Keep it fun. Halle credits her longtime trainer Peter Lee Thomas for making working out fun. "One of the many reasons why I love working out with @peterleethomas is his inventive and fun exercises," she wrote on Instagram . Jeffrey Mayer - Getty Images
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Work around your injuries. It's easy to avoid working out if you have ailments, like bad knees, but Halle said you just need to do the right exercises. She and Thomas recommend replacing moves like squats with kickbacks and glute bridges. @halleyberry - Instagram
Get a workout buddy. Halle shares pics on Instagram of herself and Thomas working out together all the timeand she says having a workout buddy is crucial. "It's often easier to workout with a partner. A partner holds you accountable so you won't quit halfway through. A partner can spot you so you don't injure yourself, but most of all, working out with a partner just makes it all more fun!" she wrote on Instagram . @halleberry - Instagram
Warm up beforehand. Halle talked on Instagram about the importance of stretching and having a warm-up and cool-down planshe's a fan of cat-cow, child's pose, and cobra stretch from yoga. "You can't just jump into exercise," she said. "Like if you've never kickboxed, don't just go to a gym when you're 35 and think you're just gonna tear it up." @halleberry - Instagram
Embrace expert help. If you can, talk to a trainer at your gym, or someone else who knows what they're doing, before you dive into a new exercise. "Have someone who's knowledgeable in the field walk you through the steps so you can actually tear it up without hurting yourself, Halle said on Instagram . @halleberry - Instagram
Low impact cardio is great, too. You don't have to pound the pavement to see results. Halle said on Instagram that she loves the elliptical machine: "I could do that thing for two hours!" @halleberry - Instagram
Try tire workouts. Halle says she's a huge fan of tire workouts. "Not ONLY do tire workouts effectively challenge you, bringing out the badass warrior that you are, they are the perfect way to work on both physique AND cardio. Does it get any better than that??" she wrote on Instagram . @halleberry - Instagram
Make your own exercise equipment. In a Fitness Friday video on Instagram, Halle and Thomas demo her five go-to exercises for abs. Each move incorporates the "seasonal essential that imma pray you all have a TOWEL," Halle wrote, adding, "this quick workout isolates various muscles in your abdomen to ignite your whole core no matter where you are." @halleberry - Instagram
Plan out your meals. During one of her #PHITTalks in February 2019, Halle talked about how crucial it is to plan out your meals. She says she specifically plans her meals to coincide with her exercise routine. Alexander Tamargo - Getty Images
Hydrate first thing in the morning. In an interview with Hollywood Life , Thomas said that Halle makes sure to drink a large glass of water (up to 12 ounces) with a squeeze of lemon to start her day. @HalleBerry - Instagram
Consider keto. Halle has been open about the fact that she uses keto to manage her diabetes. "Being diabetic most of my life, I have always had to take food very seriously. So for years, I have been following the keto or ketogenic diet," she wrote on Instagram . "I also believe it's been largely responsible for slowing down my aging process. The keto lifestyle offers so many benefits such as weight loss, (moms that's how we get rid of our baby bellies), appetite control, more energy and better mental performance. If you're like me, you can possibly reverse type 2 diabetes, you'll experience better physical endurance, better skin and also less acne if that's an issue. And it even helps control migraines!" @halleberry - Instagram
But ease into it. "If you're not sure about the Keto lifestyle, take your time," Halle said on Instagram . "Slowly get into it and see if this lifestyle works for you." She recommended monitoring your energy levels when you're first starting out: "See how it makes you feel, how your hunger levels are, how your body feels, how you exercise," she said. @halleberry - Instagram
Add MCT oil to your coffee. Halle does! "MCT oil, or medium chain triglycerides, is a big deal for people that follow the ketogenic diet, that's like the fountain of youth," Thomas explained to Hollywood Life . @halleberry - Instagram
Treat yourself. "I think cheating is really important," Halle said in one of her #PHITTalks . "Sometimes you just have to eat what you want. You have to satisfy that craving, and that's how you can come back better and stronger." Case in point: She says she had cake for breakfast on Mother's Day. @halleberry - Instagram
Try a meal replacement shake. Sometimes, only a shake will do. Or maybe you're just too busy to cook a "regular" meal. When that happens, Halle said she reaches for meal replacement shakes . @halleberry - Instagram
Make sure you stretch. "After I work out, it's important for me to stretch and lengthen," Halle wrote on Instagram . "Fitness is not just about running, lifting and punching. For me, being athletic and super fit is also about being still, stretching and breathing. Including stretching in my fitness program helps my muscles stay long, limber, improves my mobility and range of motion and, most importantly, helps me avoid injuries." @halleberry - Instagram
Don't neglect your core. Halle does a ton of core work, as she says it's crucial. "A strong core has been key to my workouts," she wrote on Instagram . @halleberry - Instagram
Do circuit training for your abs. There's more than one way to work your abs, which is why Halle and Thomas prefer doing circuits dedicated to core work. @halleberry - Instagram
Try plant-based protein bars, Halle said during a recent #PHITTalk that she's big on plant-based protein bars. Her favorite: Truwomen bars . "This is a treat in a little pink package," she said, revealing that her favorite flavor was Dreaming About Donuts. @halleberry - Instagram
Snack on berries. Halle said during a #PHITTalk that she gets her fruit fix on keto by snacking on berries. "Goji berries! I like goji berries," she said. @halleberry - Instagram
Give in to pregnancy cravings. During a #PHITTalk , Halle said she didn't crave sugar while pregnant, but she was all-in with collard greens. "I aways had a pot of collard greens on the stove," she said. "I lucked out." Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images
Embrace your body. To celebrate turning 53, Halle shared a photo on Instagram of herself going braless. It doesn't leave much to the imaginationand Halle totally owns that. @halleberry - Instagram
Caffeinate while you work out. Halle does. Her drink of choice? Hint Kick caffeinated water . "What I plan on every day when I work out is this Hint Water with a kick," Halle said in an Instagram Stories video , while holding up a bottle of apple- and pear-flavored Hint Kick. "You need water to stay hydrated, and Hint has caffeine in it, but it's a natural caffeine." She says she drinks three to four of these every workout. @halleberry - Instagram
Try boxing. "Boxing is still considered one of the best full-body workouts," Halle wrote on Instagram , next to photos of herself and her trainer, Thomas, looking like boxing champs. "You'll sculpt every muscle and burn major calories and fat. It dramatically decreases stress levels, develops hand-eye coordination, and builds confidence and discipline. But most importantly...you'll never stop learning." @halleberry - Instagram
Take your workout and raise it one. You could just do a normal side plank and go about your day. Or you could be like Halle and raise an arm and leg while you're at it to make it even harder. @halleberry - Instagram
Shock your system. "Many of us get stuck in our fitness routines and do the same circuits over and over each week," Halle wrote on Instagram . "We do the same exercises for legs, the same for upper body, the same for abs and so on and then we wonder why we dont see any real change in our body. Well, here is the answer. You have to shock your system and offer your body new exercises that it can respond to." @HalleBerry - Instagram
Try a handstand. Halle blew fans away when she posted this handstand photo on Instagram , and she said doing handstands has really helped her. "Recently, I started doing #handstands with #donkeykicks and I noticed my upper body got stronger and more defined," she wrote. @HalleBerry - Instagram
Supplement with amino acids. Thomas told Hollywood Life that Halle takes Master Amino Pattern by a company called Purium. "Essentially it is the actual amino acids that build muscle, not the actual food source, because the food first needs to be converted into amino acids to create the muscle," he said. "If you imagine your body as a freeway system, these amino acids go straight onto the freeway. It's the quickest way possible for your body to get these nutrients because nothing has to be digested." @HalleBerry - Instagram
Go big with avocados. Halle likes avocados so much, she made ice cream with them. In November 2018, Halle shared her recipe for avocado ice cream on Instagram . It's made with avocados, almond milk, heavy cream, sweetener, lemon or lime juice, mint extract, and salt. @halleberry - Instagram
Keep veggies around. Halle is big on raw, organic vegetables like celery and cucumber slices. "She always has lots of cut up veggies around and it's great because the kids like to snack on that too," Thomas told Hollywood Life . @halleberry - Instagram
Give zoodles a try. Halle has a chef and recently shared a photo on Instagram of a dish her chef made for her, which was a delicious-looking bowl of zoodles (zucchini noodles) served with pesto, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, and tomatoes. @HalleBerry - Instagram
Drink bone broth. Another thing Halle drinks pretty much any time of day, and she often makes her own? Bone broth. Thomas told Hollywood Life , "A lot of the times you can go to a butcher shop and they will literally give you free beef bones and buffalo bones and chicken bones, because they just don't want them and they'll give them to you for free and with that you can make a really nice bone broth." @HalleBerry - Instagram
Consider a pre-workout supplement. Halle opts for Can't Beet This, a supplement that's made from beetroots and contains natural caffeine, Thomas tells Hollywood Life . "That is what she will take before a tough workout or a long day because sometimes the coffee is just not enough," he said. @HalleBerry - Instagram
Cut back on soda. Even Halle gets soda cravings. But she said in a February #PHITTalk that she works hard to avoid the sugary stuff. Bravo - Getty Images
Find soda alternatives instead. Halle freely admitted in a #PHITTalk that she still has a "soda tooth." Still, she said, she's trying to opt for healthier soda alternatives whenever she can, like kombucha, Perrier with some fresh lemon, or La Croix. @HalleBerry - Instagram
Eat well as often as you can. During a #PHITTalk, Halle answered the question of whether it's more important to eat well or exercise often. "If I had to choose eat right or exercise, I would always go with eating right," she said. "Sometimes I'm not able to exercise because of what's going on in my life but I can always eat right." @HalleBerry - Instagram
Challenge yourself during workouts. Thomas told People that he likes to push Halle with a combination of exercises like martial arts, boxing , yoga , and "a lot of military training [like] the Navy SEALs would do." @halleberry - Instagram
Take fitness risks. Halle is "also not afraid to experiment and explore and take risks when it comes to fitness," Thomas told People , "because she understands that in order for there to be potential growth and change, shes going to have to do things that are commonly difficult to do." @halleberry - Instagram
You don't always have to give 100 percent. Some days, you just don't feel like going all inand that's totally okay. Halle and Thomas said in a #FitnessFriday video that walking up stairs or hills is a great low-impact substitute for running. Raymond Hall - Getty Images
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