Jennifer Aniston Swears by These 7 Habits to Stay Fit at 55

Jennifer Aniston has, and will always be, body goals. The star has maintained her fit figure, acting as motivation for so many women working to get to a healthy place. If you take one look at Jen’s social media, you’ll know the Friends star doesn’t just make time for wellness, she makes it a lifestyle. Same goes for those she surrounds herself with. Stylist Chris McMann, for example, is showing off one of his styles on Instagram. The model? Aniston. In it, Aniston posed in a chair wearing a swimsuit top. McMann captioned the post, “Love a good blowout.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jennifer Aniston 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 Mixes Up Classes

It’s so important to keep it fun, mixing up workouts so things don’t get stagnant. When Jen sat down with Molly McNearney at InStyle, she raved about everything from boxing to barre. “There's something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike," said Jen. "Boxing is a great way to get aggression out. You get a mental release of all this crap you're taking into your ears and eyes every day and have little fantasy moments imagining who you're punching." According to Harvard Health Publishing, boxing helps improve muscle strength, endurance, balance, and possibly eye-hand coordination.

2. She Swears by the Elliptical

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If you’re just starting out, intimidated by the machines at the gym or deciding what machine to purchase for your home, Jen has raved about the elliptical during a past interview with Vogue. "I do 45 mins of intervals on my elliptical. I raise the incline, run for two mins, walk for one, run for two ... and I do it for 20 minutes straight until I'm just drenched." Ellipticals allow you to get the job done, breaking a good sweat and burning a lot of calories, while not putting too much pressure on your joints.

3. She Says Namaste to Stay in Shape

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Unsurprising, yoga is involved. Behind every amazing body and clear mind seems to be the practice of yoga to maintain physical and mental health. Mandy Ingber, the woman behind Jen’s hot yoga bod, explained the routine she does with Jen in an article with Healthista. "I would do 30 minutes of spinning, 40 minutes of yoga, incorporating some of my 'hybrid' yoga poses paired with a toning exercise,” explained Mandy. “We would do some power yoga, vinyasa flow and then some yin yoga stretching, and then finish with the infrared sauna." There are incredible benefits when it comes to practicing yoga. It’s known to increase flexibility, improve mental health, reduce stress, and build strength, among other benefits.

4. She Swears by Intermittent Fasting

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Jen seems to avoid the fade diets, just maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but one she does like is intermittent fasting. She learned from Dr. David Sinclair that “stressing the body through exercise is a good thing,” Jen explains in an interview with Byrdie. “We're taught that we need to constantly relax, go on vacations, and take naps to rehabilitate, but they aren't the greatest things for our bodies. The best thing is to stress your body.” That might seem like an unusual suggestion, but she doesn’t mean emotional stress. Things like fasting, proper exercise, and eating right. When Jen follows intermittent fasting she doesn’t have food in the morning and notices a huge difference when going without solid food for 16 hours.

5. She Drinks Collagen

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For Jennifer, incorporating collagen has been crucial when it comes to maintaining her healthy lifestyle. In fact, she’s behind Vital Protein so much that she’s a brand ambassador and a board member. "I have had a passion for health and wellness for years," Jen said. "I know this topic can be overwhelming so through this campaign, I want to show simple ways to incorporate collagen into your daily life. For me, it’s adding it to my morning coffee and replenishing after a workout, but there is truly an option for everyone." What does it do? According to the Mayo Clinic, there’s not a ton of proof backing up how well taking collagen works, but collagen in general is one of the building blocks of your bones and skin.

Jennifer Aniston is known for looking always put together on TV, but on Instagram she's not afraid to show a more vulnerable side of herself. Yesterday, she posted a picture of herself with wild hair and seemingly no makeup on, with the caption: "Okay, humidity." Despite the untamed locks, she looks fantastic. How does Aniston stay so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Jennifer Aniston 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 Takes Care Of Her Skin

Aniston has incredible skin, which has kept her looking almost exactly the same way as when she was playing Rachel Green on Friends. Naturally, Aniston has to take good care of her skin. For a long time, she was a celebrity spokesperson for Aveeno, which is a skincare line made of natural ingredients. She also has her own haircare line, LolaVie.

2. She Starts Her Day Off Healthy

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Aniston tells Elle that she makes sure to start her day off with a healthy breakfast and habits. “When I wake up, I have warm lemon water and then I have a shake or avocado and eggs, which is one of my favorites,” she says.

3. She Puts Collagen Powder In Her Shakes

Aniston tells Well + Good that she likes to include collagen powder when she makes her shakes in the mornings, and she’s seeing results. “There’s a collagen peptide that I’ve been loving — I’ve been seeing a difference! My nails are stronger and there’s a healthier … how do you explain it? A glow.”

4. She’s Good At Limiting Herself

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Aniston says to InStyle that she believes in moderation, but she makes sure that she doesn’t go too crazy. “Usually. I’m good at that. I can have one M&M, one chip,” she says.

5. She Does Pilates

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Aniston is a fan of doing Pilates, and she tells InStyle that she had to exclusively rely on this exercise for a while. “I had an injury last fall and I was only able to do Pilates, which I absolutely love.”

6. She Does The 15-15-15 Rule For Working Out

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Now that Aniston has recovered from her previous injuries, she tells InStyle that she is back to her typical workout routine. She says that she likes to do different workouts for the same periods of time. “I’m going back to my 15-15-15, which is a 15-minute spin, elliptical, run.”

7. She Gets Moving Everyday

Aniston tells InStyle that she makes sure to get moving every single day, even if it’s only for a short period of time. “I need some kind of movement, even if it’s just 10 minutes a day on a trampoline.”

Jennifer Aniston, the beloved star from Friends and a whole roster of hits like The Morning Show and Horrible Bosses, not only dazzles on screen but also rocks her fitness regime. Fresh from a gym session with her buddy—clad in sleek black workout attire and looking absolutely fabulous—she lets us in on how she maintains that enviable physique. Dive in as we uncover five of Jen’s top fitness strategies, complete with stunning snapshots that show just how well they work!

1. She Makes Time For Herself

Aniston shared some of her wellness secrets with Shape Magazine. She says that making time for herself is important to her. "I think it's important. I think you have to have a nice amount of ‘me’ time-whatever it is. Even back [at the start of my career], I'd come home from work and-as corny as it sounds–I would always sit and watch the sunsets because they're so beautiful and it would just be a nice little time to chill out. Now, the morning is my self-care time because it gears me up for the day ahead. For me, that's meditation, which I do first thing when I wake up before I have my coffee, because if I get out of the room I won't sit back down. So I'll start with that to just kind of calm myself before I head out to exercise."

2. She Does Interval Training

Aniston shared some of her favorite workouts with Shape. She says that she does a lot of interval training. "I still love yoga and cardio, but these days it's been interval training. I think muscle confusion and switching it up is important. I work out at Rise Nation [a 30-minute total-body climbing workout] and with my trainer [Rise Nation founder] Jason who just has me carrying really heavy ropes around and throwing medicine balls against walls and stuff. I'd never really done anything like that before, but I love it.”

3. She Takes Fitness Classes

Aniston tells Shape that she likes to take fitness class. “I take the class Taryn Toomey's The Class, which I am in love with because it's sort of a fantastic moving meditation. You get your emotions out, you get your psyche cleaned, you get your body sweating-it checks a lot of boxes. So that's one I'm very into right now. You feel the power of the group energy-it's kind of an extraordinary experience. Not to expose too much, but the first time I did it I was in tears!"

4. She Eats Healthy In The Morning

Aniston shared her typical breakfast with Shape. "I make a quick shake with protein powder, spinach, maca powder, berries, and vitamin C powder I put in there that's pretty good. I'm not a big breakfast person, but I made myself become a breakfast person. I was always one of those people that just didn't eat in the morning but, of course, you're always hearing it's the most important meal of the day so I find that the shake is really good. Sometimes I do a fasted workout and just have a cup of coffee and then go and work out. You actually have more energy than you expect and [burn more calories] because you're dipping into the reserves as opposed to using the food you've just processed and ingested."

5. She’s Living A Healthy Life

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Aniston shared some of her secrets for living a healthy life to CR Fashion Book. “I drink a lot of water, move my body daily, try to eat whole, fresh foods, and get as much sleep as I can. That last part is chal- lenging for me, but it’s so important. I feel it when I don’t get enough rest. In addition to all of that, I try to be really mindful about what I let into my head- space. Our world is really going through some challenges, and I know we all care a lot, but sometimes I think it’s imperative that we turn off the noise.”