{"id":1015,"date":"2024-12-14T18:11:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T18:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2024-12-14T18:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T18:11:59","slug":"20-amazing-bodies-of-ncis-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1015","title":{"rendered":"20 Amazing Bodies of NCIS Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NCIS\u00a0<\/i>has been on our screens since 2003, and features some of the most well-known actors and entertainers in the industry. From LL Cool J to Lauren Holly, these stars work hard to stay camera-ready on a show that\u2019s been running for 20 years. So how do they do it? Through discipline and healthy habits\u2014not to mention happiness and plenty of fun. Here\u2019s how 20 cast members of NCIS take care of their health and wellness.1<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maria Bello<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Maria Bello played Jacqueline Sloane. The actress loves Pilates and working out with a trainer. \u201cI have a trainer named Aimee Carpenter, and she has this company called Indigo Mountain,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cSome days we go for a hike, other days we do weights at my house. It\u2019s kind of like going with the flow instead of thinking, \u2018I have to do 20 squats today.\u2019 I also do Pilates at a studio called Embodiment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pauley Perrette<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pauley Perrette, 54, played Abby Sciuto. The actress prefers working out at home over going to a gym. \u201cLearn the simple art of using your own body weight to work out,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no need to go to a gym. Push-ups, sit-ups, squats, wall presses, running up and down stairs. Everything you need to get in shape, you have.\u201d3<\/span>Lauren Holly<\/p>\n

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Lauren Holly, 59, played Jenny Shepard. The actress swears by Bikram yoga to stay fit and happy. \u201cI practice Bikram yoga, which is a certain kind of yoga and it\u2019s in a very hot room,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cI love it\u2014it\u2019s like my own personal form of meditation because I can\u2019t think of anything (besides the heat) through the whole class. I haven\u2019t been practicing since COVID, and I miss it so much. It really gave my brain a rest and my skin a glow.\u201d\u00a04<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chris O\u2019Donnell<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chris O\u2019Donnell played G. Callen. He admits co-star LL Cool J inspired him to get fit. \u201cHis arms are insane \u2013 they\u2019re as hard as a wall,\u201d\u00a0he says<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m just an average guy trying to keep my body in good condition so I can still do the things that I love. I don\u2019t want to give up sports. I want to move around with my kids and play football in the backyard. I have to work hard to stay fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LL Cool J<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LL Cool J played Sam Hanna. The actor works out with a personal trainer. \u201cIt\u2019s important to have somebody there to push me. Every player needs a coach,\u201d\u00a0he says<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with not having a trainer, but I prefer it. I do a minimum of four workouts a week \u2014 usually an hour on workdays and two hours the other days. I combine weights and cardio. I jump rope, run and lift weights. I do pull-ups and push-ups, plus core work with a ball, while lying on an incline. I also run up hills. I measure my heart rate on the treadmill. I don\u2019t use monitoring devices or apps. Instead, I go by the mirror. I rarely use a scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Daniela Ruah<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Daniela Ruah, 39, played Kensi Blye. The actress has been dancing since she was 5. \u201cDo I dance at home? Sure,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cSometimes my son and I will prance around the house and dance. He responds to music so wonderfully, but I wouldn\u2019t say it is something that brought me back into shape. I didn\u2019t do any (dance) classes. I wish I had. It was mostly gym work with a personal trainer, jogging, working out with the kids, and eating healthily.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jennifer Esposito<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jennifer Esposito, 50, played Alexandra Quinn. The actress was diagnosed with celiac disease in her 30s. \u201cIt\u2019s an autoimmune disease, so you really have to stay on top of it,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cWhen you feel a flare coming on, if you don\u2019t take charge right then, it\u2019ll cycle out of control. I feel great right now, but my killer is stress, and I\u2019m still learning how to deal with that. Meditation helps a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kelly Hu<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Kelly Hu, 55, played Lee Wuan Kai. The actress prefers a plant-based diet. \u201cI think diet is everything,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cWhat you put into your body is not just important for weight management but affects every aspect of your life.\u00a0 I\u2019m a firm believer in eating clean, organic, healthy foods. I stopped eating fast and processed food years ago and I think that\u2019s the number one thing I\u2019ve done for my skin and body. Luckily I enjoy cooking and have the time to do a lot of my own food prep even when I\u2019m shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rena Sofer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Rena Sofer, 54, played Margaret Allison Hart. The actress wants to look the best version of herself at any age.\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t diet,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cI exercise quite often. I\u2019m very into hula hooping. I hula hoop for like an hour probably five times a week and that keeps my stomach and my back very strong and I work out at home. We have a home gym so I get on the elliptical or do lunges around the house, stuff like that\u2026 I\u2019m an older woman who just doesn\u2019t expect to look like a twenty-year-old so I don\u2019t try to. I just eat what I want, but I eat in moderation and I don\u2019t smoke and don\u2019t drink and I take care of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Vanessa Lachey<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vanessa Lachey, 42, who played Jane Tennant, never skips breakfast. \u201cI\u2019m a big breakfast girl. If I had a choice, I would sit down to sausage links and a ham-and-cheese omelet and toast and fruit,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cSometimes\u2014and this is probably the Asian in me coming out\u2014I\u2019ll do scrambled eggs over rice with soy sauce. It\u2019s a big comfort food for me. When I\u2019m at a hotel I\u2019ll call room service at 7 in the morning and be like, \u2018um, do you guys have white rice and soy sauce?’\u201d<\/p>\n

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Katrina Law<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Katrina Law, 37, who played Jessica Knight, fits her training around her filming schedule. \u201cI went old-school\u2014working out with weights and doing just one body part at a time,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cFor a while, I was doing a HIIT circuit. But sometimes with interval cardio, I find myself getting injured and wearing myself out a lot. When you\u2019re working 14-hour days, you tend to break down. I found it easier to do very lazy, long cardio. And also yoga to stay stable and Zen out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Scott Bakula<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scott Bakula, 68, played Dwayne Pride. The actor loves running, even in the heat. \u201cNow that I\u2019m healthy I try to run three or four times a week, a minimum of 45 minutes each time,\u201d\u00a0he says<\/a>. \u201cAnd then depending on if I\u2019m training for something, I\u2019m upping that for long runs on the weekend. Even if I\u2019m not, when I have time, I do six to 10 miles on Sundays\u2026 I mix it up. Sometimes I\u2019ll go 30 minutes and walk for one, and then go 10 and walk for one. Sometimes I\u2019ll run 15 minutes, then walk for one; 14 minutes, then walk for one, and go down from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marina Sirtis<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Marina Sirtis, 68, played Orli Elbaz. The actress believes in aging gracefully over too much cosmetic surgery. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense for actresses to have plastic surgery because there\u2019s no point in looking 40 when you\u2019re 60 because you know what? They\u2019re gonna hire somebody who\u2019s 40,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re not gonna hire you \u2013 first of all, you look like you\u2019ve been caught in a wind tunnel! So it doesn\u2019t make sense for actresses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cote de Pablo<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cote de Pablo, 43, played Ziva David on the show. The actress swears by regular yoga sessions. \u201cFour or five days a week, I do open flow Vinyasa [breath-synchronized yoga],\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cI bring a teacher, who happens to be a great friend, to my house. You look at this woman\u2019s body and you go, \u2018Wow, the benefits of yoga!\u2019 You can see that there\u2019s a lift everywhere. And it\u2019s completely natural. There\u2019s nothing fake about her body. I love natural beauty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Emily Wickersham<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Emily Wickersham, 39, played Eleanor Bishop. The actress does regular Pilates sessions and plays tennis. \u201cFor me it\u2019s about feeling good first\u2026 and I\u2019ve realized that it comes from what I choose to eat,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cOnce I started paying attention to what I was eating and becoming conscious of what made me feel good or bad, it was a game-changer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jamie Lee Curtis<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, played Dr. Samantha Ryan. The actress loves yoga, Pilates, and taking walks with her friends. \u201cFluids are key,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cI walk with girlfriends. [It\u2019s] incredibly good for you.\u201d17<\/span><\/p>\n

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Marisol Nichols<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Marisol Nichols, 49, played ATF Special Agent Zoe Keates. The actress taught herself to cook, and says it\u2019s been a game changer. \u201cMy food philosophy is this: You\u2019re not going to stick with any lifestyle change unless it tastes good,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cOtherwise it\u2019s torture. And why would you do that to yourself? I also recently rediscovered celery sticks and peanut butter. Remember that from when you were a kid? They\u2019re so good. I also live on Zevia soda, which you can buy at Whole Foods.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jon Cryer<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jon Cryer, 58, played Dr. Cyril Taft. The actor is a big fan of running. \u201cI train five days a week but I only do three days of distance work,\u201d\u00a0he says<\/a>. \u201cI either do it swimming, running or biking. Now because I\u2019m not really training for a triathlon, because triathlon season isn\u2019t till late August and September, now I just run pretty much. I run and I work out with weights with my trainer.<\/p>\n

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Bellamy Young<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Bellamy Young, 53, played ATF Special Agent Melinda Stone. The actress walks six miles a day on her treadmill and follows a vegan diet. \u201cI think veganism has a branding issue, but other than that, it\u2019s a great way to live,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cI know a lot of people now like to go with \u2018plant-based diet\u2019 instead. I guess that makes it a little bit more palatable, but for me it was the answer to a myriad of things that weren\u2019t working in my life. I had terrible cystic acne, no energy at all, I didn\u2019t always digest food perfectly.\u00a0 And so it\u2019s never been difficult in terms of a row to ho or anything. It\u2019s just always been, um, I\u2019ve just been lucky that my body and my heart were in line.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Paula Newsome<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Paula Newsome, 50, played Jackie Vance. The actress loves the healthy lifestyle she enjoys in Los Angeles. \u201cI have been really fortunate in that I\u2019ve been able to work a lot,\u201d\u00a0she says<\/a>. \u201cIn New York it was more of a struggle. At that time there was not as much film and television production. In LA I could make a decent living as an actress and LA is also great for my health. I eat healthier and work out more here I don\u2019t think it would have been possible in New York. The quality of life here is different.\u201d<\/p>\n

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