Kelsea Ballerini in Two-Piece Workout Gear is "Eager to Tour Again"

Kelsea Ballerini is getting tour ready – in her workout clothes. In a new social media post the country singer shows off her amazing body in exercise clothes as she shares her excitement about her upcoming tour. “Ss if i wasn’t already eager to tour again, this weekends shows in oklahoma and texas really added gasoline. thank you for showing up with such big love, i hope you felt it right back. 🤍 (also really missed a festival corn dog and it did not disappoint),” she captioned the post. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. She Rests and Repairs

Ballerini told Popsugar over the winter that she was focused on rest. "I really try to let my mind, body, soul rest and repair," Ballerini says of her time lately. She added that she was doing what feels "comfortable and restorative" to her body.

2. Lagree Pilates

Part of her restorative plan included doing Lagree Pilates a few times a week. Why is pilates a good workout? According to the Mayo Clinic there are lots of benefits to the workout, as it “strengthens the body's inner core while increasing its flexibility resulting in improved overall health.” It can also promote longer, leaner muscles, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, enhanced athletic performance, and heightened mind-body awareness.

3. Coffee

Making and drinking coffee every morning is one of her go-to rituals. "I think as this year has just kind of become the craziest year of my life, it's been nice to have that thing that I look forward to every morning no matter where I am or what's going on," she told PS.

4. Self-Love

Ballerini also practices self-love "I'm learning the art of giving myself grace," Ballerini says. "I think that's really, really hard, especially as young women,” she said.

5. Cardio

She added to PS that to get ready for her tour she would amp up her cardio for breath support. Walking is a great form of cardio that anyone can do. Going for a daily walk can be a game changer in terms of exercise, especially at a brisk speed. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day led to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.

Country star Kelsea Ballerini is giving a shout out to any of her followers who might struggle with procrastination, as she does. Ballerini, 30, posted pictures of what she’s been up to recently, including one snap of her wearing black workout gear, posing next to a Pilates reformer machine. “Good morning to my fellow procrastinators and my fellow procrastinators only. How’s that anxiety? Same,” she humorously captioned the post. Ballerini has been through massive change over the last year, dealing with a public split—here’s how she takes care of herself, inside and out.

1. No Treadmill Workouts

Ballerini says it’s important to find a workout you can actually stick to and be consistent with. “Going to the gym or running on the treadmill, which I personally hate and tried for years, isn’t the only way to exercise,” she told Nashville Edit. “I love any kind of cycle class because the music is super loud, the lights are dark, and I can shut my eyes and feel like I am at home with my headphones on.”

2. Pilates Sessions

Ballerini has been practicing Pilates for years and now looks forward to her sessions. “I also love Pilates for building long, lean muscle,” she told Nashville Edit. “Lastly, I work out with a personal trainer who is super encouraging and helps me meet my fitness goals. Working out, something I used to dread, is now something that I look forward to because it boosts my stamina onstage and makes me feel much more clear-headed and, in my body, too.”

3. Virgo Rising

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Ballerini is enthusiastic about astrology. "I'm a Virgo rising, Virgo sun, Cancer moon. So basically, I like a plan, and I cry every day,” she told Byrdie. “I have to make sure that I have time allotted in the day to cry. It makes a lot of sense that I'm an artist because the Cancer Moon is giving songwriter, the Virgo Rising is giving artist, and the Virgo Sun is giving loves a plan to get to my next goal."

4. Turned-Up on Stage

Ballerini enjoys getting into character on stage—she even wears wigs to protect her hair. "I feel like I get to step into a different version of myself for tour. She's very glittery,” she told Byrdie. “She's very confident. I feel like stage me is a very turned-up version of normal me. Real-life me, now, is the person that I protect the most. This season of my life, offstage me is just criss-cross-apple-sauce on the couch talking to a friend. That's the place I'm getting the most life right now."

5. Self-Love and Acceptance

Ballerini refuses to hold herself to impossible standards. “I don’t shame myself if I screw up,” she told Nashville Edit. “I don’t make myself feel bad if I have a cheat meal or even a cheat day. I’ve struggled with body image my entire life and knew if I was going to be an artist, I had to figure my [stuff] out. I don’t diet. I like my legs. I hate my stomach. I try not to stress about it. If I start to feel [bad] about myself, I get off Instagram and stop comparing myself to others. I do the best I can.”

Kelsea Ballerini is embracing the changes in her life. The country star, who recently announced her split from husband Morgan Evans, shows off her fabulous figure in a swimsuit via her latest social media post. “But if one thing’s the same, it’s that i’m subject to change,” she captioned the Instagram post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 7 ways Kelsea Ballerini stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

1. She Exercises

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Fitness is a big part of Kelsea’s stay-fit approach. “I have a trainer when I’m home in Nashville. Her name is Erin Oprea and she also trains Carrie Underwood and a bunch of other people. We do a lot of strength training and then when I’m on the road, we do circuits — sometimes with my band — or we’ll go to a class that’s close by, like if there’s a Soul Cycle we’ll go offsite to do that, which is really fun,” she told The Cut.

2. She Prioritizes Wellness

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Kelsea defines wellness as “Taking care of your health, body, and mind,” she told The Cut. “Ever since I started traveling a lot, I learned that if I don’t take care of my body, then I’m not going to be my best on tour or in the studio. When I take care of myself, I’m just better: I’m better as an artist and a person.”

3. She Follows the 80/20 Diet Approach

Kelsea is one of the many stars who swear by the 80/20 approach. “I try to eat really healthy 80 percent of the time, and then the other 20 percent of the time I’m eating cookies, pizza, and wine,” she told The Cut. Her cheat meals? “Chicken nuggets from Chick-fil-A or cheddar-jack grilled cheeses. Those are my two guilty pleasures.”

4. She Does What Works for Her

Kelsea maintains that people should approach health and fitness on a case-by-base basis. “You have to find what works for you and not compare your health or your workouts or your eating patterns to anyone else’s, because everyone is different and everyone’s bodies are different. Learn what works for you, and be happy with that,” she told The Cut.

5. She Recently Took a Break From the Gym

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Kelsea recently took a hiatus from the gym. “As someone that's really struggled with body image my whole life, I really have to be checked in to, 'Am I doing this for the right reasons?' And I felt like by the end of that tour, I was starting to detach from the correct reasons for working out," she told Women’s Health. “I'll definitely start introducing cardio and strength training again so I can perform well, but I’ve been in a 'Season of Rest' before tuning up again.”

6. She Counts Her Steps

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Kelsea told Women’s Health that she is all about the "really long, slow walks." Her goal is to hit 10,000 steps per day. “Just to get fresh air and get sunshine and move my body, but not move my body in a way that I'm feeling like I'm needing [to see] some results."

7. She Dances

Kelsea did “all kinds of dance” growing up, but recently started taking ballet classes a few times a week. “I started taking ballet again. I danced for 10 years when I was younger, and quit when I was 14. But I loved it so much. And then my path really shifted to music,” she explained. “I'm just trying to see what my body remembers and then and then relearn the art of it, because it's so beautiful," she says. "It's the little micro muscles in your ankles and in your inner thighs, and the (idea) that there's a string pulling you directly up to the ceiling while your toes are pushing down into the ground."