At 56, Jennifer Lopez prepared for a bikini scene most actors half her age would dread. Her method: consistency over crash diets. Lpoez talked about the preparation she underwent for filming the scene in the Netflix romantic comedy Office Romance.

According to Extra TV, J.Lo first talked to herself and prepared for the role.

She said, “You know that you’re gonna be on-screen… You gotta be prepared… in the gym and eating right.”

J.Lo added, “It’s about eating healthy and eating the right things and working out and being consistent. I say these things all the time”.

In the meantime, Brett Goldstein, the actor opposite Lopez, also felt the pressure to maintain a good physique for his shirtless scene in the movie.

According to People, Goldstein admitted to feeling the pressure while working with Lopez. He said, “Of course I…did… I’m doing a scene with this one.”

In the movie, J.Lo plays a CEO. As Jackie Cruz, Lopez shows confidence. In the movie, she develops feelings for her newly hired employee, Daniel Blanchflower, played by Goldstein.

According to People, Goldstein, who co-wrote the movie with Joe Kelly, revealed that J.Lo was the inspiration for the project.

To learn more about the movie, you have to watch Office Romance, which was released on June 5.

Not only for this role, Lopez still maintains an attractive, fit physique through regular workouts.

Jennifer Lopez's workout approach for staying fit

Like many other Hollywood stars, Lopez also loves her.

Lopez’s ab exercises include:

• 50 hanging ab raises
• 50 rope crunches
• 50 incline sit-ups with a 45-lbs plate.

Lopez also focuses on her full-body circuit training. She often posts videos, giving her fans a glimpse of her circuit training. She mostly performs:

• Tricep kickbacks
• Lunges
• Squat presses
• Lateral raises
• Bicep curls
• Reverse crunch
• Pilates rollover with toe touch.

According to her trainer, Dodd Romero, she trains 3 times a week, emphasizing resistance workouts such as weighted sumo-style squats.

Often, Lopez has been seen following the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves dancing to stay toned.

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

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Ashvinkumar Patil