Jennifer Aniston in Bathing Suit is "Stunning" 

Jennifer Aniston is showing off her forever young figure at 53 in a bathing suit. The Friends star drops jaws in the latest issue of Allure, looking incredibly fit in a tiny Chanel swimsuit top. “Stunning,” commented one person. “What a babe,” added Reese Witherspoon. “Um, are we back in the 90’s today??” said Gwyneth Paltrow, referencing the fact that the actress hasn’t aged in decades. Aniston also posted a photo of herself in a bathing suit with Angela Levin of @angelalevinmakeup. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 of the secrets Jennifer Aniston revealed during the interview of how she 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 Drinks Shakes

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“Okay, I’m making us a shake. Here we go,” Aniston said during the interview. She assembled various ingredients, including powders, nuts, ground up things, bananas, “chocolate things,” and shavings. “Whoa, I hope you like sweet things,” said Aniston. “Cheers.”

2. She Doesn’t Spend a Lot of Time on Social Media

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I hate social media,” Aniston said. “I’m not good at it.” She added: “It’s torture for me. The reason I went on Instagram was to launch this line,” she explains. “Then the pandemic hit and we didn’t launch. So I was just stuck with being on Instagram. It doesn’t come naturally.”

3. She Embraces Aging

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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 said during the interview, talking to herself: “You’re going to be 65 one day and think, I looked fucking great at 53.”

4. She Had a "Challenging" Baby-Making Road

Aniston also opened up about her fertility struggles. “I was trying to get pregnant. It was a challenging road for me, the baby-making road,” she said. “All the years and years and years of speculation... It was really hard. I was going through IVF, drinking Chinese teas, you name it. I was throwing everything at it. I would’ve given anything if someone had said to me, ‘Freeze your eggs. Do yourself a favor.’ You just don’t think it. So here I am today. The ship has sailed.” She added: “I have zero regrets. I actually feel a little relief now because there is no more, ‘Can I? Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.’ I don’t have to think about that anymore.”

5. She Believes Resentment Is Toxic

Aniston maintains that “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.”

Jennifer Aniston has, and will always be, body goals. The star has maintained her fit figure, acting as motivation for so many women working to get to a healthy place. If you take one look at Jen’s social media, you’ll know the Friends star doesn’t just make time for wellness, she makes it a lifestyle. Same goes for those she surrounds herself with. Stylist Chris McMann, for example, is showing off one of his styles on Instagram. The model? Aniston. In it, Aniston posed in a chair wearing a swimsuit top. McMann captioned the post, “Love a good blowout.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jennifer Aniston 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 Mixes Up Classes

It’s so important to keep it fun, mixing up workouts so things don’t get stagnant. When Jen sat down with Molly McNearney at InStyle, she raved about everything from boxing to barre. “There's something about the mental aspect of boxing — the drills, your brain has to work, you're not just sitting on a bike," said Jen. "Boxing is a great way to get aggression out. You get a mental release of all this crap you're taking into your ears and eyes every day and have little fantasy moments imagining who you're punching." According to Harvard Health Publishing, boxing helps improve muscle strength, endurance, balance, and possibly eye-hand coordination.

2. She Swears by the Elliptical

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If you’re just starting out, intimidated by the machines at the gym or deciding what machine to purchase for your home, Jen has raved about the elliptical during a past interview with Vogue. "I do 45 mins of intervals on my elliptical. I raise the incline, run for two mins, walk for one, run for two ... and I do it for 20 minutes straight until I'm just drenched." Ellipticals allow you to get the job done, breaking a good sweat and burning a lot of calories, while not putting too much pressure on your joints.

3. She Says Namaste to Stay in Shape

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Unsurprising, yoga is involved. Behind every amazing body and clear mind seems to be the practice of yoga to maintain physical and mental health. Mandy Ingber, the woman behind Jen’s hot yoga bod, explained the routine she does with Jen in an article with Healthista. "I would do 30 minutes of spinning, 40 minutes of yoga, incorporating some of my 'hybrid' yoga poses paired with a toning exercise,” explained Mandy. “We would do some power yoga, vinyasa flow and then some yin yoga stretching, and then finish with the infrared sauna." There are incredible benefits when it comes to practicing yoga. It’s known to increase flexibility, improve mental health, reduce stress, and build strength, among other benefits.

4. She Swears by Intermittent Fasting

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Jen seems to avoid the fade diets, just maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but one she does like is intermittent fasting. She learned from Dr. David Sinclair that “stressing the body through exercise is a good thing,” Jen explains in an interview with Byrdie. “We're taught that we need to constantly relax, go on vacations, and take naps to rehabilitate, but they aren't the greatest things for our bodies. The best thing is to stress your body.” That might seem like an unusual suggestion, but she doesn’t mean emotional stress. Things like fasting, proper exercise, and eating right. When Jen follows intermittent fasting she doesn’t have food in the morning and notices a huge difference when going without solid food for 16 hours.

5. She Drinks Collagen

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For Jennifer, incorporating collagen has been crucial when it comes to maintaining her healthy lifestyle. In fact, she’s behind Vital Protein so much that she’s a brand ambassador and a board member. "I have had a passion for health and wellness for years," Jen said. "I know this topic can be overwhelming so through this campaign, I want to show simple ways to incorporate collagen into your daily life. For me, it’s adding it to my morning coffee and replenishing after a workout, but there is truly an option for everyone." What does it do? According to the Mayo Clinic, there’s not a ton of proof backing up how well taking collagen works, but collagen in general is one of the building blocks of your bones and skin.