Halle Berry Shows Off Fit Figure in "Mood" Photo

Academy Award winning actress, Halle Berry, has consistently been considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. And her recent Instagram post proves it. She shared a photo of herself outside, wearing a tank top, gold jewelry, a patterned shirt, and a bandana. Berry captioned the post, “Mood.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Halle Berry stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Works With A Trainer

Berry works with trainer, Peter Lee Thomas, to help her stay in shape. She opened up about working with him on Instagram. “With his help, I have learned so much about fitness and nutrition," she said in her caption. "I'm excited to share it with all of you. He's taught me boxing, self defense, and much more. Not only am I in the best shape of my life, but I can actually defend myself and most importantly . . . my children! As a woman there is nothing more empowering."

2. She Makes Wellness A Priority

Berry opened up about her wellness in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. She says that she makes her health a priority. "Being diagnosed with diabetes—that was an aha moment that just changed my whole life. When I realized that I had a disease that I could actually manage by my diet and exercise, and live longer and stay healthier? That's when I got really committed to making fitness and exercise and diet a real part of my life."

3. She Takes Care Of Her Gut

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Berry said in her Harper’s Bazaar interview that taking care of her gut is extremely important. “Everything stems from your gut. As I've said, all of your other organs become healthier when your gut is healthy and your microbiome is balanced. And when your gut's healthy, you also metabolize food better, especially sugar. We all need to metabolize sugar better to get it in and out of our bodies as quickly as we can, because we all know some of the unhealthy effects of sugar.”

4. She Does A Variety Of Workouts

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When it comes to fitness, Berry believes in doing a variety of things. She shared her workout routine with InStyle. “Over the past few years, I went from training for John Wick 3 to my upcoming film and directorial debut BRUISED. Some days I'd work on strength and cardio and others I'd do yoga and stretching, all while I did a few hours of martial arts training each day. For me, it's been important not to overstress my body. Taking cold hot showers has been a good recovery ritual.”

5. She Takes Care Of Her Mental Health

Berry makes sure to take care of her mental health, and shared her favorite ways to do so with InStyle. “I've also found that taking care of my mental health has been crucial during these odd times. I just launched my Journal on Joy at rē·spin which is part of my bedtime routine. It is a space to record memories that make you smile and helps me focus on positivity and gratitude. Also reading self-help books on ways to stay grounded and centered during this time has been widely helpful and inspirational.”

Actress Halle Berry has been considered one of the most stunning women in Hollywood since the beginning of her career. And she’d probably remain that way even after the moon came crashing to Earth. That’s the premise of her new movie—Moonfall—and this week, she hit the premiere in a little black dress, showing off legs for days. How does she stay so fit? 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!

1. She Doesn’t Let Her Age Define Her

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While Berry might look ageless, she says to WhoWhatWear.com that her age does not matter or define her. She also encourages other women to adapt this approach, especially because men don’t let their ages define them. "Age is just a number, and I have never felt defined by it," Berry says. "It is a bit frustrating that people want to place so much emphasis on the age of women. Somehow, it feels a bit degrading, like it puts us at a disadvantage. Men get older, and they get sexier, but women just get old. I think that the older we get, the better we become. We just have to convince ourselves of that fact because I absolutely believe it to be true!"

2. This is Why She is Committed to Wellness

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"Being diagnosed with diabetes when I was 19—that was an aha moment that just changed my whole life," said Berry to BAZAAR.com. "When I realized that I had a disease that I could actually manage by my diet and exercise, and live longer and stay healthier? That's when I got really committed to making fitness and exercise and diet a real part of my life."

3. She Loves Martial Arts

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For her Netflix movie Bruised, which she also directed, Berry told POPSUGAR that she did six different styles of martial arts, as well; as her usual yoga and Pilates “. . all of these disciplines I had to learn elements of in order to present myself, and to have one believe that I really was this world class fighter that had been doing it probably for most of my life. So I pushed myself harder than I think I've ever pushed myself. I know I trained more hours, probably six days a week, about four, five hours a day, for at least a good year in my life."

4. She Believes in the Power of Fitness at Home

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Berry founded the wellness site Rē•spin. "During this pandemic over at Rē•spin and also with my trainer, Peter Lee Thomas, with our Fitness Fridays [on Instagram], we've been really trying to inspire people to work out at home," Berry told BAZAAR.com. "We've been telling them that you don't have to have a big membership to stay healthy, and stay well, and stay fit and strong."

5. She is Trying to Dioversify the Wellness Space

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"I don't know if we've always been provided ways that we can stay fit and be well within a means that's affordable. I think for so long people thought, 'You have to have a trainer. You have to have a gym membership. You have to have all this equipment. You have to eat certain meals. That costs a certain amount,'" said Berry to Harper’s. "I think we've talked ourselves out of being fit, sometimes, because we think it's something that's unobtainable or not affordable. I do like FitOn for that reason, because we are learning that it is affordable, it is manageable, and anybody can do it. You just have to have the will and the desire. And you have to make up your mind that it's important. That's the hard work that people have to do."

Actress Halle Berry is known for a lot of incredible roles, one of them being as a famous “Bond Girl.” Berry starred as the secret agent’s companion in the 2002 film, Die Another Day. In the film, Berry wore an orange bikini, and discussed the outfit in an interview with Vogue, while promoting her new film, Bruised, now on Netflix. “We tried on so many bathing suits,” she said. “So many bikinis and so many belts. We had a knowing that it would maybe, because it was in a Bond movie, become an iconic situation … something that would live a very, very long time.” Berry said filming in the bikini was difficult. “The biggest acting challenge I had was to make it look like the water was warm and I was having a grand old time when I was freezing my butt off,” she said. 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!

1. She Is On The Keto Diet

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Berry is open about her being on the popular keto diet. According to her Instagram stories, she typically enjoys salads, keto coffee, and lettuce wraps.

2. She Manages Her Diabetes

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Berry says on an Instagram post that she has to take food seriously, as she lives with diabetes. "Being diabetic most of my life, I have always had to take food very seriously,” she writes. Berry says that her diabetes is why she decided to start the keto lifestyle.

3. She Jumps Rope

Berry revealed on an Instagram post that she jumps rope for her cardio workout. She wrote, It’s no secret that I love #jumprope for cardio, and I can get VERY competitive about it.”

4. She Works Out On Her Own

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Berry works with personal trainer, Peter Lee Thomas, to help keep her in shape. However, Thomas revealed to Shape that Berry makes sure to workout on her own, even when he isn’t meeting with her. "On some of the days that I don't see her, she's still doing the work," he says. "I have her do stuff on her own time. She's getting her cardio in.”

5. She Does Martial Arts

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Berry’s trainer, Peter Lee Thomas, posted this video on Instagram of her working out with the actress. In the video, Thomas and Berry are seen practicing martial arts.

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!

1. She’s “Addicted” to Working Out

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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.

2. 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.”

3. 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.

4. Her Diet Is Healthy

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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.

5. 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.

It was definitely not a cold and frosty holiday season for Halle Berry, who spent the run up to Christmas in intense heat out in the desert. Berry, 57, shared a picture of herself posing by rocks in the sand, wearing a black one-piece swimsuit. “Couldn’t hide these rocks 😉,” she captioned the post. Berry is diligent about taking care of herself—here’s what her approach to health and wellness looks like, inside and out.

1. Intermittent Fasting

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Berry (still!) swears by intermittent fasting for health and energy. “The first thing I take in the morning is vitamin A-D-K, fish oils, and collagen in my coffee,” she tells Marie Claire. “Then, I take either Pendulum Metabolic Daily or Glucose Control supplements. Their probiotics have been really helping me heal some gut issues that I've had. I stopped eating breakfast over 20 years ago. Everybody needs to break their fast from the night at different times, and so I've learned to really listen to my own body and not follow those conventional thoughts that, ‘Oh, breakfast is the best meal.’ The best meal is whenever you break fast. And for me, that's around 2:00 p.m. every day. I start off my morning with one cup of coffee, and that's all I’ll have until 2 p.m. And I use hazelnut, like milked hazelnuts instead of any kind of milk, and I do a sugar substitute, and that gets me through.”

2. Yoga and Pilates

Berry works out in the mornings after the school run. “I workout usually every day, or four days a week, sometimes five, depending, but usually four days a week,” she tells Marie Claire. “My fitness routine changes. Some days it's more cardiovascular-heavy. Some days it's working with light weights. Sometimes it's calisthenics, sometimes it's yoga, sometimes it's Pilates. I just recently got a Pilate machine at home, which I love, love, love. Sometimes it's that. I just try to mix it up. I think our bodies get used to the same exercises. So for me, it's always been important to do different things all the time.”

3. Yes, She Has Cheat Days

Berry lets herself indulge in non-healthy treats now and then. “I can enjoy a bag of salt and vinegar chips and a Diet Coke with the best of them,” she tells The Kit. “It’s important to have cheat days—days when you allow yourself to fall off the wagon. That’s what helps me stay on my journey: not feeling pressure to be perfect, but to simply do my best.”

4. Early Dinner and Red Wine

Berry closes her eating window four hours after breaking her fast. “I eat my last meal around 5:30 p.m and by 6 p.m., I'm done eating,” she tells Marie Claire. “So from 2:00 to 6:00 are the times that I eat food. When I'm winding down, I usually start with a glass of red wine. I found these wines by Dry Farms. They're a natural wine. They have a low sugar content and they're lower in alcohol, so it makes it an easier drinking wine. Heart disease runs in my family, and so my heart doctor's like, ‘If you can have a glass of a natural red once a day, that's good for heart health.’ So that's something that's not every night, but four times a week.”

5. Achievements Over Beauty

Berry appreciates compliments about her achievements more than her looks, which she feels she can’t take as much credit for. "I probably don't think about it as much as maybe others do, actually,” she tells PEOPLE. “I focus on so many other things in my life. So many other aspects of who I am get way more focus than what my physical self looks like. So it's not something I focus on… I love when someone says, 'You're a great mother,' or, 'You're a talented actress.' Those are the things that I appreciate more, because those are things I work very hard at every day. Physical beauty, I don't have much to do with that. We come here the way we all come here, and it's so subjective. What one thinks is beautiful, one does not. I, personally, don't spend that much time on that part of who I am."