Watch footage from Taylor Swift’s shocking Elas Tour (performing for nearly three hours straight at each show) and wonder how on earth she used her physical and mental endurance to pull off such spectacular feats. It’s hard not to wonder how he was able to accomplish such a great feat. Now we have the answer. She recently revealed the details of her strategic workout (and self-care) routine in pure Taylor fashion.
in Interview time magazine In the article, published Wednesday, Swift explained exactly how she prepared to sing, dance and jump for hours. Six months before her first performance on her Eras tour, she started running on the treadmill every day and singing songs. whole The set list is over 40 songs. “If it’s a fast song, I’m going to walk fast, and if it’s a slow song, I’m just jogging or walking briskly,” she explained. Her gym, Dogpound, also created a special program for her that incorporates strength, conditioning, and weight exercises. “Then I took dance training for three months because I wanted that to be instilled in her body,” she added.
Another change she made, Swift said, was “I stopped drinking except for the night of the Grammys in the months leading up to the show.” (“I gave myself a good night that night,” she added.) Swift kept her no-alcohol promise throughout her 2023 tour, because “I didn’t want to do that show with a hangover.” Because…I don’t want to do it,” she said. Get to know that world. ”
As essential as Swift’s pre-tour boot camp was, so was her post-show down time. With performances often scheduled for three days in a row, she cherishes what she calls her “dead days,” full 24 hours of doing nothing but giving her body the rest it needs. He said he was there. “I don’t leave my bed except to go get food and bring it back to bed and eat it there,” she said, calling it a “dream scenario.”
After all, it seems like this balance of training and recovery allows her to continue bringing her A-game to her fans. “I know I’m going to be on that stage, whether it’s through illness, injury, heartbreak, discomfort, stress,” Swift, who is currently preparing for her 2024 international show, explained. . “It’s now part of my identity as a human being.”
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