HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — When it comes to hanging onto your beauty, Heidi Klum says a healthy weight is critical.
"The ultimate beauty secret for a woman getting older is, Don't be too thin!" the 37-year-old model and Project Runway host reveals in Self magazine's December issue. "When you are just muscle, you end up being gaunt in the face, and that makes you look older by 5 or 10 years."
Klum is also against having plastic surgery, at least at this stage of her life.
"I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different," she explains. "You change, and that's OK. Life is about change. I don't have anxiety about it, so I'm not running to get Botox. Maybe that will change, but I don't think so. I feel comfortable in my skin and comfortable with aging, so I think it's OK that I get wrinkles."
So how does the former Victoria's Secret beauty stay in shape?
"One of the best parts about season eight of Project Runway being taped in New York City was that I went running every morning," she says. "I had a watch that counts the miles and the little thing you put on your shoe that measures each step. Over seven weeks, I ran 120 miles! I don't love running, but I do like to see everything getting tighter and toned."
Klum also manages to keep a healthy relationship with her husband of five years, Seal.
"Part of why we're so good together is that, in a lot of ways, we're opposites," she says. "I'm speedy, and I don't like sitting still for long. My husband is the most patient person I've ever met. He can explain something to the children for hours, and I will just say, 'OK, this is how it is.' We're both really creative people. We may have some different passions, but we love and respect and trust each other."
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