Salma Hayek shares her secret to looking great in a bikini

Salma Hayek looks really good in a bikini—and she knows it. Having treated the world to a number of different snaps of herself wearing itsy-bitsy string bikinis lately, the 56-year-old just celebrated reaching 25 million followers on Instagram by sharing her easy exercise routine for the swimming pool.

“Seeing as you all like my bikini pictures the most, here’s a bikini workout for you all,” she shared in the caption. “I hate exercising – but I love to celebrate good moments dancing in the water.” If all aqua aerobics classes looked like the accompanying video, the hobby would have a much more glamorous reputation. Your local leisure centre this is not.

Whether it’s in-pool leg raises or crunches, exercising in the water is much easier on the joints than doing the same movements on dry land, which is key for women going through the menopause, when bones naturally become more brittle. The water provides a certain level of resistance, which is good for building strength, but you’re also less likely to suffer an injury.