Jennifer Aniston despises the so-called compliment: “You look good for your age.”
The Friends alum, 54, who has kept in shape by being a fitness fanatic and healthy eater for decades, says the phrase drives her “bananas” and wants it changed to: “You look great — period.”
She told British Vogue: “It drives me bananas. I can’t stand it. That’s a habit of society that we have these markers like, ‘Well you’re at that stage, so for your age…’ I don’t even understand what it means.”
“I’m in better shape than I was in my twenties. I feel better in my mind, body, and spirit. It’s all 100 per cent better.”
Aniston recently shared her workout routine with fans telling InStyle she has finally perfected it after years of trial and error.
She admitted that the pressure of feeling to work out constantly led to her injuring herself.
“When you’re in a mindset of, ‘I need to do 45 minutes of cardio or I won’t get a good workout,’ it’s daunting.
“I believed it for so long. I just burnt out and broke my body.”
Aniston said the expectation to “feel the burn” during workouts was a danger, and has since turned to the low-impact home workout program Pvolve to maintain her strength.
She added about its impact on a friend: “My girlfriend, who I hadn’t seen since the pandemic, had completely transformed her body.
“Her body was beautiful, but she also said her energy was like it had never been before.”
Aniston also found Crossfit “too aggressive” a workout, while boxing was too much for her wrists.
