{"id":24298,"date":"2023-07-25T02:40:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T22:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=173053"},"modified":"2023-07-25T02:40:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T22:40:07","slug":"jennifer-lopez-exercise-diet-regime","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/jennifer-lopez-exercise-diet-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Jennifer Lopez. How Her Body At 54 Is Stronger Than Her Body At 30"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Instagram \/ @jlo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It would seem Jennifer Lopez is quite literally the Benjamin Button of the modern universe, immune to the ravishes of time.<\/p>\n

In August 2018, the Bronx-bred star celebrated her 20-year tenure at the top of the music charts at the\u00a0MTV Video Music Awards<\/a>. Watching on from the audience at Radio City Music Hall as JLo moved about the stage with JaRule in a rendition of \u201cI\u2019m Real\u201d, my jaw was quite literally \u201cOn The Floor.\u201d Take a look.<\/p>\n

But it was a tribute to her 90s crops, hoops and handkerchief bandanas which proved Lopez\u2019s body is actually at its strongest right now at the age of 52. \u201cI see pictures of myself in my twenties and go \u2018Oh, I look better now!\u2019 I embrace who I am. I feel sexy, I feel youthful, I feel pretty sometimes,\u201d Lopez told US Weekly<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve taken care of myself, and now it shows,\u201d she said in another interview with\u00a0InStyle US.<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule during 2001 MTV Video Music Awards – Show at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic, Inc)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Aside from the strenuous workouts, Lopez credits age and perspective on giving her the confidence to be really secure within her own skin. \u201cWomen get more confident as they get older,\u201d she told W magazine<\/a><\/em>. \u201cMen in their 20s are very confident and cocky, and women are super insecure. And then it flips: Men get super insecure, and women get comfortable in their own skin, in a way that makes them more beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lopez\u2019s age-defying body is always at the top of the press pile, and particularly at the moment as Netflix airs her documentary Halftime<\/em><\/a>. So how does she do it? Here\u2019s everything we know about Lopez\u2019s healthy eating, exercise and sleep routine by way of a compilation of interviews over the years. (Spoiler: There are no morning espresso shots and nightly glass of Merlots.)<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lopez gets 8-10 hours sleep a night:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Without a full night\u2019s sleep, Lopez says she feels crazy, emotional and tired all of the time. \u201cThe number one tip is to always get enough sleep,\u201d Lopez told\u00a0InStyle US<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI can\u2019t stress this enough. Ideally I would love to get nine or 10 hours of sleep, but either way, I always make sure I get at least eight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her fianc\u00e9, former American baseball player Alex Rodrigues concurs. \u201c[Lopez] really leans in to the big fundamentals,\u201d he told\u00a0Harper\u2019s Bazaar US<\/a><\/em>. \u201cLike getting her rest, eight to 10 hours. She doesn\u2019t drink, doesn\u2019t smoke. She lives a very clean life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Lopez works out at least five days a week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lopez credits her three-year Vegas residency (calling for her to workout in the morning and then perform on stage at night) as the period where she began to see her body really change and her muscles become more defined. Today, the strength of her body is one of the most appealing parts of the singer. In order to achieve this, Lopez has a trainer on each coast; Tracy Anderson in Los Angeles and David Kirsch in New York (where she does planks, push-ups and boxing).<\/p>\n

But Lopez admits it\u2019s not always easy to get up and go and train. \u201cVery rarely will I skip my workout,\u201d she told\u00a0US Weekly<\/a><\/em>. \u201cSometimes, I work too late the night before, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Ugh, I can\u2019t do this.\u2019 But I tell myself, \u2018Just do it. It\u2019s only an hour.\u2019 It\u2019s just talking yourself off the ledge of being a lazy bum.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like doing it later; it\u2019s harder to get there when I have my day going already,\u201d she continues. \u201cI work out three or four times a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jennifer Lopez will break up her exercise routine with dance<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no secret that I love dancing, so it doesn\u2019t even feel like exercise to me,\u201d Lopez tells People<\/a><\/em>. “I freestyle dance with Tracy Anderson five times a week. We\u2019ll incorporate light weights (3 lbs\/ 1.4 kgs) for the arms and moves that focus on the butt and thighs and engage the core.\u201d<\/p>\n