Jennifer Aniston Reveals 5 Top Health Secrets

At 52, Jennifer Aniston looks nearly the same as she did nearly three decades ago when the first episode of Friends aired. How does she do it? The stunning star has always been completely devoted to healthy living and fitness. In the September issue of InStyle, Jennifer reveals some of her top secrets to looking fabulous at 50. Read on to see 5 ways Jennifer Aniston stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get more healthy inspiration, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Prioritizes Mental Health

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Jennifer revealed she is a huge fan of therapy. "Therapy [is] a wonderful amount of just trying to understand it and also give examples of what I do not want to become. Watching behavior of what I will never become. Seeing people I love get lost, lose the plot. You can only help someone as much as they're willing to be helped,” she explained. "I do believe that at the core of everyone there is goodness. Watching people in my life go through hardships and just hold onto resentment and watching that eat them away. Forgiveness is not in their vocabulary. That's a real shame because I believe that that is really an important thing to be able to forgive people."

2. She Uses Sleep Apps

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Jennifer revealed that good sleep is her secret to feeling her strongest. “That's when our cells are rejuvenating, right?” she said. One of the ways she gets her z’s? Sleep apps, revealing she uses five of them. “I have this little device just for sleep apps and meditations, and I've been trying to go to bed earlier. It's hard. The world shuts down, the phone stops ringing, and that's when I can have ‘me time.’ I can watch a show and just sort of putter.”

3. She Exhibits Serious Willpower

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Sometimes Jennifer cheats when it comes to her diet, but she manages to limit herself to one morsel. “A chip. Crunch, crunch, crunch,” she joked when asked about her go-to stress-eating food. “Usually. I'm good at that. I can have one M&M, one chip. I know, that's so annoying.”

4. She Relies On the 15-15-15 Workout

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Jennifer tries to exercise daily. “I had an injury last fall and I was only able to do Pilates, which I absolutely love. But I was missing that kind of sweat when you just go for it,” she explained. “I'm going back to my 15-15-15, which is a 15-minute spin, elliptical, run. And then just old school: I can chase myself around a gym. I need some kind of movement, even if it's just 10 minutes a day on a trampoline.”

5. She Won’t Drink Sugary Drinks

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Jennifer revealed that her go-to alcoholic beverage doesn’t have any added sugar in it. “A margarita — clean, no sugar — or a dirty martini,” she revealed. “I only have two to three drinks, tops, and I don't do exotic. When someone asks, ‘Would you like a cranberry-coconut-cucumber-spiced or hibiscus whatever?’ No, I would not. But when I moved into my house, a few people got me tequilas of the month as housewarming gifts. I have a cellar of all kinds of spirits — you could come here and probably order anything you wanted to.”

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1. She Does the 15-15-15 Workout

“I had an injury last fall and I was only able to do Pilates, which I absolutely love. But I was missing that kind of sweat when you just go for it,” she recently told InStyle. “I'm going back to my 15-15-15, which is a 15-minute spin, elliptical, run. And then just old school: I can chase myself around a gym. I need some kind of movement, even if it's just 10 minutes a day on a trampoline.”

2. Her Diet Is Healthy

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Healthy eating is a big part of Jennifer’s success. "I don't let eating habits get out of control where I need a reset button," she told Yahoo Food. "My general philosophy is to eat healthy. It's pretty clear: eat as much organic fruits and veggies as you can, keep sugar [intake] low, drink tons and tons of water, and get good sleep."

3. She Has Serious Willpower

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Jennifer recently revealed that her willpower is impressive. “A chip. Crunch, crunch, crunch,” she joked to InStyle about her stress-eating food of choice. “Usually. I'm good at that. I can have one M&M, one chip. I know, that's so annoying.”

4. She Avoids Sugary Drinks

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Jennifer tries to avoid drinking her calories. “A margarita — clean, no sugar — or a dirty martini,” she explained when asked about favorite drink. “I only have two to three drinks, tops, and I don't do exotic. When someone asks, ‘Would you like a cranberry-coconut-cucumber-spiced or hibiscus whatever?’ No, I would not. But when I moved into my house, a few people got me tequilas of the month as housewarming gifts. I have a cellar of all kinds of spirits — you could come here and probably order anything you wanted to.”

5. She Drinks a Lot of Water

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Aniston drinks a whopping 100 ounces of water per day. "But occasionally I just have to have a Diet Coke—there's nothing like it!"

6. She Adds Collagen to Her Coffee

Aniston adds Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, a brand she happens to be Chief Creative Officer of, to her coffee. “I’ve always been an advocate for finding wellness from the inside out - and I’m so happy to share the importance of collagen,” she revealed.

7. She Enjoys Exercise

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“Variety is key,” is Jen’s exercise mantra. "Mixing it up is always fun because that way you know you're excited, and it's muscle confusion. It keeps your body awake," she told Women’s Health. Cycling, yoga, barre method, Body by Simone and more recently, boxing, are some of her favorites. "It's the longest workout I've actually stayed with consistently other than yoga," she told InStyle. "There's something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike. It's amazing."

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1. She Relies On the 15-15-15 Workout

Jennifer recently explained to InStyle that she abides by a specific workout method. “I had an injury last fall and I was only able to do Pilates, which I absolutely love. But I was missing that kind of sweat when you just go for it,” she explained. “I'm going back to my 15-15-15, which is a 15-minute spin, elliptical, run. And then just old school: I can chase myself around a gym. I need some kind of movement, even if it's just 10 minutes a day on a trampoline.”

2. She Maintains a Healthy Diet

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Jennifer is extremely healthy when it comes to her eating. "I don't let eating habits get out of control where I need a reset button," she told Yahoo Food. "My general philosophy is to eat healthy. It's pretty clear: eat as much organic fruits and veggies as you can, keep sugar [intake] low, drink tons and tons of water, and get good sleep."

3. She Can Eat a Single Chip As a Cheat Meal

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Jennifer allows herself to indulge—on a single morsel. “A chip. Crunch, crunch, crunch,” she joked to InStyle about her stress-eating food of choice. “Usually. I'm good at that. I can have one M&M, one chip. I know, that's so annoying.”

4. She Doesn’t Drink Sugar

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Jennifer takes her drinks sans sugar. “A margarita — clean, no sugar — or a dirty martini,” she explained when asked about her alcoholic beverage of choice. “I only have two to three drinks, tops, and I don't do exotic. When someone asks, ‘Would you like a cranberry-coconut-cucumber-spiced or hibiscus whatever?’ No, I would not. But when I moved into my house, a few people got me tequilas of the month as housewarming gifts. I have a cellar of all kinds of spirits — you could come here and probably order anything you wanted to.”

5. Hydration Is Key

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Aniston once revealed that she drinks a whopping 100 ounces of water per day. "But occasionally I just have to have a Diet Coke—there's nothing like it!"

6. She Infuses Her Coffee with Collagen

Aniston drinks coffee infused with Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides, a brand she happens to be Chief Creative Officer of. “I’ve always been an advocate for finding wellness from the inside out - and I’m so happy to share the importance of collagen,” she revealed.

7. She Finds Workouts Fun

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“Variety is key” when it comes to Jen’s workouts. "Mixing it up is always fun because that way you know you're excited, and it's muscle confusion. It keeps your body awake," she told Women’s Health. Her favorite workouts include cycling, yoga, barre method, Body by Simone and more recently, boxing. "It's the longest workout I've actually stayed with consistently other than yoga," she told InStyle. "There's something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike. It's amazing."

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1. She Drinks Shakes

Jennifer loves drinking shakes. During a recent interview with Allure to blended up a mix of powders, nuts, ground-up things, bananas, “chocolate things,” and shavings. “Whoa, I hope you like sweet things,” she said to the journalist. “Cheers.”

2. She Embraces Aging

Aniston is embracing aging. “I feel the best in who I am today, better than I ever did in my 20s or 30s even, or my mid-40s. We needed to stop saying bad shit to ourselves,” she told Allure. “You’re going to be 65 one day and think, I looked fucking great at 53,” she then said to herself.

3. She Believes Resentment Is Toxic

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Aniston told Allure “It’s important,” to not hold a grudge. “It’s toxic to have that resentment, that anger. I learned that by watching my mom never let go of it. I remember saying, ‘Thank you for showing me what never to be.’ So that’s what I mean about taking the darker things that happen in our lives, the not-so-happy moments, and trying to find places to honor them because of what they have given to us.”

4. She Does ta Lot of Cardio

Jennifer sticks to a cardio routine: The 15-15-15 workout. “I had an injury last fall and I was only able to do Pilates, which I absolutely love. But I was missing that kind of sweat when you just go for it,” she recently told InStyle. “I'm going back to my 15-15-15, which is a 15-minute spin, elliptical, run. And then just old school: I can chase myself around a gym. I need some kind of movement, even if it's just 10 minutes a day on a trampoline.”

5. Her Diet Is Religiously Healthy

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Jennifer is famous for her healthy diet devotion. “I don't let eating habits get out of control where I need a reset button," she told Yahoo Food. "My general philosophy is to eat healthy. It's pretty clear: eat as much organic fruits and veggies as you can, keep sugar [intake] low, drink tons and tons of water, and get good sleep."

6. She Hydrates

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Aniston drinks a whopping 100 ounces of water per day. "But occasionally I just have to have a Diet Coke—there's nothing like it!" According to the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine men should drink about 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day and women about 11.5 cups (2.7 liters) of fluids.

7. She Spikes Her Coffee with Collagen

Aniston adds collagen peptides to her coffee. “I’ve always been an advocate for finding wellness from the inside out - and I’m so happy to share the importance of collagen,” she revealed. "Though we may not all be blessed with the genetics of Jennifer Aniston, we can still reap the potential benefits of collagen peptides, which she swears by. The star has said she puts a scoop in her smoothie each morning to keep her skin youthful and her body limber," says the Cleveland Clinic. "Taking collagen peptides — also known as hydrolyzed collagen or collagen hydrolysate — can help prevent unwelcome health woes by replenishing some of your body’s collagen supply."

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1. She Makes Time For Herself

Aniston shared some of her wellness secrets with Shape Magazine. She says that making time for herself is important to her. "I think it's important. I think you have to have a nice amount of ‘me’ time-whatever it is. Even back [at the start of my career], I'd come home from work and-as corny as it sounds–I would always sit and watch the sunsets because they're so beautiful and it would just be a nice little time to chill out. Now, the morning is my self-care time because it gears me up for the day ahead. For me, that's meditation, which I do first thing when I wake up before I have my coffee, because if I get out of the room I won't sit back down. So I'll start with that to just kind of calm myself before I head out to exercise."

2. She Does Interval Training

Aniston shared some of her favorite workouts with Shape. She says that she does a lot of interval training. "I still love yoga and cardio, but these days it's been interval training. I think muscle confusion and switching it up is important. I work out at Rise Nation [a 30-minute total-body climbing workout] and with my trainer [Rise Nation founder] Jason who just has me carrying really heavy ropes around and throwing medicine balls against walls and stuff. I'd never really done anything like that before, but I love it.”

3. She Takes Fitness Classes

Aniston tells Shape that she likes to take fitness class. “I take the class Taryn Toomey's The Class, which I am in love with because it's sort of a fantastic moving meditation. You get your emotions out, you get your psyche cleaned, you get your body sweating-it checks a lot of boxes. So that's one I'm very into right now. You feel the power of the group energy-it's kind of an extraordinary experience. Not to expose too much, but the first time I did it I was in tears!"

4. She Eats Healthy In The Morning

Aniston shared her typical breakfast with Shape. "I make a quick shake with protein powder, spinach, maca powder, berries, and vitamin C powder I put in there that's pretty good. I'm not a big breakfast person, but I made myself become a breakfast person. I was always one of those people that just didn't eat in the morning but, of course, you're always hearing it's the most important meal of the day so I find that the shake is really good. Sometimes I do a fasted workout and just have a cup of coffee and then go and work out. You actually have more energy than you expect and [burn more calories] because you're dipping into the reserves as opposed to using the food you've just processed and ingested."

5. She’s Living A Healthy Life

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Aniston shared some of her secrets for living a healthy life to CR Fashion Book. “I drink a lot of water, move my body daily, try to eat whole, fresh foods, and get as much sleep as I can. That last part is chal- lenging for me, but it’s so important. I feel it when I don’t get enough rest. In addition to all of that, I try to be really mindful about what I let into my head- space. Our world is really going through some challenges, and I know we all care a lot, but sometimes I think it’s imperative that we turn off the noise.”