Jennifer Lopez Reveals Exact Exercises For "A Better Me"

Jennifer Lopez is giving her followers a glimpse of her grueling rehearsal routine. In a new social media post the icon shows off her fit-at-54 figure – including her flat abs – while getting ready for This Is Me. “From rehearsals ➡️ shoot. #ThisIsMeNow #TheGreatestLoveStoryNeverTold @primevideo,” she captioned the Instagram post. How does the star manage to look half her age? Here is everything you need to know about the habits that keep her looking forever young.

1. Her Diet: She Eats “Whatever she Wants”

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According to her husband, Lopez doesn’t restrict herself. Ben Affleck opened up about his wife’s diet on the April 21 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. “She’s the most gorgeous woman in the world and she looks spectacular,” she said. “Let me tell you something that’s going to upset you," he said. "Jennifer just eats whatever she wants and whatever she wants; cookies, ice cream, everything."

2. Her Approach to Fitness: She Workouts Out A Lot

Tracy Anderson, one of J.Lo’s trainers, told E! News that Lopez is self-aware when ti comes to her body. “If somebody could graduate summa cum laude of physical literacy, it’s her. She knows her body so well and she knows what she needs for the many, many projects she does,” she said. “This is something people need to understand, Jennifer is so driven from within and she’s such a hard worker. I don’t know anyone that has her worth ethic.” This means that she knows when enough is enough. “She is very soft and gentle with herself in a really beautiful way that you wouldn’t expect. She knows her engine really well. She doesn’t over-train if she’s got to light up a stage, which is most of the time,” added Anderson.

3. Her Approach to Rest: She Sleeps A Lot

While Lopez is busy, she makes time for rest. "There was a time in my life where I used to sleep 3 to 5 hours a night. I'd be on set all day and in the studio all night and doing junkets and filming videos on the weekends," she told People. "I was in my late 20s and I thought I was invincible." She ended up having a panic attack. “I asked the doctor if I was going crazy. He said, 'No, you're not crazy. You need sleep...get 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night, don't drink caffeine, and make sure you get your workouts in if you're going to do this much work.'”

4. Her Approach to Mental Health: Therapy and Spirituality

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Jennifer is a big proponent of therapy and has “become much more spiritual” since having kids, she told Rolling Stone. She uses daily prayers and affirmations to keep her grounded. Here is one of them: “I am whole; I am good on my own; I love the universe, the universe loves me,” she added. “I try to always live from a place of gratitude,” she said. “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.’”

5. Her Approach to Hydration: Drink a Lot of Water

Jen understands "drinking plenty of water, especially before a workout, can help you push harder and get more out of your exercise routine," she told HELLO! She has also revealed that proper hydration is one of the secrets to her J.LO glow. The Mayo Clinic agrees that drinking plenty of water helps to keep the skin hydrated and looking its best.

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1. She Lifts Weights

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Lopez recently opened up about work workout routine in her newsletter, On the JLo, "I think as we grow and mature, we start losing muscle and start aching," she wrote. "The more strength we can get in our body by lifting is really something that makes me feel strong, able and empowered. That along with stretching and staying limber and mobile are the most important things."

2. She Works Out Almost Every Day

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Lopez also revealed that she lifts weight three to four days a week. When she wants to lean out, she adds cardio to the mix – 30 minutes of cardio then 30 minutes of resistance training. She usually starts with leg work, moving onto her back and shoulders, ending with core work.

3. She Prioritizes Mental Health

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Jennifer revealed to Rolling Stone that she goes to therapy. She also said that she has “become much more spiritual” since having kids. She relies on daily prayers and affirmations to keep her grounded, including “I am whole; I am good on my own; I love the universe, the universe loves me,” she added. “I try to always live from a place of gratitude,” she said. “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.’”

4. She Hydrates

Jen pushes the importance of drinking plenty of water, "drinking plenty of water, especially before a workout, can help you push harder and get more out of your exercise routine," she revealed to HELLO! She has also revealed that proper hydration is one of the secrets to her J.LO glow. The Mayo Clinic agrees that drinking plenty of water helps to keep the skin hydrated and looking its best.

5. This Is Her Secret to Making 52 Look Like 22

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Jennifer doesn’t use that as an excuse. She looks better and more fit than ever before at 52. "I'm in the best shape of my life," she admitted in InStyle’s 2021 The Beauty Issue.Her secret? Evolving her approach to exercise as she ages. “In my 20s and 30s I used to work out but not like I do now,” she said. “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!”

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1. Looking Good Motivates J.Lo

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Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has been tight-lipped about her actual workout routine. However, she recently revealed what helps motivate her to workout. Lopez has said that she wears “cute outfits” to the gym to motivate her. “I can’t leave the house without lip gloss and mascara, and honestly, I put the booster on my cheeks too, yeah I put it on, I want to look good when I look into the mirror,” she adds. Here she is at the Met Gala.

2. Ben Affleck Works Out Hard When Necessary

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When Ben Affleck was getting ready to play the iconic role of Batman in the movie Batman vs. Superman, he knew he had to live up to expectations. Affleck worked hard to achieve the body he needed for the role. “I knew that a big part of the audience’s expectation around the role would be how I looked physically,” Affleck told Men’s Journal. “And that was something I had some control over. If I was going to fail in this role, I wasn’t going to let it be in a way that could have been prevented if I had worked harder.” Affleck added, “Getting ready for this role meant working hard, day in and day out. But it was the kind of work where I felt gains in not only my size, but also my mental and physical health.”

3. Rihanna Works With A Trainer on a Famous Cardio Plan

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Rihanna, like many celebrities, works with celebrity personal trainer, Harley Pasternak. Pasternak told Fashionmagazine.com, that the singer is on his famous “5-Factor Plan.” Pasternak describes it as "A workout made up of five phases, which starts off with a cardio warm-up for at least five minutes. Rihanna loves to ride on a stationary bike, whereas some people will jog, walk, run stairs. Phase two is an upper-body resistance exercise, such as a back row or a shoulder raise. Phase 3 is a lower body exercise, like a skater lunge or a hamstring curl. Phase 4 is an abdominal movement like a side bend or a trunk twist. Phase 5 is a cardio cool-down for at least five minutes. So she'll do a continuous circuit, and each day of the week we do different body parts."

4. Kate Hudson Has A Strict Diet, But She Does Cheat When She Wants To

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Kate Hudson has a pretty strict diet, but she doesn’t put pressure on herself to stick to it. “No meat, no dairy, no gluten, I try to stay away from sugar — but I'll cheat when I want to since I'm a bit of a foodie,” she told People.

5. Camila Cabello Puts Her Mental Health First

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Singer Camila Cabello has learned to put herself first, and her mental well-being first. One of the things Cabello has learned is to ignore comments on her body. In an interview on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Cabello described an incident that led her to embrace this mindset. "I had my belly out, I didn’t know anybody was taking pictures of me," she said. "I was like, you know what, this is normal. It’s like my weight is gonna go up and down, also we have these crazy beauty standards from... Instagram of people that are photoshopped or if they’re not photoshopped, it’s not every woman’s body.”

6. Billie Eilish Tries To Have A Positive Relationship With Her Body

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Singer Billie Eilish told The Guardian that she struggles with her body image, and social media plays a role in her mindset. “I see people online, looking like I’ve never looked,” she says. “And immediately I am like, oh my God, how do they look like that? I know the ins and outs of this industry, and what people actually use in photos, and I actually know what looks real can be fake. Yet I still see it and go, oh God, that makes me feel really bad. And I mean, I’m very confident in who I am, and I’m very happy with my life…I’m obviously not happy with my body.” Eilish added: “But who is?” Despite all this, Eilish still works to have a better view of her body. “We only need bodies to eat and walk around and poop. We only need them to survive,” she says. “It’s ridiculous that anybody even cares about bodies at all. Like, why? Why do we care? You know, when you really think about it?”

7. Zoe Kravitz Is Over Looking Good For Others

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As the daughter of rock icon Lenny Kravitz, and actress Lisa Bonet, actress Zoe Kravitz has spent a lot of time in the public eye. “It definitely took me some bit of time as an adult and someone who was in the public eye to find myself,” she admits to Byrdie.com. “There’s a lot of pressure. Growing up, I’d go to events and think, ‘Do I need to look like everyone else?’” Kravitz credited her glam team as helping her with coming to terms with herself.

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1. She Is Efficient with Her Diet and Workout

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"You got to work out, you got to watch what you eat. It's a job—you've got to buckle down,” Us Weekly confirms J.Lo about how to stay in shape. "In my 20s and 30s I used to work out but not like I do now," she added to InStyle. "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!"

2. She Works Out Daily

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"Very rarely will I skip my workout," Lopez revealed to 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."

3. Exercise Makes Her Happy

"I am 100 percent convinced that working out is part of what makes me so happy,” Jennifer explained to Hello. “Dance has always been a huge part of my life and taking the time to move my body and do something that's so good for me is key to my happiness. When my confidence is lagging, I dance. There's something about seeing what my body is capable of and feeling the endorphin rush that comes with a good dance session that really helps boost my confidence and my mood. I still consider myself a dancer at heart and I love it.”

4. Her Diet Is Extremely Disciplined

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Lopez drinks a lot of water, per Dodd Romero, her trainer. “She drinks a minimum of seven glasses a day,” he told US Weekly. He also revealed that her diet is clean, consisting of protein, vegetables, fats, carbohydrates and water. She “stays away from processed foods and gets her nutrients from whole sources,” he specifies. Her go-to proteins include egg whites, white meat turkey, chicken breast and grass-fed beef , while she gets her fats from fish rich in omegas like salmon and sea bass and “a handful” of nuts per day. Veggies are also in abundance, however, she avoids carrots and corn as they are higher in sugar than leafy greens. Other menu items include complex carbs like sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, rice bread and oatmeal with fresh berries.

5. She Indulges on Occasion

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