7 Calorie-Incinerating Tips From Jennifer Aniston for a Sculpted Physique

Jennifer Aniston is one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. She first broke out when she starred as Rachel Green in the sitcom, Friends. Aniston then transitioned to film, and has had roles in Cake, Dumplin’, Just Go With It, and many others. Lastly, she is also a spokeswoman for Aveeno. 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. Subhead Goes Right Here

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Aniston opened up about her wellness secrets in an interview with ELLE. She says that she likes to meditate as a way of keeping her overall wellbeing. “I keep going to meditation. I have a mantra. There are apps that you could get on your phone depending on what your mood is. Sometimes I like guided, sometimes I like to just sort of have my own mantra.”

2. She Works With A Trainer

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Aniston works with trainer Mandy Ingber to help keep herself in shape. Ingber shared some of the actress’ favorite workouts with Healthista. “With Jennifer Aniston, I would do 30 minutes of spinning, 40 minutes of yoga, incorporating some of my hybrid which is a yoga pose paired with a toning exercise. We would do some power yoga, vinyasa flow and then some yin yoga stretching, and then finish with the infrared sauna.”

3. She Intermittent Fasts

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Aniston makes sure to not just eat healthy, but have good habits. "I do intermittent fasting, so no food in the morning," she told Insider. "I noticed a big difference in going without solid food for 16 hours. Fortunately, your sleeping hours are counted as part of the fasting period. You just have to delay breakfast until 10am."

4. She Keeps Her Workouts Simple

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In 2014, Aniston told Women’s Health that she wanted to have her wellness routine be simple. "I went from being a crazy workout girl to sort of saying, 'My body wants a little bit of a break.’ So I kind of stay with more simple stuff and taking walks and not being neurotic about working out and eating right. I started to enjoy life a little bit more. The only downside to that is there’s that couple extra pounds and about 4,000 pregnancy rumours, but you know, other than that, it feels great.”

5. She Boxes

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Aniston tells InStyle that she loves to box to stay in shape. "There's something about the mental aspect of boxing,” she says. “The drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike. 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."

6. She Practices Yoga

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Ingber tells Healthista that Aniston is a lover of yoga. “She loves practicing yoga and how she feels when she does it. In the beginning her body changed and she felt strong and healthy. She’s felt like her muscles are getting leaner and stronger. I know that she wants to be working with me right now – she just wrote to me and said she wants to do yoga with me so badly. I love her for that.”

7. She Planks

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Another workout that Aniston likes to do is a plank. Ingber tells Healthista, “She also likes to plank as well, because plank will work with the abs, or the forearm plank, so any variation on the plank or the forearm plank.”

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1. She Relies On the 15-15-15 Workout

Jennifer recently explained to InStyle that she abides by a specific workout method. “I had an injury last fall and I was only able to do Pilates, which I absolutely love. But I was missing that kind of sweat when you just go for it,” she explained. “I'm going back to my 15-15-15, which is a 15-minute spin, elliptical, run. And then just old school: I can chase myself around a gym. I need some kind of movement, even if it's just 10 minutes a day on a trampoline.”

2. She Maintains a Healthy Diet

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Jennifer is extremely healthy when it comes to her eating. "I don't let eating habits get out of control where I need a reset button," she told Yahoo Food. "My general philosophy is to eat healthy. It's pretty clear: eat as much organic fruits and veggies as you can, keep sugar [intake] low, drink tons and tons of water, and get good sleep."

3. She Can Eat a Single Chip As a Cheat Meal

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Jennifer allows herself to indulge—on a single morsel. “A chip. Crunch, crunch, crunch,” she joked to InStyle about her stress-eating food of choice. “Usually. I'm good at that. I can have one M&M, one chip. I know, that's so annoying.”

4. She Doesn’t Drink Sugar

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Jennifer takes her drinks sans sugar. “A margarita — clean, no sugar — or a dirty martini,” she explained when asked about her alcoholic beverage of choice. “I only have two to three drinks, tops, and I don't do exotic. When someone asks, ‘Would you like a cranberry-coconut-cucumber-spiced or hibiscus whatever?’ No, I would not. But when I moved into my house, a few people got me tequilas of the month as housewarming gifts. I have a cellar of all kinds of spirits — you could come here and probably order anything you wanted to.”

5. Hydration Is Key

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Aniston once revealed that she drinks a whopping 100 ounces of water per day. "But occasionally I just have to have a Diet Coke—there's nothing like it!"

6. She Infuses Her Coffee with Collagen

Aniston drinks coffee infused with Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, a brand she happens to be Chief Creative Officer of. “I’ve always been an advocate for finding wellness from the inside out - and I’m so happy to share the importance of collagen,” she revealed.

7. She Finds Workouts Fun

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“Variety is key” when it comes to Jen’s workouts. "Mixing it up is always fun because that way you know you're excited, and it's muscle confusion. It keeps your body awake," she told Women’s Health. Her favorite workouts include cycling, yoga, barre method, Body by Simone and more recently, boxing. "It's the longest workout I've actually stayed with consistently other than yoga," she told InStyle. "There's something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike. It's amazing."

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1. Intermittent Fasting

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2. Avoids Processed Foods

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One of Aniston's trainers, Leyon Azubuike, co-owner of Gloveworx, told Women's Health that he has the A-lister eat whole foods and healthy fats. "I love avocados, coconut oil, salmon, fish oil... anything that’s a good form of fat is great," he said. For carbs and protein, Leyon added it's different for everyone based on their lifestyle. "For me, I stick to 1.7 grams of carbs and 2 grams of protein per my kilo weight to support muscle-building." Dr. Chad Larson, NMD, DC, CCN, CSCS, Advisor, and Consultant on the Clinical Consulting Team for Cyrex Laboratories explains, "When foods are processed, the natural balance of the food is altered. Our brains are maniacal accountants of energy (calories). The flavor enhancers of most processed foods trick the brain into eating more of the food because the intense flavor confuses the caloric accountant in the brain, making you eat more of that food to try to balance the account. 'Bet you can't eat just one!' is a very factual slogan by Lay's. If you eat more processed food, you will secrete more insulin to deal with the increased blood sugar demands, and the higher the insulin, the greater the fat storage."

3. Boxing

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In 2018, Aniston told InStyle Magazine, "Last year I discovered boxing, and I love it. I have this trainer named Leyon, who I believe hung the moon. It’s the longest workout I’ve actually stayed with consistently other than yoga. There’s something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you’re not just sitting on a bike. It’s amazing." Lori Gray, BS Health Education, Certified Personal Trainer (cPT) and Performance Coach at Future says, "Boxing is a highly cardiovascular sport requiring full body muscle recruitment and endurance. When we think of workouts that burn a lot of calories we usually think of things like running or spending an hour on an elliptical, but I can promise you there is a lot more bang for your buck with boxing. Even if you’ve never put a pair of gloves on or stood in front of a heavy bag, you will quickly realize how doing 45 minutes of boxing a few days a week will lead to some serious fat burning. The fast paced nature of boxing combines footwork, striking and defensive moves that work your body from head to toe. It can burn anywhere from 400-600 calories in a 45 minute class, the equivalent to running 4-6 miles for the average person. Many people do not realize just how much you use your lower body and core during boxing. The power behind every strike comes from these muscle groups, not just your arms. Keeping that lowered body position throughout rounds and using your entire body to generate power for the punch builds progressive strength and stability with each workout. Boxing isn’t all about throwing hands. Calisthenic exercises are a big part of a boxing workout. Most group classes will incorporate things like ab work, push-ups, and plyometrics to help improve boxing performance.There is nothing like the feeling of taking out your stress on a heavy bag. When you are given the freedom to 'let your hands go,' it truly is a release. And speaking of release, the dopamine will definitely be flowing with this type of workout, so ending in a better mood than when you started is almost a guarantee. Boxing is a mental sport. Each punch has a form, there are combinations to learn and remember, there is the mental task of predicting your opponent’s next move and knowing how you will defend and counterpunch. Even if you aren’t going toe-to-toe in the ring, the same focus is required when working the bag, which leads me to my next point. Boxing is the only group class where it’s all about you. You are so focused on what you are doing and learning combinations that there’s no time to worry about what you look like, who’s watching, or the stress of your day."

4. Yoga Combined with Cardio

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Celebrity yoga instructor Mandy Ingber told ABC News in 2014 how the Friends star stays in shape with yoga combined with cardio. "We up the cardio a little bit, if she's looking to sort of trim down," she said. "So we add a little more cardio to the yoga, but also what she puts into her body is essential. That really is 80 percent of it ... it's not a big deal if you have a bite of this or that if you are mostly eating well." Gray explains, "Yoga is one of the oldest practices for physical and mental health and widely popular for its flexibility and relaxation benefits, but let’s not forget that depending on the type you are doing, you are still moving, still challenging your major muscle groups, and still burning calories. Yoga and cardio have a symbiotic relationship that can greatly increase consistency, which is THE most important goal when it comes to weight loss. Not every workout has to break you. Yoga provides your body and mind with the activation and regeneration it needs for tougher workouts like cardio. It’s much easier to conceive alternating workouts from intense to regenerative than it is to commit to hitting the gym 5x a week for grueling workouts. Looking forward to some mat time will keep you in the habit of intentional movement most days of the week which is what it takes to see a difference on the scale."

5. Meditation

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Aniston recently told People how much she enjoys meditation. "For me, I meditate every day — and sitting quietly, writing," she says. "That's enough. And any kind of yoga practice is my meditation. I just have faith in a bigger picture, I guess. And I believe in humanity, even though there's so much to discourage us from believing in it — but I do." According to Gray, "Like yoga, mediation is an ancient practice that has holistic benefits ranging from reduced anxiety, better sleep, lowered blood pressure, and overall well-being. Ironically, the practice of emptying your mind continues to be the most challenging of any health habit to begin. Meditation doesn’t mean you have to sit on a pillow and chant Ohm for hours on end. There are several resources online that provide free guided meditations, which is a great place to start if you are new to the practice. The importance of meditation resides in taking time out to allow yourself freedom from thought and worry. Striving to be our best and overcome obstacles can send us down a dark path of rumination, anxiety and depression. Meditation helps to stop and preemptively avoid that cycle of overthinking. Starting small with something like a 5 minute guided meditation each morning can set the precedent of giving yourself permission to let everything go. This can carry over into the rest of your day and positively affect the way you react to adverse situations. It takes practice like anything else but the rewards will grow exponentially as it becomes a habit.”