Jessica Alba Shows Off Slim Figure During "Magical Afternoon"

Jessica Alba is an actress and a phenomenal entrepreneur. She’s known for her roles in Dark Angel, Good Luck Chuck, and Fantastic Four. She recently shared some highlights from a trip to the Cenotes on Instagram. In them, she and some friends went swimming. Alba captioned the post, “A glimpse into the most magical afternoon visiting the cenotes.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jessica Alba stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She’s All About Self-Care

Alba talked about the importance of self-care in an interview with InStyle. "I think self-care is interesting. I think it's important whether you're a mom or not. And I think creating a way to preserve your time and really it's really forcing that sacred time that you need to just ground yourself and center yourself. Even just spending three minutes breathing and focusing on air that's coming into your nose and out of your mouth is so important. I didn't realize how important that self-care was and carving out that time."

2. She Gets Enough Sleep

Alba shared her secrets for getting enough sleep in an interview with Shape Magazine. "Sleep is the foundation; a good night's sleep is your chance for your body to repair itself and start your day on the right foot," she says. “The key [to a good night's sleep] is being disciplined about not being on my devices at least 30 minutes before bed. Doing things that bring you calm and relaxation as part of your night time ritual is super important.”

3. She’s Comfortable With Herself

Alba talked about her journey to finding confidence in her body in an interview with Cosmopolitan. "It's certainly been a journey to become this body confident. As a teenager - and even in my 20s - I always saw the negative and didn't focus on the positive, and then I felt like being part of something so life-altering and profound like having a child just made me feel differently about it all. I also thought 'how do I want my girls to feel about their bodies?' I don't want them to have certain hang-ups, so my attitude to myself shifted.”

4. She Does A Variety Of Workouts

Alba shared her fitness secrets with Shape Magazine. She says that she likes to do a lot of different things. "I try to work out with Ramona [Braganza, her longtime trainer] when I can, but we keep my fitness routine flexible — I'm not overly stringent with it. I'll rotate strength training, dancing, cycling, yoga, and walking. Mixing it up makes it easier for me to stick with it."

5. She Boosts Her Mood

Alba shared her favorite ways to boost her mood in her Shape interview. “It's also important to support your mood because we live in such a high stress world and in my opinion, health and happiness go hand in hand. Meditation helps tremendously. Going on a short walk, listening to upbeat music, looking at photos that bring you joy, or calling a loved one or someone that makes you laugh are also helpful for getting out of a funk."

Actress Jessica Alba has long been considered one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood since her breakout performance in the series Dark Angel. Alba attended the 10th anniversary Baby2Baby gala on Sunday, and proved that she still looks the same since the beginning of her career. Alba wore a tight black halter gown, and kept her dark hair straight and simple, while she attended with her husband, Cash Warren. Read on to see 5 ways Jessica Alba 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 Does Cardio Circuits With A Trainer

Alba’s trainer, Ramona Braganza, broke down the actress’ typical workout to Pop Workouts. A majority of Alba’s fitness is broken into circuits, and contains exercises like dumbbell bench presses and ab crunches. Braganza explained this decision to the website by saying, “Taking the boredom factor out of the thirty minutes of cardio, I broke the time into a 3 X 10-minute segments of speed and grade changes.”

2. She Does A Different Set of Exercises Each Day

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According to Pop Workouts, Alba does a different set of exercises for each of the five days of the work week. For example, on Mondays, Alba will do V-Ups, twisting planks, and bicycle crunches. While on Wednesdays, Alba does stair climbing and dumbbell rows.

3. She Alternates Between Upper and Lower Body Days

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According to Pop Workouts, Alba will alternate between working out her upper body and her lower body. This ensures that she targets each area of her body. Alba will do upper body workouts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and will do lower body exercises on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

4. She Sticks To The Basics

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Alba’s trainer, Ramona Braganza, revealed that the actress likes to do basic exercises, and avoids using gym machines. “This has been Jessica’s preferred method of training. Sticking to the basics, using compound exercises, alternating upper and lower body, and natural alternatives to cardio machines, such as climbing stairs, jumping rope, or jogging.” Braganza says this helps Alba stay in shape with her traveling and busy schedule.

5. She’s A Free-Diver

In a photo series detailing her summertime fun on Instagram, Alba revealed that she is a free-diver. The first photo in the series shows Alba deep in the clear ocean. She captioned the photo, “Last #photodump of the summer! Got to do a little free diving in Mexico.”

Jessica Alba is dancing in her swimsuit. In a new social media post the 43-year-old actress looks half her age in a black bikini, dancing to Charli XCX’s Apple. “I heard it’s a #brat summer 💚,” she captioned the Instagram Reel. “Absolutely stunning,” commented one of her followers. “Lovely 😍,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Ramona Braganza’s 321 Method

Jessica is a big fan of her longtime trainer Ramona Braganza’s 321 Training Method, created specifically for the actress. “I developed it when Jessica Alba and I were shooting many films on location so I needed something effective, requiring minimal equipment, flexible whether you have 20 minutes, half an hour, or a full hour to train,” the celebrity trainer tells Celebwell.

2. Hiking

Alba mixes up her workouts so she doesn’t get bored. Braganza told Harper’s Bazaar that they sometimes hike together. “Sometimes when the gym is absolutely not what Jessica wants, we will go outside and walk the hills near her home.”

3. Three Cardio Exercises, Two Circuits, One Core Exercise

The 3-2-1 Method starts with three cardio exercises. “An example of cardio could be either treadmill, spinning, or dance. Next up, the 2, which translates to two circuits. “Usually it’s three in a row exercises that train specific body parts on different days,” Braganza tells us. Then, one part core. “Twisting moves target obliques and transverse, the muscle that cinches in the waist,” are an exercise that Jess demonstrates in a recent workout video.

4. Meditation Before and After Workouts

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Braganza reveals that Jessica gets her zen on before and after her workouts. “Our workouts have become more of a mind body spirit evolution as Jess is now in her 40s which includes meditation before we train that raises our vibrations to give us a positive mindset and finishes with a gratitude meditation,” she says.

5. Confidence In Herself

“Before becoming a mom, my femininity was defined by society’s standards of what it means to be desirable to men,” Jessica told The Cut. “Now I understand what feeling powerful from a woman’s point of view means. It has nothing to do with whether someone desires you, it’s more about how connected you feel to yourself. You end up attracting people when you’re confident and you feel good in your skin. And that’s a by-product of being connected to your feminine energy.”

Jessica Alba is feeling rejuvenated after a beautiful spring break with her family in Hawaii. Alba, 41, shared pictures and videos of her fun-filled getaway, including ones of herself modeling a variety of dresses and swimsuits. “Another #springbreak vacay in the books ☀️🌴🌊⛳️🤙🏽😎,” she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Alba 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. Strength Over Looks

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Alba increasingly focuses on strength and health over appearance. “As I’ve gotten older and after I became a mom, it became more of a priority to be healthy for the right reasons,” she says. “It’s more important to have a balanced approach instead of trying to be perfect.”

2. Hot Yoga

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Alba has been practicing yoga for years, and likes to mix it up. Aside from traditional yoga, she enjoys more high-energy versions. “Hot Power Flow Yoga, [which is like] bootcamp mixed with hot yoga … [with] good fast paced dance music [and] … a little of everything. It’s my new jam!” she says.

3. Pilates

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Alba’s discovery of Pilates was a revelation for the star, who says the workouts were a new challenge. “I feel every muscle in my core,” she says. “I never even knew I had those things.”

4. Family Walks

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Alba enjoys family walks with her children, setting a good example for them through her own habits. “If I’m not going to sweat I go for a walk for an hour and a half [with the girls],” she says. “I’m not so much into preaching, more into practicing. I like to swim with them, go on family walks. The kids like it too, they go crazy, bouncing off the walls if I keep them inside. They’ll throw balls around, and I’m going, ‘You can’t throw balls in the house! That’s our lamp!'”

5. Self-Care

Alba starts the day with some gentle self-care. “In the mornings, I put on a face mask and a thick swipe of lip balm so I can be under this layer of hydration while I’m getting my coffee,” she says. “My son is always like, ‘Mommy, what’s that?’ Every time he looks over at me when I’ve got the mask on, it’s like he’s seeing me for the first time. But it reminds me that I’m allowed to take care of myself as well. It’s a little bit of tender loving care to start the day.”