Jordana Brewster in Bathing Suit is "Hanging with My Friend"

Jordana Brewster is making friends at the beach! The Fast & Furious star showed off her amazing figure while making a splash on the shoreline on Monday, revealing she had a slick new pal. “Hanging with my friend,” the star captioned the series of images featuring a seal lounging on a rock next to her. How does the mother-of-two keep herself so fit? Read on to see 7 of Jordana Brewster’s top tips for staying 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. Exercise Early

The early bird gets the workout worm, per Jordana. “I get up at, like, 5:15 a.m. every morning to run. I like treadmills—it hurts my knees too much to run outside. [My mom] is still a member at [a gym]. She’s in her mid-60s, and she works out. So I really got that from her, and I still defer to her,” she told Health.

2. Track Your Movement

Jordana, one of the many stars who works out with Harley Pasternak, is a huge proponent of getting steps in. Her trainer sets a daily minimum goal for her to reach, and she stays accountable via an activity tracker. “I also go on hikes, which is really nice. I need to get steps in,” she said. “I need to be outside and breathing fresh air. I’m so lucky that I live in L.A., where I can do that, because otherwise I would go absolutely stir-crazy.” The star does a lot of strength training, sharing her sets on Instagram, which involve a lot of weights, squats, and ab exercises.

3. Take Group Fitness Classes

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Jordana enjoys taking classes. “I work out six days a week. I like to change up my workout so I never get bored,” she told Hollywood Life. “Once a week, I take a class at Body by Simone. I love dance classes and body sculpting classes. It’s just fun to get in a room and dance and listen to good music.”

4. Focus on How You Feel, Not the Numbers on the Scale

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Jordana tries not to stress out about her weight. “I am a control freak, so I went through phases where I was obsessed with the number on the scale and I didn’t want to deviate. I was never anorexic, but I was definitely too controlled to be healthy,” she explained to Health. “Now, I just try to think about modeling good behavior for my kids, who love treats. And, paying attention to if I am full or just eating mindlessly.”

5. Don’t Eat Too Much Sugar

Jordana maintains that wellness “is all about balance and feeling comfortable in your skin,” she told Health. “I think that sometimes you have to be shaken out of complacency to get back to wellness. Like, for example, I love sugar so much—I am a sugar junkie. Recently, Harley said to me, ‘You need to figure this out.’ I appreciated his bluntness because he was right. I would have Swedish Fish with my kids—and M&M’s and Tootsie Rolls are my weakness. And I was often replacing lunch with frozen yogurt instead of actual food. Not great.”

6. Eat Your Calories – Don’t Drink Them

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Jordana would rather eat than drink her calories. “I hate smoothies, and I hate juices,” she told Health. “I like chewing. So I steam tons of vegetables and add avocado. And then I have soup with chicken or salmon for at least one of my meals. And then I’m getting all my vegetables in one meal, and I don’t really have to worry about it after that. So it’s about checking in and making sure you’re living as balanced a life as possible.”

7. Eat “As Natural As Possible”

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Jordana tries to maintain a clean diet, focusing on whole foods. “I try to eat as natural as possible, and I try to eat organic,” she told Hollywood Life. “I also try to avoid processed food.” "Think of food as three simple categories. Unprocessed, whole foods are things like fresh fruits and vegetables, rice, meat, and eggs. Processed food covers a wide gamut and includes cheeses, canned vegetables with added salt, canned fruit with added sugar and meat preserved with salt. And ultraprocessed foods can have added colors, sugars, salts and preservatives that add no nutritional value," says the Mayo Clinic.