Padma Lakshmi in Bikini Is “So Beautiful” in the Hamptons

Padma Lakshmi is heating up the Hamptons in her bikini. In a new social media post, the Top Chef beauty shows off her fantastic body in a pink bathing suit while vacationing on the beach. “So beautiful,” one of her followers commented. “That lady hasn’t lost her touch for decades now. Wow Padma, love it,” added another. How does the forever-young star approach diet and fitness? Here are her top diet and fitness tips.

Padma recommends daily exercise. She works out nearly daily, spending 90 minutes at the gym five times a week. She starts with 35 minutes of cardio, for example, jumping rope for 2,000 strokes, and then adds strength training (lifting weights, classic squats, lunges, and dumbbell curls) twice or thrice a week. She also enlists the help of Tony, her personal trainer. “He’s there to watch my form, and he spends most of his time telling me not to do something,” she told Women’s Health. Sometimes she will do even more cardio – 30 minutes on the elliptical, treadmill, or slide board.

If you want to stay fit, you are going to have to fight for it like Padma. “Light sparring is good for the soul,” she captioned a post about her boxing workouts. Harvard Health maintains that boxing is a great way to build strength, improve balance, posture, and hand-eye coordination, boost mood and endurance, and increase alertness.

Padma recommends Pilates. “I started going to Pilates a few years ago, because my chiropractor recommended it for my back,” she told Women’s Health. “Pilates changed my body. It made me strong in places I didn’t know I needed to be. I have a butt now that I didn’t have during my modeling career!” According to the Mayo Clinic, the workout has many benefits, as it “strengthens the body’s inner core while increasing its flexibility, resulting in improved overall health.” It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, stress and back pain relief, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

Padma eats a lot during a season of Top Chef, usually gaining up to 17 pounds. To slim down in the postseason, she does a detox. “It’s no sweets, no red meat, no wheat, no alcohol, no fried food, no dairy except for cottage cheese or low-fat yogurt. But this is a milder version—like, I can fall off the wagon one day a week,” she told Health.

Padma splits her plate into halves to ensure she eats healthily. She fills the first up with 50 percent fruits and vegetables. The remaining half is for simple carbs, starch, and lean protein, she dished to Women’s Health.