” she captioned the Instagram post. How does the star maintain her flawless physique and look half her age at 60? Here are her diet and fitness secrets for longevity.
The Secret to Her Strength? Lifting Weights
Brooke lifts weights with New York-based trainer Ngo Okafor. He once unveiled details about her rigorous routine to Celebwell. “Brooke and I would usually train for one hour, three to four days a week. Our sessions are results-driven,” the Iconoclast Fitness gym owner said. To prepare for her recent Jordache campaign, they “ramped up” training. The goal was to get her as lean as possible, in a short time,” Ngo explains. “We did a 14-day transformation program.” During this period, Brooke worked out every single day. “The sessions consisted of strength training circuits and abs, with cardio bursts mixed in, with a goal to keep Brooke’s heart rate elevated while she lifted weights, which will enable her to burn more calories than lifting alone,” Ngo continued. “I would have Brooke do lighter weights, with high repetitions. This makes the exercises more cardiovascular in nature, which burns more calories. The goal is always to burn 10 calories per minute.”
She Also Stays Healthy with Cardio and Stretching
Brooke also does 30 minutes of cardio. “The other two days would be cardio and stretching days,” Ngo said. “She would do an hour of low-impact cardio (to ensure that she didn’t get injured), abs and stretching.” Why should you stretch? “Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints,” says Harvard Health. “Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage.”
She Focuses on Small, Tiny Movements
“I started working on little individual muscles, and sort of shaping the muscles that don’t really get attention,” Brooke said on the Today Show about her strategy. “You don’t have to deadlift 100 pounds. You can do small, teeny movements to activate these little muscles that actually wrap around other bigger muscles, and they tighten them all in. It was a revelation to work with a personal trainer and it not be a crazy painful thing.”
Her Abs Are the Result of Lots of Ab Work
Brooke works hard for her flat abs. One of her go-to ab moves? The Penguin. “It’s harder than it seems… keep your stomach tight and work your obliques,” she instructed. She also uses an exercise ball to activate her abs.
She Also Eats in Moderation
Moderation is a key part of Brooke’s approach to diet. “We’ve been taught, ‘Deny yourself pleasure.’ But moderation is harder because it requires really committing to balance,” she told Health. “I find that if I say, ‘I’m not gonna eat ice cream’ or ‘I’m not gonna drink,’ all I want to do is drink and eat ice cream. It’s some kind of psychological battle.”
Finally, She Makes Sure to Sleep and Hydrate
Sleep and hydration are also important. “Truly, when I get enough sleep and drink enough water,” Brooke told Healthy Living Magazine. “I don’t think there’s a trick to being healthy; I think we all know what our limitations are.” What are the health benefits of sleep? According to the Sleep Foundation, getting enough z’s is a mood booster, promotes heart health, regulates blood sugar, improves mental function, restores your immune system, helps relieve stress, and aids in weight loss.
