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Sarah Michelle Gellar in Bathing Suit is a "Barbie Girl"

Here is how the actress makes 45 look like 25

Sarah Michelle Gellar is channeling Barbie – in her bathing suit. The gorgeous Buffy the Vampire Slayer star shows off her forever young figure in a bright pink Barbie swimsuit in one of her latest social media posts. "I'm a Barbie girl, in a Santa world," she captioned the Instagram snap, taken while on vacation. How does the actress make 45 look like 25? Read on for 5 ways Sarah Michelle Gellar 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 Outdoor Exercise

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Sarah loves exercising outdoors, "swimming, hiking, anything like that is great," she said in an interview. Another one of her favorite vacation workouts? Paddle Boarding. "Taking a selfie on paddle board is not easy," she captioned a vacation snap. The American Council on Exercise (ACE) agrees that paddle boarding is great for the core and also a great form of cardio. It can burn an average of 385 calories for a 140 pound male and 436 for a female the same size, per a study conducted by Arizona State University.

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She Drinks Veggie Juice

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Sarah starts her day with coffee and veggie juice. "My favorite thing is to have a green juice," she told The/Thirty. "I go every weekend to the farmers market and I get fresh kale, spinach, celery, and lettuces and I blend it all together. That's my favorite thing before I work out."

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She Loves Power Plate and Pilates Workouts

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Sarah is one of the many stars who are obsessed with a certain vibrating workout. "I love PlateFit and the feeling of being on a Power Plate," Gellar revealed. "I love how quickly I can work out and get such a great exercise." Sarah also rotates other forms of fitness into her routine. "I love Pilates because it centers me and it also strengthens my body."

4

She Makes Time for Self-Care

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Sarah prioritizes self-care. "Sometimes, I'm so tired at the end of the day I just want to go to bed, but I have to take time for myself to take a bath, read a book, or catch up with my friends so I don't lose myself in the minutiae of the day," she told Bustle. Sarah's one "beauty/self-care must-have" doesn't cost a cent. "It's probably sleep because I need it and I'm very cranky without it," she told Health. 

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She Doesn't Pay Attention to the Scale

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Sarah doesn't pay attention to the numbers on the scale. "I don't believe in trying to trick your body into things," she told Health. "I eat healthy, I exercise, I love food—but I don't like junk food. I mean, were women. We go up by five pounds, we lose it, depending on the water, the moon, your cycle, whatever. So I just try to maintain."

Leah Groth
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