Argentine actress and model Graciela Alfano is celebrating her 70th birthday in style. The ageless star posted a video of herself wearing a bright pink bathing suit as she shared a birthday message from the beach. “Happy birthday to me!!! Don't forget to make wishes and blow out the candles!😂Thank you very much for all the good energy and blessings! I ❤️you so much,” she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Alfano 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. Coffee First Thing
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Alfano loves to start her day with a cup of hot coffee. “There aren’t a lot of downsides to drinking moderate amounts of coffee — and in fact, it can have positive effects on your health,” says registered dietitian Andrea Dunn, RD. “Surprisingly, coffee is the single best source of antioxidants in the American diet.”
2. Walking Her Dog
Alfano adores her pup, and walks him throughout the day. “Studies have shown repeatedly that people’s good mood increases and bad mood decreases around pets,” says psychologist Harold Herzog, PhD. “And so we know that there’s immediate short term benefits, physiological and psychological, with interacting with pets. I have no doubt about that.”
3. Lots of Beach Time
Alfano is in her element on the beach, getting plenty of sunshine. “The color blue has been found by an overwhelming amount of people to be associated with feelings of calm and peace,” says Richard Shuster, PsyD. “Staring at the ocean actually changes our brain waves’ frequency and puts us into a mild meditative state.”
4. She Dances
Alfano has been performing for decades, so it’s no surprise she loves to dance. “In my opinion, there is no better workout than dance,” says iFit trainer Kelsey Sheahan. “You have to use every essence of your body to do it. Dancing is a full-body workout in the truest sense. It helps improve coordination, memorization, endurance, flexibility, and most importantly, it makes your heart happy. I guarantee you will see a huge difference in your overall mood, decrease stress levels, and have an extra pep in your step.”
5. She Has Faith
Alfano is religious, which offers health benefits no matter what your faith. “Prayer is a lot like cognitive behavioral therapy,” says Stanford anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann. “It’s a way you attend to your own inner experience, let go of distracting thoughts and focus on more positive thoughts. By expressing gratitude, you shift attention from the way that things are going wrong to the ways they are going right.”
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