Kate Beckinsale in Workout Gear Says "Fitness Used to be My Passion"

Kate Beckinsale is chasing her dog around the gym. In a new social media post the actress shows off her fit-at-50 body in a workout ensemble while sharing her new joy in life. “Well. Fitness used to be my passion…..” she jokes in the caption. “This wins the internet for me today @katebeckinsale,” her trainer, Gunnar Peterson, commented. “What a good dog,” added another one of her followers. How does the actress keep her body looking forever young? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Yoga

Kate is a devoted yogi. She maintains that the practice keeps her limber and protects her body. “I haven’t been injured while doing an action movie, and I think it’s partially from practicing yoga," she told Women's Health. There is a laundry list of reasons to do yoga, explains Harvard Health. “Researchers found that people who practiced yoga for at least 30 minutes once a week for at least four years, gained less weight during middle adulthood,” they said. “People who were overweight actually lost weight. Overall, those who practiced yoga had lower body mass indexes (BMIs) compared with those who did not practice yoga. Researchers attributed this to mindfulness. Mindful eating can lead to a more positive relationship with food and eating.”

2. Clean Eating

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Kate is a clean eater."I was a vegetarian for a really long time because I am incredibly squeamish about meat,” she told Shape. However, one of her trainers noticed her lack of energy, and recommended that she add chicken and fish back into her diet. “So I did, and that helped me.” Overall she maintains a clean diet, trying to avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates as they make her feel “very sluggish” she told Delish. She tries to eat protein and vegetables, which “suit my body very nicely,” she said.

3. Compound Exercises

Kate works out with Brad Siskind of Gunnar Peterson’s gym, who recently dished about their sessions. "The whole hour is work," he told Women’s Health. She starts off with eight compound exercises that work two muscle groups simultaneously – like bicep curl as she squats, or situps with combination punches. Then she does 90 to 120 seconds of a cardio interval, like rowing or the VersaClimber, then repeats the entire circuit with heavier weights, added bands, or faster reps. After her 45 minute circuit workout, she might finish with a cardio interval using a rubber Inertia Wave, or one-leg pushes on a curved SkillMill treadmill. After her workout, she will stretch.

4. Separating Cardio and Strength Training

Kate might do two-a-days, but will split up cardio and strength training. "I wake up, eat something, and go straight to the gym," she told Women’s Health. "If I’m going to do cardio, I’ll do it later on in the day," she said.

5. Trampoline Jumping

Kate is one of the many stars who enjoys trampoline fitness. “It makes you feel kind of jolly!” she said. Adding a spring to your step can help you get into shape faster. A NASA study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology claims that rebounding exercise is 68 percent more efficient than jogging. As far as calories burned, a study by the American Council on Exercise found that mini trampoline workouts effectively burn an average of 12.4 calories per minute for men and 9.4 calories per minute for women. According to a 2016 in the Journal of Sport and Health Science trampoline jumping also helps with bone density and strength.

Kate Beckinsale is an actress, best known for her role in the popular Underworld film series. She just shared a stunning new set of photos on Instagram. In it, Beckinsale enjoyed time at the beach. She wore a brown bikini, sunhat, and a white cover-up. Beckinsale’s amazing figure was on display. She captioned the post, “Say hello to falsetto, in three, two, one, swag.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Kate Beckinsale 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 Stands Up For Herself

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Beckinsale isn’t afraid to stand up for herself. When she felt that her comments in an interview were misconstrued, she hit back. Beckinsale explained herself in this Instagram post. “I was asked multiple times in a recent interview if knew my IQ. I didn’t answer the question the first few times, but I did tell the truth that my mum had had me tested when I was young,and that it was high. I didn’t remember the number,and after being pressed several times to call my mother and ask her, I did. Here’s the dilemma: Tell the truth? Refuse to answer the question? Lie? Pretend it was lower? I told the truth and some journalists have been triggered by this. Are we really jumping on women for answering a question truthfully about their intelligence or education? Are we really still requiring women to dumb themselves down in order not to offend?”

2. She Protects Her Skin From The Sun

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Beckinsale has amazing skin. She revealed some of her secrets to People. Beckinsale says that protecting her skin from the sun is one of her main tips. "I think obviously some of it is a genetic thing, although you can mess that up. I didn't see sun for the first several decades of my life, and that's probably been a big help. A great deal of it was geography [growing up in England], but the otwas on the very rare occasions when we would go on a family vacation somewhere hot, I was paranoid that I would get freckles in a mustache formation on my face. So I was wearing Factor 70 [SPF]. I just didn't want a mustache, that's really why I used sunscreen."

3. She Makes Time For Herself

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Beckinsale has a busy schedule, but she always makes time to relax. "I literally cannot transition from day to night unless I have submerged myself in water," she says to People. "Which is really annoying because I could get a hotel room and it'll have cockroaches and go, 'Okay, fine,' But if [the room] doesn't have a bathtub, I'll be like, 'Sorry, can I move?' I really need to have that every day, no matter what. Even when it's Oscar night and you're getting home at seven in the morning once you've been to 15 parties. I still have to go through the whole bath thing."

4. She Pushes Herself To Workout

Beckinsale opened up about her fitness secrets to Shape Magazine. She admits that she doesn’t always want to workout. However, she pushes herself to get through it. "I start out absolutely dreading it, do an incredibly punishing workout, bitch about it the whole time, and end up feeling 100 percent better when I leave," she says. "Working out is basically nature's antidepressant."

5. She Works With A Trainer

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Beckinsale works out with personal trainer, Gunnar Peterson, to help her stay in shape. She talked about their sessions to Shape Magazine. "I work out hard with Gunnar five or six times a week," she says. "We have loads in common, like our kids. During our sessions we have long talks about teenagers, and then suddenly one day I find that my ass is in a lot better shape than I thought it was!"

Kate Beckinsale is not only beautiful, she has a great sense of humor. The 49-year-old actress posted a picture of herself in a one-piece swimsuit emblazoned with the Greggs logo (Greggs, for those not familiar with the UK brand, is a chain of bakeries famous for their sausage rolls). “Everyone relax -it is possible to take a Gregg’s swimsuit from day to night PANIC OVER,” Beckinsale captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Beckinsale 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. No Carbs Or Sugar

Beckinsale doesn’t eat carbs or sugar because she doesn’t like how they make her feel. "They make me feel very sluggish," she told Delish. Beckinsale focuses her diet on protein and vegetables, which "suit my body nicely." Vegetables are packed full of antioxidants, experts say. “Research shows that flavonoids are also powerful nutrients and may help explain why plant-based diets are consistently associated with health benefits,” says Joyce Prescott, MS, RD, LD. “We think this is due, in part, to their antioxidant properties.”

2. She Does Circuit Training

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"I start out absolutely dreading it, do an incredibly punishing workout, bitch about it the whole time, and end up feeling 100 percent better when I leave," Beckinsale says. "Working out is basically nature's antidepressant. I do circuit training interspersed with brutal cardio, such as crazy things on a non-motorized treadmill. That part is torture. But the thing I like about circuit training is that you're never doing one thing for very long. You get to the point where you almost can't bear it, and it changes to something else."

3. She Works Out Early

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Beckinsale loves to start the day with a workout—the earlier the better. “Morning workouts tend to be completed by those who prefer to check exercise off their list for the day before the rest of the daily to-do’s, children's needs, busy gym or decrease in motivation hit them,” says Heather Milton, senior exercise physiologist at New York University’s performance lab.

4. She Doesn’t Drink Alcohol

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"I was a vegetarian for a really long time because I am incredibly squeamish about meat,” Beckinsale says. “But when I was filming Pearl Harbor, I didn't have enough energy, and the trainer I was working with at the time said 'You've got to start eating chicken and fish.' So I did, and that helped me. [daughter] Lily and I eat clean-we have a lot of sautéed vegetables like brussels sprouts and broccoli and chicken and fish. Also, I don't drink alcohol. I feel [its effects] very quickly, so I've never actually had an entire glass of anything alcoholic."

5. She Loves Yoga

Beckinsale is a devotee of yoga, which experts say has benefits for both the body and mind. “Yoga is known for its ability to soothe tension and anxiety in the mind and body. But it can also have an impact on a person's exercise capacity,” says Harvard Health. “Researchers studied a small group of sedentary individuals who had not practiced yoga before. After eight weeks of practicing yoga at least twice a week for a total of 180 minutes, participants had greater muscle strength and endurance, flexibility and cardio-respiratory fitness.”