Jennifer Lopez looks sporty in a blue tracksuit as she heads to a recording session in LA

Jennifer Lopez kicked off her busy fall schedule with a trip to the recording studio.

On Monday, the 52-year-old triple threat was seen arriving at a studio shoot in Los Angeles’s Burbank neighborhood, wearing a royal blue tracksuit.

Amid reports that she and her beau Ben Affleck’s professional commitments will take them in opposite directions over the next few months, the two are set to vacation together.

Balancing act: The 52-year-old triple threat kicked off the next busy working months with a trip to the recording studio on Monday

The multi-hyphen arrived at the studio in her usual white SUV, dressed in a blue hoodie and matching pair of joggers.

Adding a touch of glamor to the casual look, she wore rhinestone Nike sneakers and carried her Hermes Himalaya Birkin 30 bag which costs well over $ 230,000.

Her hair was pulled back into a high bun and she accessorized the outfit with some chunky gold and diamond bracelets and a pair of hoops.

And although she was practically tied at the hip with her boyfriend Affleck, 49, the two are preparing to spend the fall largely without each other, so are making plans for the future.

Glamor: Adding a touch of glamor to the casual look, she wore rhinestone Nike sneakers and carried her Hermes Himalaya Birkin 30 bag which costs well over $ 230,000

A source told PEOPLE that since the two “have months of work ahead,” the couple “plan to spend the holidays together,” but are also trying to put their children first.

“They will both have a break. For Jennifer, Christmas is first and foremost about children. She makes him very special to them, “the insider said, adding that” Ben wants to be with his kids too. ”

“This year it will take a little more planning because Ben also wants to be with his children. They haven’t made any specific vacation decisions yet and are still sorting everything out.

An insider had already disclosed a bit more about their schedules with Ben heading to Texas this week for his film Hypnotic, and Lopez will be heading to Canada in October to begin his next film.

TMZ previously reported that Ben had rented a luxury condo in Austin, TX for the duration of his shoot, and that the two would be spending time there when their schedules allowed.

Vacation plans: A source told PEOPLE that with the two “having months of work ahead”, the couple “were planning on spending the vacation together”, but were also trying to put their children first; photo on September 13

In a Sept. 19 interview with AdWeek, the Good Will Hunting star spoke publicly about his girlfriend for the first time, where he said he was “in awe” of her.

“I’m in awe of Jennifer’s effect on the world,” he said of representing women of color and being an “example” of a “strong woman” in the industry.

“Jennifer has inspired a massive group of people to feel they have a place at the table in this country. I have seen, over and over again, women of color approach Jennifer and tell her what her example of a strong and successful woman who demands her fair share in the business world means to them.

The couple’s first red carpet appearance came as she supported him at the premiere of their film The Last Duel in Venice, Italy on September 10, before they attended the Met Gala Three together. days later.

Supporting: In an AdWeek interview on September 19, the Good Will Hunting star spoke publicly about his girlfriend for the first time he said he was “in awe” of her; pictured on September 10