{"id":829995,"date":"2026-07-28T22:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/829995\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T22:53:16","slug":"sarah-michelle-gellars-diet-fitness-and-skincare-secrets-revealed-as-star-49-flaunts-her-physique-in-bikini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/829995\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Michelle Gellar’s diet, fitness and skincare secrets revealed as star, 49, flaunts her physique in bikini"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/a>\u00a0wowed fans this week with a sizzling bikini snap that showcased her physique \u2013 but how does she stay in shape aged 49?\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star\u00a0took to Instagram on Saturday to share a series of photos recapping how she spent a summer weekend in the south of France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In one snap, she\u00a0wore a brown, halter-style bikini top and matching bottoms in a selfie she snapped on a boat to flaunt her toned figure and youthful, sun-kissed glow.<\/p>\n

She later switched out the bikini to a pair in a dark blue color with a white, floral pattern.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And many of her five million followers were quick to heap praise on her toned arms and washboard abs.<\/p>\n

One wrote: ‘You look beautiful in a bikini.’<\/p>\n

‘Queen! You look amazing,’ another added, and a\u00a0third simply said: ‘Wow, you defy aging!’<\/p>\n

Here, the Daily Mail has broken down Gellar’s diet, fitness and skincare routines.<\/p>\n

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Sarah Michelle Gellar wowed fans this week with a sizzling bikini snap that showcased her physique\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star took to Instagram on Saturday to share a series of photos recapping how she spent a summer weekend in the south of France\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Diet<\/p>\n

Gellar, who declared that husband Freddie Prinze Jr is the ‘real cook’ of the house, previously told Women’s Health<\/a>:\u00a0‘My food mantra is balance – I don’t believe in cutting anything out completely because you’re just going to crave that more. For me, that craving is for French.<\/p>\n

‘So it’s about having everything in moderation, and making healthy choices.’<\/p>\n

But between juggling her kids, daughter Charlotte Grace and son Rocky James, and her busy work schedule, she turned to meal prep.<\/p>\n

‘I didn’t grow up with meal planning – it’s something I’ve learned later in life…\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘After having kids, health became a bigger priority. I want to be around for a long time and set a good example for them. I also want to have more control over what we eat and how we nourish our bodies,’ she told My Fitness Pal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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To pack in protein, she usually adds Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, roasted chickpeas or hemp seeds to her dishes, which in turn helps with her exercise regime\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘But let’s be honest – I don’t have endless hours to cook. Between work and parenting, I need meals that are realistic. Meal planning helps me make the most of my time and ensures we always have something nutritious ready\u2014even during hectic weeks.’<\/p>\n

Typically, Gellar starts her day with breakfast of overnight oats with almond milk, chia seeds, blueberries and almonds.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lunch is a home-prepped salad, wrap or her ‘go-to Buddha bowl with brown rice, edamame, snap peas, chicken breast, and a soy-vinegar dressing.’<\/p>\n

And dinner is often leftovers from Freddie’s culinary creations.<\/p>\n

To pack in protein, she usually adds Greek yogurt, cottage cheese,\u00a0roasted chickpeas or hemp seeds to her dishes, which in turn helps with her exercise regime.<\/p>\n

Exercise<\/p>\n

Gellar previously told My Fitness Pal that she had shifted her focus to eat more protein after incorporating more strength training into her exercise routine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I wanted to feel strong. I’ve done all kinds of workouts over the years, but strength training has been a total game-changer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It’s not about appearance – it’s about feeling capable. I want to lift my kids, carry groceries, and just keep up with my life,’ she shared.<\/p>\n

Strength training is known to help keep and increase muscle mass and strength as people get older with other benefits including protecting against age-related loss of bone strength and improving physical function to lower the risk of falls.<\/p>\n

In an interview with Parade, she shared further details about why she added lifting to her routine.<\/p>\n

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The actress added that she works with a trainer ‘once or twice a week’ for real strength training, and also love Pilates<\/p>\n

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Gellar does not shy away from a good sweat session at the gym, often seen working out with weights<\/p>\n

‘You play these characters and you can’t be shredded, and you have to look a certain way. As you get older, you realize, as a female, you have to focus on bone density,’ she told the publication.<\/p>\n

The actress added that she works with a trainer ‘once or twice a week’ for real strength training, and also loves Pilates.<\/p>\n

She told Women’s Health: ‘When I’m traveling, I always pack my resistance bands.<\/p>\n

‘There’s so much you can do with them,’ she gushed. ‘I had my trainer make a hotel exercise program for me on days when I just can’t make it out to the gym.<\/p>\n

‘My bands are key, but I’ll often use hotel hand towels as sliders, too.’<\/p>\n

Discussing how she boosts motivation, she added: ‘Working out with my friends is one of my favorite things to do when I\u2019m home. It really motivates you \u2013 you\u2019re less likely to cancel.’<\/p>\n

Skincare\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gellar has previously laid out her skincare routine step by step.<\/p>\n

First and foremost, she always washes her face, ‘My kids know: I come home, I give them big hugs, and then I take all my makeup off, wash off the dirt of the day, because then I become a human,’ she told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n

‘I never go to sleep with makeup on. Sometimes I wash my face in the middle of the day and reapply makeup.’<\/p>\n

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The star insisted that she take the holistic approach, explaining that great skin isn’t just about what you do to your face – the rest of your body matters too<\/p>\n

The star insisted that she takes the holistic approach, explaining that great skin isn’t just about what you do to your face \u2013 the rest of your body matters too.<\/p>\n

She also is a big champion of moisturizer, particularly as she gets older: ‘My skin definitely is progressively dryer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘So for me it’s about really making sure that my skin gets the moisture that it needs, both topically and that I\u2019m drinking enough water now.<\/p>\n

‘That and acne. I feel like I didn’t have acne until later in life – getting a pimple at my age is more terrifying than as a teenager.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sarah Michelle Gellar\u00a0wowed fans this week with a sizzling bikini snap that showcased her physique \u2013 but how…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":829996,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[64,63,100,538,137,1625,139966,39031,46427],"class_list":["post-829995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-dailymail","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-lifestyle","tag-lifestylefitnesswellbeing","tag-sarah-michelle-gellar","tag-the-queen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}