Salma Hayek in Swimsuit Celebrates 55th Birthday

Salma Hayek is wishing herself a happy 55th birthday! The gorgeous actress celebrated her big day by sharing a photo of herself in a swimsuit with her Instagram followers. “Happy 55th birthday to me,” she captioned the snap, rocking a bright blue bathing suit while wading in tropical waters flanked by palm trees. “Looking forward to new adventures #grateful.” Salma has an incredibly unique approach to health and wellness. Read on to see 7 ways she 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 Bikini Photos!

1. Salma Doesn’t Do Diets

You won’t find the actress trying out the latest trendy diet. “I don’t like to diet and I’m not good at it,” she wrote on her Cooler Cleanse website. In a previous interview with More, she elaborated on her love for eating. "Everybody has a weakness and mine is food," she said. "If you love food and you love red wine and they put you in France, you’re in a good place and you’re in a bad place at the same time."

2. She Rarely Eats Meat

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Salma once explained to the New York Times that tries to keep meat-eating to a minimum. “The only thing I do is that I don’t eat animals every day. I eat all kinds of meat, but I consume it sparsely,” she explained. “I would never eat two meats in a day. Sometimes I go several days without eating meat, but then I’ll go back.”

3. She Juices

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Salma is a big fan of juicing, so much so that she started her own company, Cooler Cleanse. "When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort," she explains on the brand’s website. "After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button."

4. She Consumes a Lot of Produce

Fruits and veggies are a big part of Selma’s diet. One of her unique specialties is something she has dubbed "breakfast special"—a chopped up salad of papaya, blueberries, mango, strawberries, pomegranate seeds, celery, red pepper, and cucumber, atop almond and coconut butter and yogurt. "It doesn’t sound like it tastes great but it’s delicious,” she exclaimed on Instagram.

5. She Shies Away From Traditional Exercise

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"Some people have the discipline to exercise in the morning, and I didn't develop that," Salma once explained to People, revealing her unique workout method. "I work with a woman in London who taught me how to hold my body in a way where the muscles are activated all day long. So even when you brush your teeth, you're working the muscles," she continued. "It's restorative yoga. She taught me how to tone [my muscles] without clenching them. You relax them and focus on the parts that need to be used, but never with tension. If you're aware of your body, you'd be surprised by the effect it can have."

6. She Dances on the Treadmill

“I hate working out, but I love dancing,” she joked on Instagram in a video demonstrating her moves on a treadmill. She also stays active by walking her dog. "This is my version of exercise and these are my #dogs coaches ... These are my trainers!" she shared in one Instagram post.

7. She Gets Massages

Salma claims that massage is great for her body. "Massage oxygenates, activates the circulation, and keeps the muscles healthy and firm. I cannot tell you, even just for the lymphatic [system], what the massage does for the face," she told Vogue.

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.”

Salma Hayek is in vacation mode! The sizzling hot star flaunts her fabulous figure at 55 in a black swimsuit in her latest social media post. “Ready for the week,” she captioned the gorgeous Instagram snap of herself, standing in paradise. How does the gorgeous actress stay fit and looking forever young? Read on to see 5 ways Salma Hayek 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 Embraces Her Age

Salma is growing older and embracing her age. "You can kick a-- at any age," she said during an appearance on Red Table Talk. "You can hold your own at any age, you can dream at any age, you can be romantic at any age. We have the right to be loved for who we are at the place that we are. We're not just here to make babies, we're not just here to baby the man. We're not just here to service everything and everyone around us and then when the kids go away ... it's almost like expiration date for the eggs means an expiration date for you as a woman. It's a misunderstanding that has been going around for centuries.

2. She Doesn’t Break a Sweat

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In an interview with People Salma admitted she doesn’t have the “discipline” to wake up and break a sweat. “‘I don’t have time to exercise, I am working,” she said. Instead, she does restorative yoga. “I work with a woman in London who taught me how to hold my body in a way where the muscles are activated all day long,” she explained. “So even when you brush your teeth, you’re working the muscles,” she continued. “She taught me to tone my muscles without clenching them. You relax them and focus on the parts that need to be used, but never with tension. If you’re aware of your body, you’d be surprised by the effect it can have.”

3. She Walks Her Dogs

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Another way Salma stays fit? Walking her dogs. “This is my version of exercise and these are my #dogs coaches ... These are my trainers!” she captioned an Instagram post of herself taking her dogs out for a stroll.

4. Meditation Helps Her Lose Weight

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How does Salma look so great? “I don't think I am some hot tamale, but I know that for my age, for the lifestyle that I lived, I'm not doing too badly. And I attribute all of this to meditation," she told InStyle. She uses breathing techniques she learned to treat lower back pain. "It makes you experience your body with a lightness that's really delicious and satisfying. With the breathing and the going inside, you explore your body in a different way, and you learn not to go crazy with the expectations."

5. She Doesn’t Diet

You won’t find Salma starving herself. “I don't like to diet and I'm not good at it,” she wrote on her website. Instead, she fuels up on fruit, veggies, and leans meats and fish. She also loves juice. “When I feel stressed, I turn to food for comfort,” she continued. “After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button.”

Salma Hayek is celebrating her birthday. And she’s looking amazing while doing so. Hayek posted a new video of herself celebrating on Instagram. In it, Hayek enjoyed time on a boat. She wore a red bathing suit, looking gorgeous. She captioned the video, “Happy 56th birthday to me!” Read on to see 5 ways Salma Hayek 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 Washes Her Face At Night Only

Hayek has amazing skin, and many people want her secrets. She revealed that she only washes her face once a day. “I never cleanse my skin in the morning,” she told the New York Times. “My grandmother taught me that at night your skin replenishes all the things you lost during the day. Also, if I cleanse very well at night, why would it be dirty when I wake up?”

2. She Loves Rose Water

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Hayek revealed some of her favorite skincare products to the New York Times. “I use rose water to take off the residuals,” she said. “You can use a hot towel with the rose water — you put a wet towel in the microwave — to do a little steam.”

3. She Doesn’t Exfoliate Too Much

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Hayek tells the New York Times that she doesn’t like to over-exfoliate. She explains that this doesn’t help her skin. “Exfoliating a lot may make you look good in the short term, but not, I think, in the long term. I see many women in L.A. who have exfoliated so much they look shiny.”

4. She Does Juice Cleanses

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Hayek loves doing juice cleanses. She even has her own company, Cooler Cleanse. She wrote about her love of cleanses on her company’s website. “After doing a juice cleanse, I'm motivated to eat healthier and not emotionally. Cleansing is like my meditation. It makes me stop, focus and think about what I'm putting into my body. I'm making a commitment to my health and hitting the reset button."

5. She Adjusts Her Posture Throughout Her Day

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Hayek has a busy schedule, which means she doesn’t always have time to workout or go to the gym. She tells People that for this reason, she has incorporated habits that help her stay active into her schedule. One thing she likes to do is adjust her posture. "I work with a woman in London who taught me how to hold my body in a way where the muscles are activated all day long. So even when you brush your teeth, you're working the muscles.”