'I don't exercise… I just hold my body in a way that activates muscles all day long': Salma Hayek, 48, shares bizarre secret to staying in shape
She's one of the most beautiful movie stars in the world with an enviable hourglass figure.
Yet Salma Hayek revealed to People magazine on Thursday that she doesn't really exercise.
Instead, the 48-year-old mother-of-one maintained that she just has great posture. 'I don't exercise... I just hold my body in a way that activates muscles all day
She does not hit the gym: Salma Hayek, pictured at the Cannes Film Festival in May, told People on Thursday that she does not exercise, but rather maintains her svelte figure by holding her body a certain way
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The Frida actress also said she does not have time to go to the gym because of her work and family commitments. 'I don't have time to exercise. I am working. I've had some 20-hour days,' she added.
Instead, the After The Sunset star says that she simply uses her muscles all day when she's going about her daily chores.
She told the publication: 'Some people have the discipline to exercise in the morning, and I didn't develop that.
Busy star: The 48-year-old beauty, seen here in a bikini in December, added that she can't hit the gym because she works 20 hours a day
The Tales of Tales actress - who has daughter Valentina, aged seven, with billionaire husband Pinault - admits she practices restorative yoga when she can.
The Mexican beauty told the
'She taught me to tone them without clenching them. You relax them and focus on the parts that need to be used, but never with tension.
The star - who was seen showing off her taut figure in a bikini in St Barts in December - continued: 'If you're aware of your body, you'd be surprised by the effect it can have.'
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Fierce: The Mexican beauty told the publication: 'I work with a woman in London who taught me how to hold my body in a way where the muscles are activated all day long' - she shared this toned
The actress and producer - who also runs the cosmetics company Nuance - says she finds it hard to resist her favourite foods.
The star told
She's next due on screen as a voice-over for a character in Seth Rogen scripted adult animated comedy Sausage Party, which is due for release on June
Just not convincing: The Frida standout, seen here in February, also said, 'If you're aware of your body, you'd be surprised by the effect it can have'
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