Jennifer Lopez in Bathing Suit Poses With Ben: "Commitment"

Jennifer Lopez is feeling the love in her swimsuit. The superstar honored her husband, Ben Affleck, on Valentine’s Day by revealing a new tattoo with the letters J and B, and also showing off her amazing body in a bathing suit. “Commitment ♾️ Happy Valentine’s Day my love,” she captioned the powerful Instagram post. How does she make 53 look like 23? Read on to see 6 ways Jennifer Lopez 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 Goes to Therapy

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Jennifer told Rolling Stone that she goes to therapy, adding that she has “become much more spiritual” since having kids. “I am whole; I am good on my own; I love the universe, the universe loves me,” is one of the affirmations she uses. “I try to always live from a place of gratitude,” she added. “But today, especially, if you ask me what my first thought was, it was, ‘Thank you. Thank you, God, for this day. Thank you for my life, what it is.’”

2. As She Ages, So Do Her Workouts

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While it’s hard to believe, Jennifer is aging like the rest of us, and she believes in adapting her workouts as the years go by. “In my 20s and 30s I used to work out but not like I do now,” she explained in InStyle’s 2021 The Beauty Issue. “It's not that I work out more; I just work out harder and smarter. And it doesn't take me as long as it did in the past. I do it more for my health than I do for looks, which is funny. When you do things for the right reasons, you actually look better!”

3. She Drinks A LOT of Water

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Jennifer is all about hydration. According to her trainer Dodd Romero she “drinks a minimum of seven glasses a day,” he told US Weekly. 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.

4. She Doesn’t Do Diet

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You won’t find Jennifer on a crash diet. “You got to work out, you got to watch what you eat,” she told Us Weekly about her approach to staying in shape. “It’s a job— you’ve got to buckle down.” Per Dodd her diet consists of a lot of protein, vegetables, fats, carbohydrates and water. Additionally, she “stays away from processed foods and gets her nutrients from whole sources.” Egg whites, white meat turkey, chicken breast and grass-fed beef three to four times a week serve as her main protein sources. Healthy fats in the form of fish like salmon and sea bass packed with high levels of omega-3s and 6s and “a handful” of nuts per day are also go-to foods. She also eats lots of veggies and complex carbs like sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, rice bread and oatmeal, which she’ll eat with fresh berries.

5. She Doesn’t Believe in Deprivation

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Jennifer cheats on occasion. "Throughout the years I’ve learned the importance of maintaining a healthier […] diet," she told People. "I still eat some of the foods I love, but in moderation. I don’t deprive myself."

6. She Doesn’t Skip Workouts

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Jennifer is extremely disinclined. “Very rarely will I skip my workout,” she told Us Weekly. “Sometimes, I work too late the night before, and I’m like, ‘Ugh, I can’t do this.’ But I tell myself, ‘Just do it. It’s only an hour.’ It’s just talking yourself off the ledge of being a lazy bum.”