Ali Larter is heating up Europe in her bikini. In a new social media post, the Varsity Blues alum shows off her fab-at-49 figure in a skimpy bathing suit while vacationing with her family. “🇮🇹 Venice 👉 Florence 👉 Sardinia 🇮🇹,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. “Bellisimo!” commented a follower. How does the star manage to look half her age? Here are her top diet and fitness tips.
Ali recommends starting the day with “Celery juice and coffee,” she writes. According to the Cleveland Clinic, moderate coffee consumption has several benefits. “It acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function,” they say, citing a study finding that caffeine can improve endurance and performance during exercise. It is also antioxidant-rich, can ward off diabetes, prevent neurologic disease, lower cancer risk, and ward off depression, they point out.
Ali suggests sweating first thing in the morning. After having coffee and celery juice, she tries to “hit the gym by 6,” she says. “I do a 30 minute intervals, run and 10 minutes of core.” According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and build lean muscle mass, and increase calorie burn. Strength training may also help you:
Develop strong bones
Manage your weight
Enhance your quality of life
Manage chronic conditions
Sharpen your thinking skills
Ali keeps her self-care routine simple in the morning. “Dunk my face in ice water, slather with oil cause of my spray tan. Leave for work at 7am. Go through the works and blend out my tan,” she says.
Coffee, hydration, and food come after a workout. She eats a protein-packed meal in the morning. “Another coffee, lemon water, eggs and Turkey bacon,” she says. According to clinical trials, consuming more protein than the recommended dietary allowance not only reduces body weight (BW), but also enhances body composition by decreasing fat mass while preserving fat-free mass (FFM) in both low-calorie and standard-calorie diets.
Ali recommends practicing breathwork. “10 minutes of deep breathing to break down the BS I tell myself and redirect my energy to a calm, confident, and creative state while I look over my material,” she says. “When you meditate, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress,” says the Mayo Clinic. Benefits include:
Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
Building skills to manage your stress
Increasing self-awareness
Focusing on the present
Reducing negative emotions
Increasing imagination and creativity
Increasing patience and tolerance
Lowering resting heart rate
Lowering resting blood pressure
Improving sleep quality