Katharine McPhee in Bathing Suit Says "Happy Earth Day"

Katharine McPhee Foster is celebrating Earth Day, by flaunting her incredibly flat abs in a swimsuit. In the mother-of-one’s latest Instagram post, she puts her fabulous figure on display while posing in the ocean. “Happy (almost) Earth Day! 🌍 I love that each year, this day is meant to remind us that we should all try & do our part to take better care of the planet that generations to come will inhabit. Like our kids! While several environmental causes are important to me, I’m probably the most passionate about ocean conservation,” she wrote. How did the star overcome an eating disorder to become the healthiest and happiest version of herself? Read on to see 9 ways Katharine McPhee 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. Her Workouts Combine Running and Strength Training

McPhee works out three or four times a week for hour-long workouts with trainer Simon Carter. "We’ll run and we’ll, like, in the middle of each intersection do, 20 push-ups or 20 jump squats, and then start running again, and go for four or five miles," the actress told Health, per Self, about their sessions. Carter also adds in walking lunges up and down hills during her run.

2. She Doesn’t Weigh Herself

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Katharine, who struggled with an eating disorder in her younger years, avoids stepping on the scale. "I stopped weighing myself and doing calories a long time ago," she told Health.

3. She Eats a Clean, Balanced Diet

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Katharine isn’t super strict with her diets, but eats as healthy as possible because it makes her feel good. “I love clean food; it makes me feel good,” she told Health. “But the idea that you can never eat a burger and French fries [without gaining] weight five days later? I just don’t believe that’s true.”

4. She Cheats

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"If there's somewhere special I wanna go - like for Mastro's butter cake or a pizza with some delicious red wine - I break every rule," she told Health. "I'm gonna have the appetizer, the entree, some of your entree, and dessert, just because I love food."

5. Her Diet Has Gotten More Plant-Based

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Katharine revealed to Health that she was influenced by the documentary, What the Health. She said, “it’s basically gearing everybody to be plant-based and vegan. I could never be vegan; I like milk and yogurt and cheese too much. But I’ve definitely moved more toward the vegetarian route.”

6. Her Diet Is Very Green

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Katharine’s diet is filled with lots of green food. “Well, I love avocado toast. I know it’s super trendy but I love it for breakfast; it just feels so nurturing and wholesome and so good going into my stomach. I put a little bit of truffle oil over the avocado with salt and pepper on delicious whole wheat toast,” she told Health. “I also like big salads, like the ones at Sweetgreen. I love Sweetgreen.” Her favorite combo? “Kale, kale, kale, kale. I love kale. And then garbanzo beans, spicy broccoli, red onion, carrot, feta cheese, cucumbers, and then maybe something crunchy, like almonds. I like to eat a really hearty, full meal that’s rich in fiber with good fat, like an avocado, and proteins.”

7. She Intuitively Eats

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After welcoming her first child, Katharine confessed to Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt, during her Instagram Live series Before, During and After (BDA), that she struggled a bit with her body image during her pregnancy but was able to get through it. "The way I was able to overcome disordered behavior, in terms of food, was not obsessing and letting my body tell me what was needed," she said. "Not being like, 'It has to be oatmeal in the morning, four ounces of protein,' because that makes me crazy."

8. She Belives “Diets Are the Worst”

In a recent Instagram post, Katharine explained that she lost her baby weight in a healthy way. "I lost this baby weight without dieting. Zero. Diets are the worst and I've had zero pressure from anyone,” she said. "I'll probably gain weight again at some point too. Who cares?"

9. She Takes Zumba Classes

In an Instagram post for World Mental Health Day, Katharine revealed that she loves a certain dancing workout. "More than just a fun workout, Zumba class is a safe space to connect with others, exercise my mental fitness & take my me-time to the next level," she wrote.

Emmanuelle Chriqui is an actress best-known for her role on the HBO series Entourage. She also shares a lot of gorgeous posts on Instagram. Chriqui shared a new set of photos on her page this week. In them, she sat in a pool, posed by tidepools on rocks, and stood in front of the ocean. Chriqui wore different swimsuits in the photos, her figure on display. She captioned the post, “Earth day is every day.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Emmanuelle Chriqui 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 Has All Aspects Balanced

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Chriqui opened up about her wellness routine to New Beauty. She says that she makes sure to focus on all the important aspects of wellness, and that she believes in having balance. “Wellness to me is cultivating good, empowering habits that make you feel good from the inside out. It’s a combination of mental, spiritual and physical. When these things are aligned for me, I feel my absolute best. When one is off, it affects everything else.”

2. She Meditates

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Chriqui loves to practice meditation. She tells New Beauty that she makes sure to incorporate meditation every day. “I am a very regimented person,” she says. “I start every single day with TM (transcendental meditation). If I have a 5 a.m. call time, I will wake up 30 minutes earlier to get it in—it’s been a game-changer for me. It clears the cobwebs and makes me feel grounded and present.”

3. She Eats Healthy

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Chriqui makes sure to eat healthy. She tells E! Online, she makes sure to eat a lot of produce and organic food. “I'm massively into health and nutrition,” she says. “And I'm just into clean eating whenever possible: lots of vegetables and lots of leafy greens. Trying to eat my food as opposed to trying to take a thousand supplements—which is something I'm just learning.”

4. She Loves Pilates

Chriqui shared some of her favorite workouts to New Beauty. “For fitness, I swear by Pilates,” she revealed. “Now, in my mid-40s, I am stronger, leaner and more flexible than ever before.” Better Health reports that Pilates has a lot of benefits. “Pilates can be an aerobic and non-aerobic form of exercise. It requires concentration and focus, because you move your body through precise ranges of motion. It requires concentration in finding a centre point to control your body through movement. Each exercise has a prescribed placement, rhythm and breathing pattern.”

5. She Spends Time Outside

Chriqui spends a lot of time outside. She shares a lot of outdoor photos on her Instagram. She posted this set of throwback photos of herself on a trip to Greece. In them, Chriqui walked by the beach. She captioned the post, “It’s freezing in Vancouver today.. I mean what I would do to be back in Greece, facing the water with the hot sun on my back.”

Actress Salma Hayek isn’t afraid to show off her body. The Eternals and Magic Mike’s Last Dance star recently shared a stunning new photo on Instagram. In it, she took a boat ride, and wore a light blue two-piece swimsuit. Hayek captioned the post, “Some people don’t like grey days, but I think everyday is precious. Adore your week, No matter what it brings.”

1. She’s Cautious Of The Environment

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Hayek supports a lot of different causes. One thing that she is passionate about is protecting the environment. She shared this post on Instagram of herself playing with different animals, and talked about protecting the environment in the caption. “This #WorldEnvironmentDay makes me think extra about the future generations and all the wonderful creatures that depend on our choices and it makes me want to try harder.”

2. She’s Comfortable With Her Body

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Hayek is all about body-positivity, and wearing what she wants. In an interview with Glamour, she recalled a conversation with her daughter about a revealing red-carpet look she wanted to wear. “‘But honey, you see the belly,” Hayek said. “‘You see that I have a belly. And I don’t want to be sucking it in.’ And then I said, ‘You know what? Screw that. I’m 56, everything else looks good.’”

3. She Speaks Out Against Sexism

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In an interview with Vogue, Hayek talked about the sexism she’s faced in Hollywood. She makes sure to speak out against these standards. "Why should we let them give us an expiration date? I think there is a lot of sexism when it comes to age. They give us a lot of deadlines that they don't have, such as [the idea that] after a certain age, you lose your beauty or nobody will want to marry you. It's incredibly unfair. I wanted to make this character, who is strong, fierce, beautiful, sexy and ready for adventure because women my age, in their mid-fifties, can still be that."

4. She Swims

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Hayek loves to swim to stay in shape. She shares a bunch of posts on Instagram of herself in the water. Hayek shared these photos and one video of herself taking a swim in the ocean at sunset. She captioned the post, “Every time I need to feel renewed, I jump into the ocean.” Hayek also posted this photo of herself swimming by rock formations, captioning it, “Today is #nationalwaterday but let’s not forget any day how precious water is.”

5. She’s Present

In an interview with Marie Claire, Hayak revealed some of her secrets for building confidence. “It’s about being in the present and being alive. When you’re present you forget certain things; I’m not thinking about how old I am when I wake up. I don’t even look in the mirror. Though, sometimes when I do look in the mirror I go, ‘Oh Jesus’, or I’ll think ‘How come I’m always tired?’ and I’ll remember, ‘Ah, I’m older now’. When it dawns on me, I make the effort to connect with life again. I’m just amazed that at my age I’m still working and having the best moment of my career. At this point I’m just grateful.”

Katharine McPhee is celebrating Valentine’s Day with her husband, producer David Foster. She shared a highlight reel of the couple together over the years on Instagram. In it, the couple is seen spending time on a boat and at the beach, among other things. She captioned it, “It was always you. Happy love day.” How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Katharine McPhee 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 Does One Body Part At A Time During Workouts

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McPhee’s trainer Oscar Smith revealed some of her workout secrets to Life & Style. Smith says that they focus on one body part at a time during sessions. “For upper body, we would focus on a specific body part, then start off what I call ‘the Triangle,'” he says. “Some days with no weights would be 15 reps of assisted pull-ups, chin-ups, reverse grip pull-ups, close grip pull-ups, wide grip pull-ups, 50 dips, then 50 decline push-ups, 50 incline push-ups, 50 regular push-ups.

2. She’s Comfortable With Herself

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After having her first child, McPhee’s perspective on her body changed. She opened up about this to People. "What I didn't expect was to have the baby and then be so at peace with my body," she said. "I had this, wow, like this huge appreciation of what my body had just done and given me that I wish that I'd given myself a little bit more of that grace through the pregnancy. I actually had this huge gift where I felt zero pressure to kind of get back to a certain standard. I was just like, 'Wow, this is such a moment in time to enjoy a new baby and give thanks to this incredible body that just did something so spectacular, like truly a miracle.' "

3. She Doesn’t Diet

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McPhee tells Health that she doesn’t like to diet. "I can't do that, it's too restricting for me," she said. "Personally, juicing is not interesting enough for me; I like to, like, eat my food. I love salads, I love clean food; it makes me feel good. But the idea that you can never eat a burger and French fries (without gaining) weight five days later? I just don't believe that's true.”

4. She Works Out Her Abs

McPhee has amazing abs. She tells Health that she does a lot of core workouts. "I like a move on the bench where you bend. And the scissors are, like, crazy. It's the knees coming in and then out that works a different part of your lower abs. But it's really the number of reps that you're doing.”

5. She Takes Off Her Makeup

McPhee revealed some of her favorite skincare products to Glamour. She says that she always makes sure to remove her makeup. “​​My morning and night skin care routines tend to be the same. At night I am a big fan of Neutrogena wipes. I always have been. I also love the MAC wipes. I think they were the first to come out with those makeup remover wipes, and I've never had problems with breaking out with them. And there's just enough of a floral scent that it's pleasant.”