{"id":155903,"date":"2025-06-03T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/155903\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:26:12","slug":"7-fitness-habits-celebrities-swear-by-in-their-40s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/155903\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Fitness Habits Celebrities Swear By in Their 40s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Working out has never looked so good. From Pilates<\/a> to upper-body workouts<\/a> to \u201cshedding,\u201d celebs like Jessica Alba, Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian, and many more A-listers work hard at staying fit. These stars are proof that one\u2019s 40s are the new 20s. We\u2019ve rounded up seven secrets that reveal how celebs stay fit and look so darned good in their 40s.
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\tJessica Biel Does Pilates<\/p>\n

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Jessica Biel<\/strong>, 43, loves doing Pilates to keep herself in shape\u2014especially when it comes to training her abs.<\/p>\n

The actress shared a video on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0of herself doing an intense Pilates ab series, captioning it, \u201cHave @ashleybrownfitnessnutrition to thank for this killer Pilates Ab Series.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the clip, Jessica is seen doing medicine ball V-ups, bicycle crunches, and alternating leg lifts.<\/p>\n

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\tJessica Alba Performs Upper-Body Workouts<\/p>\n

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Jessica Alba, 44, works with trainer Ramona Braganza<\/strong> to keep herself in top shape.<\/p>\n

Ramona told\u00a0Shape Magazine<\/a>, \u201c[Jessica] prefers upper body [workouts] more than legs. We focus on overhead exercises using resistance, which helps increase bone density.\u201d<\/p>\n

The celeb also uses the treadmill\u2014especially when she\u2019s in a time crunch. Jessica shared in an Instagram post<\/a> that she has bad knees, so using the treadmill incline is the only way she\u2019s able to run.<\/p>\n

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\tKhlo\u00e9 Kardashian Does \u201cShedding\u201d<\/p>\n

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Turning 40 helped Khlo\u00e9 Kardashian<\/strong> get in amazing shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am in the best shape of my life,\u201d she told\u00a0Bustle<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m doing new career stuff. I\u2019ve only been 40 for about six months, but it\u2019s the absolute best. You don\u2019t give a sh*t about some of the stuff you once did. Intentionally, at 39, I tried to close a lot of chapters. I called it\u00a0shedding\u00a0\u2014 shedding this decade of my 30s and this energy I wanted to leave behind. There are so many new things that I\u2019m doing in my first year of 40 that I know for a fact my 40s and on are going to be f*cking incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reality TV star incorporates many forms of exercise into her weekly workout regimen<\/a>, including jumping rope, squats, pushups, mountain climbers, shadow boxing, dips, hip thrusts, planks, back extensions\u2026 and the list goes on!<\/p>\n

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\tAmerica Ferrera Does What She Can When She Can<\/p>\n

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For America Ferrera<\/strong>, 41, working out means doing what she can, when she can.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

\u201cLet go of the idea that it has to be a full one-hour class in order for it to be beneficial to you,\u201d she advised others in an interview with\u00a0TODAY<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s been helpful for me because then I just show up for what I can show up for, and I let that be enough. It keeps me coming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tKerry Washington Does Yoga<\/p>\n

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Kerry Washington<\/strong>, 48, does yoga to keep herself in shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the first tools that helped to bring me back to myself was yoga,\u201d the celeb shared during an interview with Jay Shetty (via Yahoo<\/a>). \u201cIt was one of the first times that I remember being still in my body in Savasana at the end of that first yoga class I took in high school and weeping because I felt really present in my body.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tKristen Bell Loves Variety<\/p>\n

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Actress Kristen Bell<\/strong>, 44, does a variety of things to stay fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost days, I run or lift weights for at least 30 minutes,\u201d she said to\u00a0Shape (via Yahoo<\/a>). \u201cOr I\u2019ll take a CrossFit class. If I don\u2019t have the energy, I refuse to beat myself up. Instead, I\u2019ll do a 10-minute meditation or stretch class on YouTube to prioritize myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMelissa Fumero Works With a Trainer<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine\u00a0and\u00a0Grosse Pointe Garden Society\u00a0star Melissa Fumero<\/strong>, 42, opened up about losing pregnancy weight<\/a>\u00a0on Instagram. She enjoys working with celeb trainer Don Saladino.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurns out you can\u2019t lose the 61 lbs you gained during pregnancy by just scrolling through instagram [sic] and wondering why you don\u2019t look like all the bikini models. Thanks @donsaladino for kickin my A double S into shape. 10 months to gain, 14 months to lose. Feeling very proud,\u201d Melissa wrote.<\/p>\n

Alexa Mellardo<\/p>\n

\t\tAlexa is a content strategist, editor, and writer based in Greenwich, Connecticut. She has 11+ years of experience creating content for travel, lifestyle, fitness, wellness, F&B, home, and celeb news publications.\t\t\t\t\tRead more about Alexa <\/a><\/p>\n