Candace Cameron Bure is ready to kick off the summer in style, sharing a picture of herself in a bikini which sent the internet abuzz with comments on her toned body. “Vacation mode: ON” declared Bure, 49, in a recent pic. Bure was wearing a summer hat and terracotta bikini top that showcased the mom of three’s svelte physique. In another image, she can be seen wearing a black floral top and pink cover up. “Three beach looks, one sunny mood,” she wrote. Bure’s fans complimented her look. “Gorgeous as always, my beautiful Candace,” wrote one user. Another wrote, “Love this!!!! Looking sooo fit hot mama!!!!!!!!” Bure’s images came while on a summer getaway with her husband, Valeri Bure. Bure also has shared images and videos of her workouts that help her to keep in shape. “Those push ups are working,” wrote a user on one of her workout videos.

Bure has discussed her goals for fitness, including being in her “best shape” as she prepares to enter 50. “That’s what I’m working towards. I’ve been filming a lot of movies, so I don’t feel like I’m at my top right now because my fitness has to take a back seat while I’m filming movies, but I turned 49 this year and I have really big goals for myself just keeping active and healthy, but going into 50, I want to be in best shape that I can possibly be in,” she told Fox News Digital. “So, my fitness game, once I finish this movie, at least in the gym, is going to kick it up a notch. But honestly, I feel really great.”

Bure’s focus on fitness began in her 30s as she prepared to age with “grace.” And, while it’s great to get kudos as a “hot mom,” Bure stayed focused on the practical reasons for wanting to stay in shape. “Not so much from a vanity point of view, but like, you know, I want to be able to open the peanut butter jar when I’m 80, and I need grip strength for that. But all that comes from using your muscles and lifting weights and just basic skills,” she said.

Harvard Medical School has published that it’s never too late to start getting in shape. “Workouts aren’t going to turn someone in their 80s, 90s or 100s into someone who is 40 or 50 years old, but most people can get stronger and improve their endurance,” said Dr. Jonathan Bean. Dr. Edward Phillips shared that people have to put themselves in the mindset of getting into shape. “Some people assume, ‘Well, I’m 70, I can’t lift that, or I can’t go skiing or bike riding, because I’m too old.’ They can’t, not because they physically would be unable to, but because they’ve made the decision that they can’t mentally,” he said. “Even among those of us who are into fitness, there may be an exaggerated sense of ‘I can’t do that because I’m older.'”