Kate Beckinsale
Actress Kate Beckinsale, 43, has maintained a healthy lifestyle and toned physique throughout the years. Pictured: Kate Beckinsale at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 22, 2016. David Becker/Getty Images

Kate Beckinsale may have tasted alcohol at least once in her life, but the actress has never consumed an entire glass of it.

In her recent interview with Shape, the 43-year-old actress said that she has never had any problem saying no to alcohol because she doesn’t like its effect on her. However, despite maintaining a toned physique, Beckinsale said that it’s been tough motivating herself to work out. “I start out absolutely dreading it, do an incredibly punishing workout, [complain] about it the whole time and end up feeling 100 percent better when I leave. Working out is basically nature’s antidepressant,” she said.

Meanwhile, Beckinsale also credits her trainer, Gunnar Peterson, who not only helps with her workouts but shares common interests with her. Since conversations are part of their daily workouts, Beckinsale doesn’t feel the stress of some routines. A few weeks later, the actress is just surprised with her fit body.

In other news, Beckinsale’s 17-year-old daughter will be heading to college in the next couple of months. When she moves out of the family home, Beckinsale says she will have more time to focus on herself. While speaking with Entertainment Tonight, the actress said that she’s excited to focus on writing and doing other things that she’s not been able to do before.

“It’s nice as well because it gives me a little bit more room to write and to do other things that I’ve not necessarily been able to do. That’s obviously changed in the last couple of years because Lily’s not dying to hang out with me every minute of the day anyway, but I’m pretty excited about it,” she said.

Beckinsale’s February 2017 issue of Shape is now out on newsstands in the United States.