Wowza! See Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ab-tastic Photo Shoot at 42

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Case in point: her new cover and story in June's Women's Health magazine.

Paltrow, who shows off her smokin' hot body in tanks and bikini bottoms, told the mag that she feels “way more comfortable in a bathing suit now than I did 20 years ago.”

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So how does she look THIS good? “I'm not really a 'beauty person,” she insists. “I believe, as cheesy as it sounds, in exercise, laughing, having sex, being yourself. I'm not like, 'Then I use this masque that I make on my stove.'”

The Goop creator's daily routine and menu choices probably add to her svelte figure. “My routine is the same every weekday. I drop my kids (Apple, 11, and Moses, 9) at school. I do an hour of dance cardio, then I go to work.”

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She starts the day with coffee. “Me with no coffee is not a good look,” she says.

“Then I'll have a smoothie after I work out. For lunch I usually have a big salad with grilled chicken, and then for dinner I'll have whatever I want,” says Gwyneth. “Most nights I eat with the kids, like, a stir-fry of chicken and broccoli or pasta or roast chicken and potatoes.”

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