40 Of Shakira’s Best Health And Fitness Tips

40 Of Shakira’s Best Health And Fitness Tips
1

Set a schedule.

Shakira Attends Court For Plagiarising The Song 'La Bicicleta'
Carlos Alvarez//Getty Images

Anna Kaiser, who has been Shakira’s go-to trainer for years, told E! News that the singer works out five days a week.

2

Get your heart rate up.

All of Shakira’s workout goals revolve around her heart rate monitor. It “keeps her the most focused,” Kaiser told E! News.

3

Strengthen your core.

This is important for Shakira, Kaiser told Us Weekly. “We focused on leaning out, strengthening her core, and boosting her booty—and then toning her arms like crazy,” she said.

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

4

Go big on intervals.

“We alternate between strength and cardio intervals,” Kaiser told E! News. “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.”

5

Set goals for yourself.

Shakira is huge on having goals for herself, Kaiser told E! News, and she’s always working toward something.

6

Be smart about your training.

Shakira wants to know what she’s doing and why, Kaiser told W magazine. “She’s very smart and she wants to learn about the body and she wants to know why she’s doing what she’s doing and what her goal is, what she’s trying to accomplish,” she said. “And that’s why we’ve had such a long relationship, because she knows what a stickler I am for functional smart training, but I also make it really fun.”

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

7

Give surfing a go.

Shakira’s been known to do this full-body workout here and there when she’s traveling.

8

Zero in on different body parts.

Shakira doesn’t just work out and hope for the best. Instead, Kaiser tells E! News that she’s strategic and focuses on individual body parts and form.

9

Build up your endurance.

“We started cracking down four months before she went on tour, building up her endurance so that she could sustain performing at that crazy level of energy for two hours,” Kaiser told Us Weekly. “And bumping up her strength because she plays a lot of instruments, she’s dancing and she’s on and off stage through trap doors—so we needed to make sure that she was physically strong enough to endure all of that.”

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

10

Always be improving.

“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,” Kaiser told E! News. “It’s about making sure she gets a little bit of everything.”

11

Focus on flexibility,

This is huge for her. Kaiser told E! News that when she and Shakira started working together, Shakira had some arthritis in her elbows and that her wrists were weak. Since then, they’ve done exercises to make sure they were making her stronger and more flexible.

12

Do your best to stay healthy.

Shakira’s schedule is no joke—especially when she’s on tour. That’s why her health is a huge focus for her.

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

13

Try sweating more than once in a day.

Sometimes, Shakira goes hard at the gym twice a day. “She’s doing two-a-days twice a week and the other three days she’s doing one workout per day,” Kaiser told E! News.

14

Throw a little tennis into the mix.

Shakira has shared more than a few photos on Instagram of herself on the tennis court.

15

Get momentum going.

Getting a workout routine started isn’t always easy, but Shakira is willing to put the work in upfront. “Once you have a program and you get into the routine, it’s much easier to keep going,” Kaiser told E! News.

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

16

Be consistent.

Shakira will keep pushing regularly to make sure she’s hitting her goals. “It’s really important to make sure you stay consistent. Even if that day it took longer to reach the goal she’s aiming for, she still did it,” Kaiser told E! News.

17

Whip out a foam roller.

Shakira is hypermobile, meaning her joints and tendons are super flexible. “When you’re hypermobile, it’s easy to think your muscles are flexible but your flexibility is really around your joints and not your muscles,” Kaiser told E! News. “Foam rolling is really important and making sure we are rolling out her fascia, her feet, her legs, and upper body to make sure she stays nice and healthy.” Try these foam rolling techniques to help improve mobility and decrease muscle fatigue.

18

Push yourself.

Shakira doesn’t slack at all at the gym. According to Kaiser, the singer will be in the studio until 6 a.m. and follow it up with a workout.

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

19

Don’t be afraid to snack.

Kaiser likes to make sure Shakira is eating throughout the day, with a focus on eating every two to three hours, she told E! News. That means two to three snacks in addition to breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

 

preview for HDM All sections playlist - Redbook US:

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below

Advertisement – Continue Reading Below