Kate Bosworth in Bathing Suit Says "Happy Birthday" to Justin Long

Actress Kate Bosworth is celebrating her beau Justin Long’s birthday. She marked the occasion by posting a sweet series of photos of the couple on Instagram. In some of the photos, Bosworth and Long spent a day at the beach. She captioned the post, “You were born today and the world lit up brighter than it had known and years later you met a girl who’s life was disassembled / rearranged but you were patient and with time she fell in love now she has a glow (one that was forgotten long ago) she is so grateful *more than you’ll ever know. Happy Birthday @justinlong you make me smile so big my face hurts xx Thank you for creating peace in my heart since the day we met.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Kate Bosworth 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 Makes Chickpea Salads

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Bosworth loves to cook healthy meals. She revealed her recipe for chickpea salad to InStyle. “I’ll just sauté and warm up some chickpeas in olive oil and salt and pepper. You can add anything. You can add garlic, chili flakes, anything you want to pack it up. Then, I’ll usually chop up an avocado, cucumber, tomatoes, sometimes I pickle beets, pepitas, a little bit of goat cheese. Then, I make my own vinaigrette. It’ll be like olive oil, Dijon, and a little bit of rice wine vinegar. You can add anything. You can throw in some cilantro, some fresh herbs, but that’s super, super quick and the chickpeas have such great complex carbs, high protein, and avocado is good fats.”

2. She Goes To Skincare Experts

Bosworth has amazing skin, and she tells InStyle that she goes to specialists to help take care of it. “When I was in Morocco, I had a little bit of Melasma triggered, so I realized I had to seek someone out who could help me with that. The woman who has truly been a lifesaver magician with my skin is Faith Tatro. She’s in Los Angeles. She has her own establishment called Faith Tatro Aesthetics. She’s a medical aesthetician. She just has the knowledge and instinct with skin that’s unmatched—she’s brilliant. I’ve been seeing her since I was about 22 or 23.”

3. She Does Small Workouts Each Day

When it comes to working out, Bosworth believes less is more. She tells SELF that she focuses on doing short workouts each day, rather than long, intense ones. “I had a hard time with my exercise routine because I felt like it had to be an hour, and it had to be really rigorous and intense,” she said. “Then, I realized you can go down and get on the treadmill for 20 minutes, and you’ve done something.”

4. She Eats A Healthy Lunch

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Bosworth tells SELF that she has made a lot of changes to her diet. One thing that she has changed is what she eats for lunch. She says that she eats a healthier lunch, so that she’s able to have energy for the rest of the day. “One day in my mid-20s, it hit me that I can’t have a burger for lunch. I’m going to fall asleep.”

5. She Has A Routine

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When it comes to fitness, Bosworth tells InStyle that consistency is important to her. She says that getting into a routine helped her get into shape. “When I first started, I was like, ‘This is so hard. I don’t know how I’m ever going to get used to this. It’s impossible.’ But I also knew when I was done with it, I felt so good. I was like, ‘OK, if I can just keep that in mind, then it’ll start feeling good and I’ll just remember what the effect is.' If I’m in a routine with anything, it gets easier and more enjoyable.”

Kate Bosworth is 39 years old and in the best shape of her life, thanks to an incredibly disciplined approach to diet and fitness (with some fun thrown in too!). “Here’s how I get summer ready! (w/ a focus on fitness 💪🏻)” she captioned a recent Instagram post, which showed her doing Emsculpt. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 7 ways the actress 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 Loves Low-Impact Workouts

Bosworth swears by low-impact workout P.volve, which focuses on smaller ranges of motion. "I know that everyone thought the video I put up about P.volve was pretty funny," she says. "It’s a provocative video, but it’s actually such a wonderful piece of equipment. P.volve is really focused on those kind of low-impact, micro movements in order to target hard-to-reach areas."

2. She Works Out With a Trainer

MAMMOTH, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 03: Kate Bosworth attends Mammoth Film Festival 2022 Opening Night - Premieres "The Immaculate Room" And "The One" on February 03, 2022 in Mammoth, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Mammoth Film Festival)

Bosworth starts her days with a workout, and loves her trainer Stephanie Watson. "We met her on a TV show two years ago called the I-Land,” Bosworth says. “She’s also very focused on low-impact exercise and the mind-body connection. Her whole mission is low-impact fitness, and I learned everything I know about that from her."

3. Exercise Doesn’t Have To Be Intense

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 08: Kate Bosworth attends TIME Women Of The Year at Spago L'extérieur on March 08, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for TIME)

Bosworth avoids overly-strenuous workouts these days, and focuses on the smaller victories. “I had a hard time with my exercise routine because I felt like it had to be an hour, and it had to be really rigorous and intense,” she says. “Then, I realized you can go down and get on the treadmill for 20 minutes, and you’ve done something.”

4. She Knows When Food Should Be Fuel

PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 03: Kate Bosworth attends Netflix's special screening of "Along For The Ride" at The Bay Theater on May 03, 2022 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Netflix)

Bosworth loves to cook and eat, but behaves like an athlete when working. “When I’m working, I look at food as fuel. The hours can be long and irregular, and sometimes we work through the night,” she says. “So I eat a lot of really good complex carbs, like sweet potato or chickpeas, protein and a lot of vegetables. During my time off, I make comfort food and don’t worry so much about how the food makes me feel. But on set, it’s almost like an athletic approach to performance. A healthy diet can bring a lot of stamina and endurance, and it’s important if you want to perform to your best ability.”

5. ...And She Knows When To Just Enjoy Herself

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 10: Actress/Executive Producer Kate Bosworth attends the “Bring On the Dancing Horses” screening and panel during SeriesFest: Season 8 at Sie Film Center on May 10, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for SeriesFest)

Bosworth is obsessed with cheeseburgers, and has two favorite spots to grab a bite. “I have two favorite cheeseburgers; one is from Burgers Never Say Die in Los Angeles, and the other from a place called Norm’s News in Kalispell, Montana, which has one of the best cheeseburgers I’ve ever had.”

6. She Loves Mediterranean Food

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 10: Actress/Executive Producer Kate Bosworth attends the “Bring On the Dancing Horses” screening and panel during SeriesFest: Season 8 at Sie Film Center on May 10, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for SeriesFest)

Bosworth is a big fan of the Mediterranean diet, especially Israeli food. “I love the cuisine so much that to eat in the actual country would be a dream,” she says. “I have a close group of Israeli friends, so it’s what they cook for me. I love all the dips and spreads, and those fresh, crunchy, bright salads. I could just eat bowls of them, and they’re great with marinated grilled meat. It’s all healthy and super tasty.”

7. Horseback Riding

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 10: Actress/Executive Producer Kate Bosworth attends the “Bring On the Dancing Horses” screening and panel during SeriesFest: Season 8 at Sie Film Center on May 10, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Tom Cooper/Getty Images for SeriesFest)

Bosworth has been riding horses since she was five years old, which helped her get the lead role in Blue Crush. “I was a [horseback] jumper so, I likened surfing to horse riding only because I'd never surfed before and I had promised [producer] Brian Grazer and [director] John Stockwell that I would know how to surf by the time the cameras were rolling,” she says. “It was a tall order. But the balance and the kind of [muscle] sensitivity, the horse riding and jumping and coordination that takes—I thought if I can do that, I should be able to surf. Surfing's harder. Maybe it's because I've been horse riding longer, but I do think that that kind of experience and also like a fearlessness when you're jumping really high fences on a live animal, you've got to have a certain brain to do that, or desire, you know… So I felt like if I can ride a horse, I can take on a wave.”

Kate Bosworth had a fun summer. And her recent Instagram post proves it. Bosworth shared a series of beach photos. She wore two different bikinis in the post. A light blue one, and one with a gold sparkly top and a red patterned bottom. She captioned the post, “Some summer memories.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Kate Bosworth 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 Still Indulges

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Bosworth opened up about her health and wellness in an interview with SELF. She says that she doesn’t give up all her favorite indulgences. And she has a favorite. “Ketchup is the indulgence that I never give up. Ketchup on everything.”

2. She Changed Her Diet

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Bosworth told SELF that as she’s gotten older, she’s had to make a lot of lifestyle changes. In particular, she changed her diet. “One day in my mid-20s it hit me that I can’t have a burger for lunch,” she explained. “I’m going to fall asleep.”

3. She Does Long-Term Workouts

Bosworth revealed some of her favorite workouts to Women’s Health. She says that her approach to fitness has changed over the years. She says that she does workouts that offer more long-term results and are more low-impact. "The way my mindset has changed over the last couple of years is from high-intensity workouts being most important to a mindset that’s more focused on a fitness from a longevity and vitality viewpoint,” she said.

4. She Does Pulses

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Bosworth revealed that she loves to do pulse workouts to stay in shape. "It’s the mind-body connection that really allows you to engage and connect with specific muscles and the different movements that you can do,” she told Women’s Health. “I really lean on the micro movements now."

5. She Works Out Her Lower Body

Bosworth doesn’t skip leg day. She tells Women’s Health that she does a lot of lower body exercises. "I believe that the glutes are some of the hardest muscles to target. You have to be super consistent with it."