Eva Mendes is in great shape and now almost a year after giving birth to her second daughter with Ryan Gosling, she’s sharing what she does to stay fit.
Mendes doesn’t have a strict fitness routine but explains that working out allows her to spend time on herself. “Knowing that I have an hour to dedicate to my wellness is a priority for me now,” she says to Shape. Mendes likes doing intervals like running and sprinting, but she also lifts weights.
“Right now I’m sticking to light weights because I have a herniated disc in my lower back. It’s pretty severe, and I have to work around it. I love squats, but I’ve been told that I have to do lunges instead of squats for the time being. I know a lot of people wouldn’t find that heartbreaking, but I really do!”
Typically she works out three days a week, but if she’s getting ready for an event or in the summer, she works out for 5 days a week. She doesn’t do more than that because she feels that she sees better results when her body gets a rest period.
As far as diet, the Cuban actress grew up eating rice and beans and that will never stop. “My mom makes the best black beans in the world,” she says. “I’ll never stop devouring them.” She usually starts her day off with scrambled eggs and a piece of Ezekiel toast for breakfast.
For lunch, she has salmon and rice or quinoa, and a salad. “I’ll eat the same thing for dinner. I’m a creature of habit in that way. I don’t get bored with food. I try to think about it as fuel for my body. But what I am looking forward to is the time when dinner becomes a sit-down situation again. Right now I’m in survival mode with two babies, eating on the go,” says Mendes.
She does love sweets and some of her favorite sweets are Cadbury eggs. “The kid in me thinks, I work out so I can support my sugar habit. I know that’s not a very wise thing to say, but I really do feel like I’m working it off!”
Everything in moderation, but from the looks of it, Eva’s fitness and diet routine is totally working for her!