Actor Jane Seymour’s outlook on aging is rather straightforward: She’s happy to be doing it. That’s because she nearly didn’t get the opportunity.

In her 40s, Jane had a near-death experience from anaphylactic shock. The incident gave her a new perspective, she says.

“I remember looking at my body from above and the takeaway for me was, ‘That's your vehicle. I am responsible for taking care of this car,’” she recalls. “So I took ownership of my health. I wanted to make sure that in the way I'd look after my car and put the right gasoline or oil into it, I would do the same for me.”

Since the incident, Jane has remained dedicated to nurturing herself, inside and out. Rather than chasing youth, the 75-year-old is focused on making the most of her current moment.

“I'm not going to try and pretend I'm 20 when I'm 70,” she says. “I'm going to be the best I can be at the age I'm at.”

Curious how she does it? Read on for Jane’s four longevity rules:

1. Attitude is everything

If it wasn’t abundantly clear from Jane’s brush with death, the Brit weathers adversity by trying to look on the bright side. “Getting up and not giving up is important,” she says.

It’s an ethos so closely associated with Jane, in fact, that her boyfriend, musician John Zambetti, even wrote a song about it. In the tune “She’s Just a Girl,” listen for the lyric: “It’s how you get up/now how you fall.”

(Fun fact: The couple was set up by their children!)

2. Exercise within your limits

For Jane, exercising in her 70s is all about doing so carefully and consciously. “I listen to my body,” she says. “I’m not going to overdo it.”

She aims to work out at least three times per week and starts each session—no matter the modality—with a warmup to mobilize her spine (think: exercises like cat-cow). Next, she’ll move on to strength moves for her arms, core, and legs. She prefers to use a reformer or a gyrotonic machine for this work, but if neither are available, she’ll pick up hand weights for compound movements like pliés with bicep curls.

If she’s traveling and equipment isn’t available, she’ll do bodyweight exercises, including sit-ups and pushups against an elevated surface like a sturdy table or kitchen island.

“The older you get, the more you need to do weight-bearing exercises,” she says of her strength focus.

3. Nourish your skin

“Taking care of my skin is probably the most important thing I can do—not just for me, but for how I come across in the world. If I feel confident about myself, then it's attraction, not promotion,” Jane says of her approach to skincare.

For more than a decade, Jane has been a spokeswoman for The Body Firm, relying on their Crépe Erase Body Repair Treatment (and new Body Resurfacing Serum) to keep her skin smooth and glowing.

“I use this every single day and people literally stop me at the airport and in restaurants and thank me for turning them onto it,” she says. “Or they'll actually touch my skin, which is a little disconcerting.” (Please, if you see Jane Seymour in the wild, do not randomly touch her!)

When it comes to the skin on her face, Jane isn’t sweating a few fine lines.

“I'm not chasing wrinkles,” she says. “I found that my laughing wrinkles and my angry wrinkles are all very handy in my career…that's my bag of tricks.”

4. Find purpose in helping others

Jane also fosters her mental health by leaning into opportunities to be of service, whether it’s to a neighbor or a broader audience through her Open Hearts Foundation.

“My mother said there's always someone worse off than you, and you can find purpose by being of help to someone else—listening to what they're going through and letting them know they were heard,” Jane says.

Ultimately, says Jane, the ideal day is one in which she’s taken care of herself—inside and out—and taken care of another.

“That's a great way to go to bed at night and go, ‘Okay, that was not a wasted day. That was a day that was fulfilling and enriching, and I feel good about myself,” she says.