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Jennifer Aniston Celebrates 51st Birthday With An Impressive Abs Pic

Here's her go-to workout routine. - by Lauren Williamson
  • 12 Feb 2020

Whether you've stan-ed for Jennifer Aniston since her days on Friends, or you recently jumped on the Jen train after her role in Morning Wards, there's no denying the actress is an icon. And today, she celebrates her 51st birthday — although tbh, she doesn't look a day over Rachel. (Seriously, I'll have whatever she's having...)

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In a serendipitous surprise, the star's shoot with Interview magazine on her big day and the pictures are the epitome of a smoke show.

"I had no idea this would be coming out today," Aniston wrote on Instagram. "Feeling proud and honoured to be celebrating with this cover. Thanks to the Interview team for celebrating women at every age... turns out 51 is pretty fun."

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"You can either be angry or be a martyr, or you can say, 'You've got lemons? Let's make lemonade.'" Our March Issue cover star @jenniferaniston tells #SandraBullock how she's redefining success and why she can't be taken down. Tap the link in our bio for the full story. Photographed by @alique_studio and styled by @melzy917 for our March Issue.

Of course, Jen looks incredible in every appearance, but she works hard to stay fit, strong, and on top of her game. Her personal trainer Leyon Azubuike, co-owner of Gloveworx, tells Women's Health that Jen works out up to seven days a week for an hour and a half each session, depending on where they are in her training cycle.

Azubuike uses a training technique called "periodisation" with Jen, which allows him to adjust things based on her schedule. "Depending on where we are in that cycle dictates the duration and intensity of Jen’s workout," he says. "If I know Jen isn’t filming anything, it’s a different phase than if I know she has something coming up tomorrow. If she’s going to be walking up to receive an award, I’m not going to destroy her legs in the gym the day before." So, her workouts vary anywhere from three days a week at 45-minute sessions to those monster seven-workout weeks.

Still, her workouts are never easy. Since Azubuike and Jen both have chaotic schedules, they jump on any available time to break a sweat. "She has to respond when I say go," says Azubuike. "If she has a shoot at 3 a.m. and we need to work out before that, let’s go...we respect each other in that regard, so it’s a constant back and forth with mutual respect and understanding." And he admits he's a tough trainer, so "she definitely should be commended, because when I get into go mode, I’m in go mode."

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"We box, we jump rope, we do strength training, we do a lot of work with resistance bands—we’re big on resistance bands," says Azubuike. "We rotate these things so it’s always hard, she’s consistently being challenged—I’m a big fan of switching things up, so the body reacts in a positive way and changes."

Azubuike says Jen loves boxing and core work. "Every core exercise I throw at her, she dominates it," he says. "She can hold a two- or three-minute plank rather easily."

To challenge her, Azubuike has Jen crank out a plank flow where she starts in a standard plank, then moves to a side plank, then moves to plank with shoulder taps, and so forth. "We do a lot of things that stretch the core, so we’ll do things where she’s hanging on a pull-up bar, then she pulls her knees up and brings them back down." She also loves doing V-ups and using ab wheel. "We’ll use a setup to shock the body occasionally, but it’s not a major part of our core regimen."

But don't worry, Jen isn't a master of everything in the gym—at least, not at first. Azubuike says she didn't love using the jump rope when he first introduced it into her routine because she found it a bit challenging (same). "I just made her keep on doing it, and now she’s great at it." 

Azubuike says the hardest part of working with Jen is finding new ways to challenge her. "Here’s a woman who has always looked amazing, and I'm tasked with keeping it that way and elevating that even further."

Well, based on recent photos from her 50th birthday party, mission accomplished.

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Lauren Williamson is the Digital Content Manager for Women's Health and Men's Health. She's an experienced journalist, editor and social media fiend who's well versed in reporting on everything from food trends to fitness, health news to haircare. She has a double degree in Journalism and Political Science.

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