Jamie Lee Curtis in Bathing Suit Shares "Throwback"

Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the most successful actresses of all time. Her credits range from Freaky Friday, to Scream Queens, to Everything Everywhere All At Once. Curtis is also set to star in another film in the Halloween film series. She just shared a stunning old photo on her Instagram. In it, she posed in a zebra print one piece swimsuit. She captioned the post, “This just popped up.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jamie Lee Curtis 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’s Sober

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Curtis is open about her past struggles with addiction, and how she got sober. "I'm breaking the cycle that has basically destroyed the lives of generations in my family," she told People. "Getting sober remains my single greatest accomplishment … bigger than my husband, bigger than both of my children, and bigger than any work, success, failure. Anything."

2. She Doesn’t Get Plastic Surgery

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Curtis doesn’t believe in plastic surgery, and she has a good reason. "I tried plastic surgery and it didn't work," she told Fast Company. "It got me addicted to Vicodin. I'm 22 years sober now. The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty. Once you mess with your face, you can't get it back."

3. She Buys Affordable Skincare Products

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Curtis opened up about her favorite skincare products to Today. She says that she opts for cheaper products, as she thinks they are more effective. “I spent $800 on a big jar of a cream. It didn’t do anything! It doesn’t do anything! The truth of the matter is, it doesn’t do anything for you. It’s a scam to make money."

4. She Isn’t Worried About Aging

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When it comes to aging, Curtis isn’t worried about it. In an interview with Prevention, she encouraged others to have the same mindset. "This word 'anti-aging' has to be struck. I am pro-aging. I want to age with intelligence and grace and dignity and verve and energy."

5. She’s Less Image Conscious

In her role in Everything, Everywhere, All At Once, Curtis decided to take a different approach. She opened up about her process, and how it helped her in this Instagram post. “In the world, there is an industry — a billion-dollar, trillion-dollar industry — about hiding things,” she wrote. “Concealers. Body-shapers. Fillers. Procedures. Clothing. Hair accessories. Hair products. Everything to conceal the reality of who we are. And my instruction to everybody was: I want there to be no concealing of anything. I've been sucking my stomach in since I was 11, when you start being conscious of boys and bodies, and the jeans are super tight. I very specifically decided to relinquish and release every muscle I had that I used to clench to hide the reality. That was my goal. I have never felt more free creatively and physically.”

Jamie Lee Curtis is giving props to the hard work Jake Gyllenhaal put in to get his strong physique in Roadhouse, and reminding everyone any movement is good for you. Curtis, 65, shared a picture of herself wearing black shorts and a black shirt with the Heartbreak Hill Running Company logo. “Happy to get out of bed and move my body. You don't have to run if you can't, but it's good to get up and do something. I love @heartbreak.run and their partnership with @jakegyllenhaal who, if you haven't seen @roadhousemovie yet, did a little running and maybe worked out a tad!” she captioned the post. Here’s the refreshing way Curtis approaches health, wellness, and beauty.

1. Walking With Friends

Curtis says walking—preferably with friends—is one of the best exercises anyone can do. “Several studies have found that walking reduces arthritis-related pain, and that walking five to six miles a week can even prevent arthritis from forming in the first place,” say the experts at Harvard Health. “Walking protects the joints — especially the knees and hips, which are most susceptible to osteoarthritis — by lubricating them and strengthening the muscles that support them.”

2. No To Botox

Curtis wants her daughters to not follow her example when it comes to cosmetic procedures—specifically when it comes to anti-aging tweaks. "Don't mess with your face," she told Today. "I did plastic surgery. I put Botox in my head. Does Botox make the big wrinkle go away? Yes. But then you look like a plastic figurine."

3. 25 Years of Sobriety

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Curtis is celebrating 25 years of sobriety. “I’m sober for a long time, long time — almost 25 years,” she told Today. “And the best thing I learned last year in recovery was people aren’t pleased when you stop people-pleasing. ... It was as if the greatest sage arrived on me. So I’m trying to own it. Isn’t that what life is supposed to be? We grow up, we learn, we do all these things. Now we have to own it. We have to own who we are, be who we are, and be in full acceptance of who we are and what we’re not. And I think that’s the beauty of me right now — owning it.”

4. Short Hair, Don’t Care

Curtis felt empowered by cutting her hair short. “It’s this stripping away the unessential aspects of your life,” she told Maria Shriver. “I’ve stripped away my hair. I could never figure out what to do with my hair. I couldn't figure it out… so I finally figured it out—cut it off! I have stripped away the things that are not essential to me. I’m not a fashion girl, so I wear basically black or navy blue. I keep my hair short… so I can get done with the quotidian aspects of my life, so I am free to do the creative aspects of my life.”

5. She’s Pro-Aging

Curtis is adamant that aging is a privilege and so is natural beauty. “This word ‘anti-aging’ has to be struck. I am pro-aging,” she told Maria Shriver. “I want to age with intelligence and grace and dignity and verve and energy. I am an advocate now for natural beauty. I don’t want to hide from (my age) it as if it’s a bad thing. We’re all learning that people are on fire from it. It’s an inside job, we’re so confused on the outside, but the joy of being my age is an inside infrastructure.”