Bikini Girl Jessica Alba’s Hot Summer Body

Gorgeous Jessica Alba showed off her sexy bikini body at a Malibu beach August 1. Alba, 28, swam in the ocean and sunbathed on the beach with producer husband Cash Warren, 30.

Judging from her fit physique, it’s hard to tell that Jessica gave birth to daughter Honor Marie, just last year.

The Sin City star regained her incredible pre-pregnancy form in record time by working out six days a week, combining cardiovascular workouts on an elliptical trainer or treadmill with circuit training.

Overcoming Fat Genes

Ironically, the svelte Alba comes from an overweight family and has previously stated she works extra hard to fight her genetic predisposition toward weight gain.

“Everyone in my family is heavily overweight,” Jessica has said. “I wanted to be healthier, so I started cooking for myself when I was 12 years old.”

Alba, who sticks to a high-protein, low-carb (and low-fat) diet, generally eats an egg-white omelette and fruit for breakfast, a salad for lunch and a chicken or fish entree for dinner with vegetables. Jessica, who avoids desserts and bread, eats dried fruit and frozen yogurt to satisfy her sweet tooth.

High-Intensity Strength Training

Alba typically works out 6 to 7 days a week for an hour, doing cardio interval training along with lunges, crunches, and upper-body strength training moves.

“I try to work out every day for 45 minutes to an hour,” she said. “I start out on the treadmills or elliptical machine for 10 to 15 minutes to get my heart rate up to 180 beats a minute. Then I do 50 lunges and crunches. Next, I get back on the machine for another 10 minutes. Then I work on shoulders, biceps and triceps. I do that nonstop for four sets. When I work out, I have energy and feel good about myself.”

‘I Don’t Look That Great’

Jessica, who is a regular on magazines’ Most Beautiful and Sexiest People lists, takes her sex symbol status in stride. “I don’t really pay attention to all that,” she says. “Most days I wake up and look in the mirror and go, ‘Ugh.’ I don’t really think I look all that great.” Clearly, millions of fans worldwide would respectfully disagree.