What Is Gwyneth Paltrow's Diet and Workout Routine That Helps Her Stay in Shape?

Gwyneth Paltrow is in fabulous shape and promotes a variety of healthy lifestyle options. (Image via Instagram)
Gwyneth Paltrow is in fabulous shape and promotes a variety of healthy lifestyle options. (Image via Instagram)

Gwyneth Paltrow, founder of Goop, an actor and mother of two, has revealed the aspects behind her lifetime fitness routine. She attributes regular workouts as well as a healthy diet for staying healthy for more than 15 years.

Paltrow is in fabulous shape and promotes a variety of healthy lifestyle options. She's a mother of two and is in her late 40s.

Paltrow credits her slender body to a healthy, balanced diet and regular exercise with her long-time trainer Tracy Anderson, and a ton of self-care.

Paltrow works out in what seems to be her home gym, sweating through a variety of upper body, core and glute movements while holding a small dumbbell.


Secret of Gwyneth Paltrow's fitness: Her Workout routine

Gwyneth Paltrow regularly works out. She works out for 45 minutes five days a week, including 45 minutes of cardio (typically Tracy Anderson dance routines) and 45 minutes of strengthening workouts using yoga-inspired routines. That makes sense considering that she stays so toned and slender.

Paltrow raises her training to two hours, six times a week, when she has an upcoming event.

She thought she had a long, square butt and a bony upper body before she began exercising frequently. She's astounded, as suddenly many believe she has a good body. If Paltrow can change her body, anyone can, in her opinion.

Butts and legs workout

For Paltrow, Ande developed a butt and leg workout. This routine aids in lifting and elongating her posterior.

Paltrow performs the exercises listed below while holding a broomstick:

  • Behind-the-Back Honer
  • Butt Busters
  • Kick and Reach
  • Plie Sweep
  • T-Pole Holds

She usually performs 20 to 30 repetitions of each exercise.

Ab workout

To tone her abs, Gwyneth Paltrow regularly performs ab workouts designed by Anderson. She performs the following movements for 30 reps on each side:

  • Cross and Kick
  • Cross-Leg Crunch
  • Cross-Leg Reach
  • Wisting Kick
  • Running-Split Crunch
  • Sit-Up and
  • Split Knee-Pull Crunch.

Gwyneth Paltrow’s diet

Paltrow makes an effort to eat healthy food. She relies primarily on animal protein and fresh, organic veggies, but she acknowledges having a propensity for refined carbohydrates.

She claims that while she once participated in many of these cleanses, she's no longer a fan and now takes a more relaxed attitude to eating. That is despite the fact that her website has come under fire for endorsing numerous bizarre detox diets, including the gall bladder flush and a goat's milk cleanse.

At breakfast and lunch, she's disciplined, and at dinner, she eat anything she wants.

She cuts out almost everything for her annual cleanse (the only one she claims to undertake these days), with the exception of fresh fruit and vegetables.

Here’s what Paltrow’s daily diet includes:

Breakfast

In the morning, Paltrow typically has a smoothie for breakfast that includes almond milk, coconut oil, protein powder and Moon Juice dust.

Lunch

To avoid a mid-afternoon lull, Paltrow has a salad and a protein-rich meal for lunch.

Dinner

Although Paltrow claims she often has 'anything she wants' for dinner, it normally consists of organic meat and vegetables.

Some treats

Wine, baguettes, cheese and crackers are among Paltrow's delights. Pretzels are a more common treat.

Gwyneth Paltrow is renowned for experimenting with original and even contentious, wellness strategies.

However, at the end of the day, she continues to emphasise behaviors that we can all support. She moderates how often sugar and junk food she consumes, has healthful foods (particularly veggies and lean protein), and exercises frequently.

She prioritised self-care and gets enough rest outside of the kitchen and the gym.