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Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I Cracked the Taylor Swift Workout Routine—Here's the Lazy-Girl Version
Taylor Swift's laid relatively low since December 2024, when her record-smashing world tour came to a close after nearly two years. I saw the tour on its final U.S. leg in Los Angeles, and was floored by the show's propulsive energy as well as Swift's incredibly stamina and bodycon costume looks. I was exhausted after three-plus hours of screaming and dancing along with a stadium full of fans—so how in the world did the singer-songwriter manage to not only full-bore perform for that long, but then do it again for 149 shows in 21 countries? I looked to the Taylor Swift workout routine for worked out six days a week, for up to 2 hours a day, in preparation for her latest tour. Of course we're not just talking lifting a couple free weights and running a slow mile on the treadmill—no, the arguably biggest star in the world has guidance—a Los Angeles and New York-based fitness guru named Kirk Myers. He's the proprietor of the Dogpound, a gym that offers personal training and classes. When I took a class from two of his trainers last year, I was left a shaking puddle—after what, from people viewing on the sidelines, looked like a simple circuit of floor exercises. However the coaching about careful body placement and the fast flow through the circuit reps—as well as the two shouty and upbeat Dogpound trainers—made the session fly by, and I didn't realize how much my muscles had been taxed and my metabolism boosted until the pounding music stopped and I tried to stand up unassisted. I offer this as an insight into what Kirk told Vogue is Taylor's 'incredibly work ethic,' one that has her exercising like a pro athlete, with differing degrees of training depending on whether she's 'off-season' (not on tour) or 'on season' (hoofing it while singing for 3-plus hours, multiple nights in a row). The workout focuses on strength, conditioning and core work, all of which help her sing, dance and radiate Taylor Swift Magic to hordes of fans. One of the things that sets Swift's regimen apart from other touring musicians is that even when she was on the road, she'd still train a couple times a week for maintenance, in order to keep up her mobility and stability. Her trainer even asked an L.A.-based chiropractic physician for help with recovery techniques. Using Swift's cardio, strength and core workout as inspiration, I drew on the work of PureWow's staff workout coach, executive managing editor Catrina Yohay, a former D1 athlete, certified nutrition coach and avid runner, to craft this workout. While Swift's two-hours-long workout may not be your idea of a manageable routine (it's certainly not mine), this 45-minute version will definitely keep you in shape. Time: 20 minutes Think: anything that elevates your heart rate Durng the portion of your workout devoted to cardio, you can get creative. Beyond just running outside or on a treadmill, 'if you prefer to walk, row, hike, bike, swim, golf, box, ski, dance, play tennis or partake in any other activity that elevates your heart rate and increases your oxygen consumption, commit to 20 minutes a day and get after it,' Yohay advises. Time: until muscles fatigue (around 12 minutes) Think: weight training, planks, push-ups, and lots of body weight ideas below For strength work, you want to work out with weights or using body weight isometrics (such as planks and pushups) until muscle fatigue. Yohay recommends a four-part arm workout for women developed with Andrea Rogers of Xtend Barre. I'll give you the Sparks Notes version of that workout below, but you can see the whole thing demonstrated here. Part 1: Standing Arms Series Digital Art by McKenzie Cordell Standing arm exercises, including waltzing arms, V press, arm circles, half arm circles and pinkie lifts warm up your arms for the workout to come. See all standing arms exercises demonstrated. 10 reps, 2 sets each: Waltzing arms V press Arm circle Half arm circles Pinkie lifts Part 2: Standing Push-up Series Digital Art by McKenzie Cordell Leaning face-forward toward a wall, this series is what Yohay calls 'the plank push-up's much less intimidating cousin.' Wide elbow push-ups, static push-up holds and wide elbow push up pulses make up this set. 10 reps, 2 sets: Wide elbow push-ups Wid elbow pulses Hold for ten seconds, repeat ten times static push-up hold Part 3: Floor Work Digital Art by McKenzie Cordell Move through these four moves on a yoga mat: Tricep dips, quadruped plank to down dog, quadruped plank hold with pulse and full plank with alternating shoulder taps. 10 reps, 2 sets: Tricep dips Quadruped plank hold with pulse Full plank with alternating shoulder taps Flow through one set of 10 slowly. Once complete, flow through one set of 10 at a faster pace: Quadruped plank to down dog Part 4: Dumb Bells Digital Art by McKenzie Cordell Yohay recommends you start easy: 'Use whatever weight dumbbells you're comfortable with, but if you're new to this exercise start with 2 to 5 pounds,' she says. 10 reps, 2 sets each: Dumbbell hammer curl + shoulder press combo Dumbbell chest press Bent-over rows Bent-over row + tricep kickback Stability ball preacher curls Stability ball chest press locomotive Stability ball ceated shoulder press Stability ball push up Digital Art by Sofia Kraushaar Time: until muscles fatigue (around 12 minutes) Think: weight training, planks, push-ups, and lots of body weight ideas below For the sort of 360-degree stability that Swift needs to put on an Eras Tour show, she needs a super strong core to not only support her lungs and diaphragm for singing, she's got to have that support to keep her body aligned so that she doesn't fall off those high-heeled thigh boots or multi-story stage risers. Yohay asked Danny Saltos, a NASM-certified personal trainer and health coach, for help in outlining the best core workouts everyone can do at home with no special equipment. Her list of best core workouts includes 15 classic moves which aren't hard to understand (for example planks, toe touches, heel taps) but are taxing to perform in multiples. Yohay recommends choosing five core exercises of one to two minutes each, then repeating the set once or twice. Her personal picks (demonstrated here) include: Hold/perform for 60 seconds, repeat circuit once: Plank Side plank with rotation Deadbug Bicycle crunch Leg lifts McKenzie Cordell Time: around 5 minutes Think: squats, lunges, active stretching That not enough for you? For variety, add in lower body exercises or try something new, like a fitness ai gym . Whatever you do, remember the key idea is consistency. Swift's dedication to her fitness regimen is one of the unique aspects of this woman's incredible star power—surely you can devote an hour a few times a week to keeping yourself healthy. The Best Workout for Your Personality Type (Because, Yes, Finding One That's Compatible Makes a Difference)
Daily Mail
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Succession star Sarah Snook is supported by pals Demi Moore and Emmy Rossum as she stars in new Broadway show The Picture of Dorian Gray
Succession star Sarah Snook was supported by pals Demi Moore and Emmy Rossum on Tuesday as she performed her new Broadway show at The Music Box Theatre in New York City. The actress, 37, is currently starring in The Picture of Dorian Gray on Broadway, which sees her taking on all 26 roles in the dynamic show. She looked elated as she posed for snaps with the duo backstage, as well as Demi's micro Chihuahua, Pilaf. Sarah wore her vibrant tresses pulled back into a slick bun and opted for minimal makeup to showcase her natural beauty. She wrapped her arm around Demi for the snap, who was glowing as she attended the show in a black T-shirt and blue jeans. The movie star, 62, wore her dark locks in a straight style and was all smiles as she cuddled her pooch for the snap. They were joined by actress Emmy Rossum, 38, who looked stylish in a black leather jacket and white T-shirt. It comes after Sarah revealed that she decided to take a page out of Taylor Swift's book while preparing for her new role on Broadway - and it really paid off. Taking on all 26 roles has been no easy feat, which means that Snook had to prepare both mentally and physically beforehand. When she was asked about her fitness routine during a recent interview with The New Yorker, Snook admitted that Swift was behind some of her regimen. 'No alcohol, no caffeine. Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep. And I do my lines at pace on a treadmill, you know,' she told the outlet. The interviewer chimed in to point out that the treadmill technique was something that Swift did to prepare for The Eras Tour. 'I heard that and thought, "That's a genius idea. I'm gonna do that,"' the Emmy-winning actress shared. During her 2023 Person of the Year interview with TIME Magazine, the Bad Blood hitmaker revealed her intense training program for the sold-out, worldwide tour. It comes after Sarah revealed that she decided to take a page out of Taylor Swift's book while preparing for her new role on Broadway - and it really paid off Swift explained that she started training six months before the tour kicked off at a New York City-based gym called Dogpound - a 'state-of-the-art' facility 'offering bespoke team, private training, lifestyle advice,' according to its website. She recalled performing her entire setlist while running on a treadmill, so that she would be ready to belt out her hits while moving around the stage. 'Every day I would run on the treadmill, singing the entire set list out loud,' she said. 'Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs.' The Cruel Summer popstar also incorporated 'strength, conditioning, and weights.' Then, three months before the tour, Taylor also began working relentlessly with choreographer Mandy Moore in order to learn the dance moves. And, while the program is quite intense, it looks like it's worked out for both Swift and Snook. Similarly to Snook, it looks like many of her Succession cast members have now turned to theatre, with Jeremy Strong starring in An Enemy of The People, Brian Cox in A Long Day's Journey Into Night, and Kieran Culkin in Glengarry Glen Ross, just to name a few. 'It's quite an amazing coincidence,' Snook told the outlet about her castmates who have now also turned to the stage. 'But I think that probably comes down to casting in the first place. Kieran was in This Is Our Youth with Michael Cera before Succession; he's great onstage,' Snook continued. 'I mean, Brian Cox is, you know, a theatre beast. Going back to the theatre is really just a return to what's fun.' Snook will be on Broadway until the show closes on June 15.
