Jessica Alba recently revisited the grueling Tae-Bo training used to prepare for her breakout role in the 2003 film Honey. The actress committed to six-hour rehearsals to master the high-intensity choreography. Alba now maintains her shredded physique through a diverse workout routine shared with her Instagram fans.

For that role, Alba had to undergo intense training and dance rehearsals. One of the dance practices that helped her master the role was Tae-Bo, created by Billy Blanks and known for its high-intensity cardio.

On December 3, 2025, Retro Hollywood Rewind shared an Instagram post recalling the moment when the actresses discussed their training insights for dancing with Tae-Bo.

In the clip from a 2003 interview, when the interviewer asked the Fantastic Four actress about the workout for the role, Alba said, “I basically did Tae-Bo to prep myself because it's such a difficult cardio thing. And dancing is just all about the cardio.

And then once we started shooting, I did more weight lifting and stuff.”

Tae-Bo is a specialized body fitness approach that incorporates MMA techniques such as kicks, punches, and stances, along with traditional choreography. This style became popular in the 1990s.

Due to the movements it involves, Tae-Bo can also boost one’s flexibility, coordination, and balance.

Not only Tae-Bo, but Alba also faced many other challenges in getting the moves down.

During an interview with Wilson Morales in 2003, in response to how challenging the process was to get the moves right, Alba added:

“It’s hard. Six hours of training for 3 ½ months is what I did. I took beginner’s ballet and beginner’s jazz, and then I had to learn how to do hip-hop, which is really fast, and hitting things, and looking cool.

You have to look cool when you do it, and for the movie, they always wanted me to smile. There’s a dance scene with the kids where a kid falls down, and I show her how to do the move. I almost fell through the slats. It was so hard to fall down and look cool and then smile.”

And all those struggles paid off for her in a positive way. The movie’s budget was $18M, and it earned $62.2M at the box office. Not only that, but critics also praised Alba’s work.

For instance, Rotten Tomatoes wrote, “An attractive Jessica Alba and energetic dance numbers provide some lift to this corny and formulaic movie.”

Although her interest in fitness began decades later, Alba still maintains a shredded, fit physique and often shares glimpses of her current workout routine with her Instagram fans.

Jessica Alba’s Special Workouts to Stay Fit in Her 40s

On September 5, 2025, Alba dropped a full workout video on her Instagram, with the caption, “AM workout with @betinagozo - let’s goooo 💪💦🥵.” Her workout routine included:

For a warm-up:

• F.A.S.T. Hip Rocks: 10 each side
• Bear Plank Hold: 20 seconds
• Bear Plank Taps: 10 each side
• Single Leg Hip Bridge: 10 reps each side
• Side Plank Leg Lift: 10 reps each side

First set: 2 rounds:

• RFE split squat with 15 lbs: 10 reps each side
• RFE Romanian deadlift with 15 lbs: 10 reps each side
• Single leg hip bridge hold w/ chest press with 15 lb: 15 reps each side

Second set: 2 rounds:

• Copenhagen side plank: 20 seconds each side
• Bird dog row with 12 lbs: 12 reps each side
• Tall kneeling curl to overhead press: 12 lbs: 12 reps

And Alba finished her workout with:

• 20 reps: 20 lb overhead slam
• 20-second plank hold

And for college, down Alba follows foam rolling and stretching.

She also once admitted to E! News that she keeps changing things to make her workout interesting. Alba added, “I get bored. So I do spinning, and I do cross training with a mix of weights and cardio. I just try to keep it moving”.

To make workouts more interesting, she tries to recruit her friends to come with her to the gym.

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Ashvinkumar Patil