Shakira is gearing up for her world tour – in her workout clothes. In a new social media post the singer shows off her amazing body in exercise clothes during an exercise session, prepping her body for the stage. “The countdown to my tour is on, and we’re officially in rehearsals season! 💃 Can’t wait to bring the energy to the stage and see all of you! #LMYNLWorldTour,” she captioned the post. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
Shakira told Cosmopolitan that she started skating and surfing during the pandemic. “These new hobbies that I never thought I’d be able to take on later in life, skating and surfing—they are very therapeutic and liberate my mind,” she said. “I’m not a great surfer. I just started a year ago, and it’s a hard sport to make progress on. It’s unbelievable how much pleasure I find in this. How all my troubles are washed away by the waves. There’s something about the ocean and the salt and the wind that heals all the wounds. I found that’s my own meditation, but it wouldn’t be bad if I do the real kind. I think I need it.” According to the Australian government’s Better Health, surfing provides many health benefits including cardiovascular fitness from paddling, shoulder and back strength, which also strengthens from the paddling, and leg and core strength. “Once you’re standing up on the board, strong legs and a strong core will keep you up,” they say.
Shakira strength trains with Anna Kaiser. They do five-day-a-week sessions and sometimes two-a-days. “We alternate between strength and cardio intervals. Some days we do just cardio and then strength and some days we start with strength and then do cardio, we like to mix it up,” Kaiser told E! News. “I want to make sure that she is improving her endurance so that she can go into a two-hour show and also has the strength and stamina to make it through a five-month tour. It’s about making sure she gets a little bit of everything.” According to the Mayo Clinic, strength and weight training help reduce body fat, preserve and increase lean muscle mass, and burn calories more efficiently. Strength training may also help you:
- Develop strong bones
- Manage your weight
- Enhance your quality of life
- Manage chronic conditions
- Sharpen your thinking skills
Shakira wears a heart monitor. It “keeps her the most focused,” her trainer said. “Maintaining a certain heart rate for a prolonged period of time can help you burn more calories and fat while also improving your cardiovascular health,” confirmed Chris Travers, MS, to the Cleveland Clinic. Also, “it’s also possible to overexert yourself, and a heart rate monitor can alert you to that danger, too.”
Shakira’s workouts also involve cardio intervals, per Kaiser. “Some days we do just cardio and then strength and some days we start with strength and then do cardio, we like to mix it up,” she told E! News. “I want to make sure that she is improving her endurance so that she can go into a two-hour show and also has the strength and stamina to make it through a five-month tour. It’s about making sure she gets a little bit of everything.”
Shakira incorporates protein “in every meal,” Kaiser tells E! News.”We did some protein shakes, protein pancakes, and I would peel a couple of oranges and slice them up and top them with turmeric and cinnamon. It is pretty much about making it fun and different and also the presentation,” she said.