Happy birthday, Madonna! Here are the American singer's fitness secrets
For American singer and songwriter Madonna, age is just a number and not an excuse for giving up. Even at 65, the "Queen of Pop" likes to stay fit as she never misses out on her workout routine and the diet she follows. Well, that's exactly the kind of "fitspiration" we need. On Madonna's birthday, let us find out her best-kept fitness secrets.
Madonna works out 6 days a week
Per reports, Madonna loves working out six days a week while reserving a day for rest and recovery. She loves to indulge in Ashtanga yoga, dance, and Pilates, while also giving equal importance to circuit training, interval training, and jogging and running. During an interaction with Life & Style, she revealed, "I've always danced and exercised. I like keeping things interesting, shocking my body."
She performs 12 different exercises at the gym
According to Jacked Gorilla, Madonna performs eight different exercises for her "Hard Candy" workout and four for her butt routine. The former fitness routine includes lunge back with side kicks, easy side sit-ups, toes down heels up, knee planks, swivel hips, single-leg bridge up, twist dips, and half pike with a tap. The latter includes 'Shanghai Surprise,' bubble butt, side V-ups, and V-ups.
The pop singer usually eats 5-6 meals a day
If sources are to be believed, Madonna's diet includes five to six meals a day which include three main course dishes and three snacks. She follows a clean diet full of cold-pressed juices, protein bars, fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts, and grains like quinoa. In addition to this, caffeine, sugar, processed foods, and alcohol are a big no-no for her.
Here's what she savors through the day
For breakfast, Madonna usually prefers having eggs along with fresh watermelon juice. She snacks on an organic protein bar before eating brown rice with miso soup for lunch. In the evening, she munches on nuts, seeds, and another protein bar and then savors quinoa salad for dinner. On certain days, her meals also include rolled oats, whole wheat bread, and whole wheat pasta.
