Taraji P. Henson displays her Empire waist in sports bra and shorts

Taraji P. Henson has been hitting the gym to maintain a slender figure ready to slip into her spitfire character's clingy wardrobe.

The 44-year-old put her hard work on show as she admired her physique in a two-piece workout ensemble and shared the video on Instagram on Monday.

 'I am bout THAT WORK OUT!!!! #KeepItTight plus I don't need @forcefitnessinc to go hard on me when I get back! I know he my drink posts!!!!!! #Nike #JustDoIt' she captioned the image.