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. \u201c\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Venice \ud83d\udc49 Florence \ud83d\udc49 Sardinia \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9,\u201d she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. \u201cBellisimo!\u201d commented a follower. How does the star manage to look half her age? Here are her top diet and fitness tips.<\/p>\n
Ali recommends starting the day with \u201cCelery juice and coffee,\u201d she writes. According to the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>, moderate coffee consumption has several benefits. \u201cIt acts on your brain to improve memory, mood, reaction times, and mental function,\u201d 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.<\/p>\n Ali suggests sweating first thing in the morning. After having coffee and celery juice, she tries to \u201chit the gym by 6,\u201d she says. \u201cI do a 30 minute intervals, run and 10 minutes of core.\u201d According to the Mayo Clinic<\/a>, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and build lean muscle mass, and increase calorie burn. Strength training may also help you:<\/p>\n Develop strong bones Ali keeps her self-care routine simple in the morning. \u201cDunk 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,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Coffee, hydration, and food come after a workout. She eats a protein-packed meal in the morning. \u201cAnother coffee, lemon water, eggs and Turkey bacon,\u201d she says. According to clinical trials<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n Ali recommends practicing breathwork. \u201c10 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,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen you meditate, you may clear away the information overload that builds up every day and contributes to your stress,\u201d says the Mayo Clinic<\/a>. Benefits include:<\/p>\n Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
\nManage your weight
\nEnhance your quality of life
\nManage chronic conditions
\nSharpen your thinking skills<\/p>\n
\nBuilding skills to manage your stress
\nIncreasing self-awareness
\nFocusing on the present
\nReducing negative emotions
\nIncreasing imagination and creativity
\nIncreasing patience and tolerance
\nLowering resting heart rate
\nLowering resting blood pressure
\nImproving sleep quality<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ali Larter is heating up Europe in her bikini. In a new social media post, the Varsity Blues…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":112465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97,3],"class_list":["post-112464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}