Elsa Pataky in Bathing Suit Says "Have a Nice World"

Elsa Pataky, star of the new Netflix hit Interceptor, is using her fit figure to model sandals in a swimsuit! The Spanish actress flaunts her impressive physique via her latest Instagram post, promoting a footwear line, Gioseppo’s “Have a nice world” collection by rocking a one-piece to perfection. How does Mrs. Chris Hemsworth keep herself in such fantastic form? Read on to see 6 ways Elsa Patakay 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 Loves “Fitness Bodies”

Elsa loves muscles. “I’ve been working out since I was 16 or 17 years old. I’ve always been a fan of fitness bodies, in men too – but more in women. I was focused, like, ‘Oh, I want to have a body like that.’ I love the athletes – they [are] all fit with muscles, and strong – so I’ve been working out for many years just to find what is good for me,” she told Women’s Health.

2. She Does “Exercise Snacking”

Elsa weight trains three times a week for 30 minutes. She also stretches. For example, she will randomly do squats and stretches to “feel strong” and energized. She will also bust out a few moves whenever she feels like she needs to, which she refers to as “exercise-snacking.”

3. She Doesn’t Take Time Off of Exercise

“I can’t be without training for more than two weeks – I just get really nervous and my energy starts to go down,” Elsa confessed to Women’s Health. “When you start working out and your body’s changing and you’re achieving your goals, that’s such a great thing. So, I think that’s the motivation [to exercise] – feeling better and just being happy with you and knowing that you’re healthy. If you know you’re taking care of your body and you’re doing it for a reason, you can put aside the, ‘I can’t do it.’”

4. She Does Yoga

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Elsa does two to three yoga sessions per week, a personalized practice which includes extra abs and glute work to make it “strong” to “feel that I’m working out, too,” she told Women’s Health. “It’s just like another kind of energy you have in yoga. It’s also for your mind. At the end you have that moment of laying down and five minutes of like [does an exaggerated exhale]. Kind of like a meditation. I think that’s really important for your brain and to come down. At the end of the yoga, it’s just good for me to lay down and think about nothing … or try to [laughs],” she said.

5. She Loves the Mediterranean Diet

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Elsa follows the popular Mediterranean diet, revealing to sunrise that she tries to keep it plant-based, eating lots of vegetables, fruits, legumes, wholegrains, nuts, seeds and olive oil, for its sustainability."I don't believe anything about diets, like quick diets that you do before summer. Those miracles don't exist," she explained. "Mediterranean food every day, not just [for] periods of time."

6. She Does Intermittent Fasting

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Elsa’s husband, Chris Hemsworth, got her into the time-restricted style of eating, aka intermittent fasting. "[Chris], he got me into fasting. So I've started fasting now, I was always like 'Hmmm, I don't know!', and it's really hard, but then I started reading about it," she said in an interview with Body + Soul. "Although, I was like 'I don't want to lose weight'—because it's a great way to lose weight, if you need to lose weight—but you won't lose weight if your body doesn't need to. And I learnt that, doing it. But I read that it was amazing for anti-ageing, so I was like 'I'm in! I'm in!' [laughs]. So he started it, and then I followed."

Elsa Pataky, the supermodel, is on vacation with her family. She made sure to post some stunning photos on Instagram. In her most recent post, Pataky posted a variety of photos, including several shots of herself posing in different swimsuits. She captioned the post, “Such an amazing holidays. I feel so grateful!” Read on to see 5 ways Elsa Pataky 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 Diet

Pataky might be a supermodel, but she doesn’t believe in going on diets. She said in an interview on the Australian talk show, Sunrise, that she focuses on eating healthy, rather than going on quick diets. "I don't believe anything about diets, like quick diets that you do before summer. I feel like miracles don't exist. Mediterranean food every day, not just [for] periods of time.”

2. She Indulges When She Wants

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Pataky revealed a lot of her wellness secrets in her book, Strong. She says that she isn’t afraid to have cheat days or indulgences. "In general, I try to make my 'cheat day' a weekend day, but if I am feeling really low mid-week because of something that's happened, I will give in to what my body asks for, whatever craving it is. Normally that is all I need, but I sometimes have a period where I'm feeling low for a few days, and that's when I take the pressure off myself."

3. She Works Out Everyday

Pataky revealed some of her exercise secrets in an interview with Now To Love. She says that she is extremely consistent with her fitness. “I do that by exercising daily, eating healthy foods and keeping my mind active. I could not imagine my life without exercise. For me, it is the glue that holds everything together: my health, my happiness, my relationship.”

4. She Sets Specific Goals

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Pataky tells Now To Love that she likes to set specific goals with her fitness. She says that this helps her know what she has to do to get her satisfied. “If your goal is too broad – ‘I want to get in shape’, for example – it can be difficult to know where to start and you can easily get discouraged or side-tracked. What works for me is to break my goals down into smaller ones. If we want to climb a ladder we must begin by reaching the first rung, then the second one and so on until, little by little, we get to the top.”

5. She Ignores The Scale

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For Pataky, the number that appears on the scale doesn’t matter. She tells Now To Love that she focuses on how she feels, rather than how much she weighs. “For me, a number on a bathroom scale is not all that useful. Instead, I want to know how my body performs: its stamina, strength and endurance.”

Actress Salma Hayek isn’t afraid to show off her body. The Eternals and Magic Mike’s Last Dance star recently shared a stunning new photo on Instagram. In it, she took a boat ride, and wore a light blue two-piece swimsuit. Hayek captioned the post, “Some people don’t like grey days, but I think everyday is precious. Adore your week, No matter what it brings.”

1. She’s Cautious Of The Environment

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Hayek supports a lot of different causes. One thing that she is passionate about is protecting the environment. She shared this post on Instagram of herself playing with different animals, and talked about protecting the environment in the caption. “This #WorldEnvironmentDay makes me think extra about the future generations and all the wonderful creatures that depend on our choices and it makes me want to try harder.”

2. She’s Comfortable With Her Body

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Hayek is all about body-positivity, and wearing what she wants. In an interview with Glamour, she recalled a conversation with her daughter about a revealing red-carpet look she wanted to wear. “‘But honey, you see the belly,” Hayek said. “‘You see that I have a belly. And I don’t want to be sucking it in.’ And then I said, ‘You know what? Screw that. I’m 56, everything else looks good.’”

3. She Speaks Out Against Sexism

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In an interview with Vogue, Hayek talked about the sexism she’s faced in Hollywood. She makes sure to speak out against these standards. "Why should we let them give us an expiration date? I think there is a lot of sexism when it comes to age. They give us a lot of deadlines that they don't have, such as [the idea that] after a certain age, you lose your beauty or nobody will want to marry you. It's incredibly unfair. I wanted to make this character, who is strong, fierce, beautiful, sexy and ready for adventure because women my age, in their mid-fifties, can still be that."

4. She Swims

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Hayek loves to swim to stay in shape. She shares a bunch of posts on Instagram of herself in the water. Hayek shared these photos and one video of herself taking a swim in the ocean at sunset. She captioned the post, “Every time I need to feel renewed, I jump into the ocean.” Hayek also posted this photo of herself swimming by rock formations, captioning it, “Today is #nationalwaterday but let’s not forget any day how precious water is.”

5. She’s Present

In an interview with Marie Claire, Hayak revealed some of her secrets for building confidence. “It’s about being in the present and being alive. When you’re present you forget certain things; I’m not thinking about how old I am when I wake up. I don’t even look in the mirror. Though, sometimes when I do look in the mirror I go, ‘Oh Jesus’, or I’ll think ‘How come I’m always tired?’ and I’ll remember, ‘Ah, I’m older now’. When it dawns on me, I make the effort to connect with life again. I’m just amazed that at my age I’m still working and having the best moment of my career. At this point I’m just grateful.”