Jennifer Lopez Shares Swimsuit Photo in "Birthday Mood"

Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her birthday in her bathing suit. In one of her latest social media posts the superstar kicks off her 54th trip around the sun. “Birthday mood…all month!! Always a good day when Lola comes to play… #OnTheJLo: Birthday Edition coming soon,” she captioned the Instagram post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jennifer Lopez stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Eats “Whatever She Wants”

On the April 21 episode of "The Drew Barrymore Show," Ben Affleck gushed over his wife. “She’s the most gorgeous woman in the world and she looks spectacular.” He also revealed that she doesn’t diet. “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. She Works Out

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Affleck added that exercise contributes to her phenomenal figure. “She works out. I mean, I work out too, but I don’t magically appear to be 20 years old you know what I mean? With perfect skin and the whole thing,” he joked. “There’s no taking away the work ethic. The work ethic is real, the discipline is very real, but also the superhuman thing is real. She’s the most gorgeous woman in the world, she looks spectacular.”

3. She “Knows Her Body”

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Tracy Anderson, one of J.Lo’s trainers, added to E! News, that she is self-aware. “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.”

4. She Doesn’t Over Train

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“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.

5. She Sleeps

Lopez has also revamped her approach to 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.'”

Jennifer Lopez is considered one of Hollywood’s most gorgeous women. She shared a stunning new set of photos on Instagram this week. In them, she wore different outfits, including a white swimsuit and a red one with a green and pink floral cover-up. She captioned the post, “This is August (so far)” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jennifer Lopez stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Puts Her Needs First

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In an interview with Vogue, Lopez talked about her life and career. She says that she is learning to put her needs first. “I just didn’t understand what it was to care for myself, to not put somebody else’s feelings and needs—and your need for them to love you—in front of taking care of yourself,” she says. “You turn yourself into a pretzel for people and think that that’s a noble thing, to put yourself second. And it’s not. Those patterns become deep patterns that you carry with you, and then at a certain point you go, Wait, this doesn’t feel good. Why am I never happy? I really felt that way for a long time. And finally I was just like, Ugh! It’s time to figure me out because I need to be good for these babies. And even from there, with all the willingness I had, it took years and years to really put the pieces together, like, Oh, this thing I do because of this, that thing I do because that happened to me at this age.”

2. She Focuses On Her Happiness

Lopez talked about her process of creating music in her Vogue interview. She says that she focuses on her happiness. “I’m not one of these tortured artists,” Lopez says. “Yes, I’ve lived with tremendous sadness, like anybody else, many, many times in my life, and pain. But when I make my best music or my best art is when I’m happy and full and feel lots of love.”

3. She Speaks Out

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Lopez talked about her decision to speak out on social issues in her Vogue interview.“You get to a point in your life where you realize, if something’s wrong, you say it. If you’re not doing something about it then you’re kind of complicit. Whether it was kids in cages, or kids getting shot in the street by police—all these things where it was just like, ‘What the hell is going on around here? When did we lose our way?’ There were so many awful, ugly attitudes coming to light. It was really sad because it didn’t need to be political. It was about being a good person, loving your neighbor, all the things that people say they stand for but then they don’t practice because somebody’s not the same as them or somebody has a different sexual orientation or gender identity or a different race. It’s like, Really? You can’t just do you? You can’t just be you and be happy and let somebody else be happy too?”

4. She Knows Her Boundaries

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Lopez makes sure to set boundaries for herself. “Self-love is really about boundaries,” she said in her Vogue interview. “Learning what you’re comfortable with and putting up the boundaries, not being afraid of the consequences. Knowing that in taking care of yourself, everything will turn out okay, that people will treat you the way you want to be treated and your life will feel good to you. For a long time, I was just like, Yes, do whatever you want! I can take it, I’ll be here, because I’m really strong, and I’ll be fine. Little by little it chips away at your self-worth, your self-esteem, your soul.”

5. She Pushes Herself

Lopez tells W Magazine that she isn’t afraid to take risks. “I think living and pushing outside your comfort zone is the only way to be happy, ultimately,” she says. “In the middle of it, risk is uncomfortable. But to me, there’s something super­ exciting about that. It’s probably the way I’m wired. Most people don’t like it, but I’m like, ‘Yeah! Let’s do more, let’s take more, let’s see more…’ Then I’m in it and, like, ‘Wow, this is a lot.’ ”

Jennifer Lopez has a new song out, “Can’t Get Enough” with Latto. With that song comes a stunning new music video. She shared a teaser for the video on Instagram. In it, Lopez and Latto pose in different outfits. One outfit Lopez wears is a gold swimsuit, her figure on display. She captioned the post, “Tomorrow @latto #CantGetEnough.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Jennifer Lopez stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She Lifts Weights

In her newsletter, Lopez revealed that she has started weightlifting. "I think as we grow and mature, we start losing muscle and start aching," Lopez writes. "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’s Consistent

For Lopez, working out is all about being consistent. “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.” Lopez even says that she works out on her birthday.

3. She Has Two Different Trainers

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Lopez does a lot of traveling. And no matter where she is, she finds time to workout. She tells HollywoodLife that she works with two different trainers. “When I’m in New York, I work out with David Kirsch — he’s an amazing trainer. When I’m in L.A., I work with Tracy Anderson. I like the balance that they both give me. They have two totally different approaches. I like switching it up with my body.”

4. She Takes Care Of Her Skin

Lopez has amazing skin, and she makes sure to take care of it. She shared some of her secrets in her HollywoodLife interview. “I’m rarely in the sun, but if I am, I wear a lot of sunscreen. I’ve never been one to take a lot of sun, which is why my skin has maintained itself. And I don’t drink or smoke or have caffeine. That really wrecks your skin as you get older.”

5. She Gets Enough Sleep

Lopez has a busy schedule, and often works late nights. However, she makes sure to get enough sleep each night. “I love a good nine or 10 hours, but I can never get that,” she told HollywoodLife. “So seven or eight is mandatory. [If I don’t get it] I just don’t feel right. I start feeling crazy, I get emotional and I feel tired all the time.”