Kelsea Ballerini in Workout Gear Says Takes Selfie With Pilates Reformer

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 getting her body Met Gala ready – in her workout clothes. In a new social media post the country singer shows off her amazing body while on a pilates reformer. “Getting ready for that casual thing that rhymes with bet,” she captioned the Instagram Stories clip. How does the 30-year-old approach diet, exercise, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Coffee

Ballerini drinks coffee daily. Her brew? Original Donut Shop. She told Popsugar that “the ritual of making and drinking coffee every morning has brought a sense of consistency and sustainability to what can be an otherwise tumultuous day-to-day,” they write. "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.”

2. “Long, Slow Walks”

Kelsea told Women’s Health that she recently took a season of rest, focusing on doing “a lot of things to kind of reconnect with my inner child.” For example, she took really long, slow walks," and aimed for 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."

3. Dancing

Kelsea, who did “all kinds of dance” growing up, recently returned to classical dance. “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 told Women’s Health. “I'm just trying to see what my body remembers and then and then relearn the art of it, because it's so beautiful. 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."

4. Pilates

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"I really try to let my mind, body, soul rest and repair," Ballerini told Popsugar. One of her favorite workouts? Lagree Pilates, which she does a few times a week. She calls the workout "comfortable and restorative" for her body.

5. Healthy, Not Skinny

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“I think for me, I’ve had to redefine I don’t want to be skinny, I want to be healthy,” Ballerini said in a recent interview. “I want to be able to nourish myself and take care of myself, and that doesn’t just mean my body. It means my mind, it means my soul, it means my creativity. All of that. Nourishing those things makes me feel healthy. And when I feel healthy I’m a better wife, and daughter, and friend, and writer, and all the things that I actually care about way more than how I look.”

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1. She’s All About Routine

In an interview with Shape, Kelsea relieved that routine is a big part of her lift. "To be honest, routine always sounded boring, but now it's something that helps me feel like I'm in control of my life. I'm baby stepping my way into it. Little things, like when you get out of bed, make the bed. Get outside for 30 minutes a day. Sit on the porch. Take the dog for a walk. I'm building that into my life, and it's not boring at all. It's really helping me feel that ownership of my life that I need,” she explained.

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2. She Takes Me Time

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Kelsea makes sure to take time to herself in order to regenerate. “I used to think 'me time' was so narcissistic, but now I realize it's necessary,” she explained. “I have a SoulCycle bike, and I love to do that. I am a hot-bath fanatic. I have all my essential oils, and I do that pretty much every night. I can show up in a more present way when I'm taking time for myself too."

3. She Is a Firm Believer in the 80/20 Method

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Moderation is key for Kelsea when it comes to diet. “I've always been an 80/20 person as far as food and drinking. I try to do what's good for me 80 percent of the time. The other 20 percent of the time, I just enjoy my life,” she explained. “I run through the McDonald's drive-through once a month, and it's fine. Sometimes I'll have a little too much wine, and that's OK too. I've spent so much of my life feeling guilty for things that I eat or having an unhealthy relationship with food or the gym or whatever. So I just try to be nice to myself and do what's good for me. And when I don't, I start again the next day."

4. She Does Strength Training

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Kelsea has been working out with Erin Oprea for five years. “We're on Zoom three days a week and do a lot of strength training intervals, where you alternate two exercises until you've burned that muscle group, then move on. We cram it all into 45 minutes and call it a day,” she told Shape.

5. She Exercises to Feel Good

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Kelsea explained to Health that her workouts are empowering and as much about keeping her mind healthy as her body. "I guess I always had this thought that trainers just yell at you until you cry. But with Erin, she definitely pushes me, but she also just makes me feel really empowered when we work out," she explained. "Afterward, I never feel stressed or exhausted; I always feel good, like I just accomplished something. Erin’s really encouraging like that."

6. She Does Lots of Different Workouts

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In an interview with Nashville Edit, Kelsea emphasized the importance of finding a workout you like. “There are so many different kinds of moving. Going to the gym or running on the treadmill, which I personally hate and tried for years, isn’t the only way to exercise. 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. I also love Pilates for building long, lean muscle,” she explained. “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.”

7. She is Good to Herself

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Kelsea told Nashville Edit that she practices self-love. “I don’t shame myself if I screw up. 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.”

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1. She Cooks A Lot Of Vegetarian Dishes

While Ballerini isn’t a vegetarian, her husband, singer Morgan Evans, is. Ballerini tells Shape, “My husband, who's from Australia, is a vegetarian. I grew up on chicken nuggets and waffles, so trying to match that was really interesting.” Ballerini says the solution is cooking a lot of vegetarian meals. “We cook a lot of lentil Bolognese, or we'll do Mexican bowls with tempeh instead of chorizo. I've found a good groove with healthy meatless alternatives for some of our favorite stuff, which is fun. When we go out, I'll get my fix of whatever I'm craving.” Ballerini says the COVID-19 pandemic made her fall in love with cooking. “I was never a cook. I was never home, so I never cared to. But I fell in love with it this past year.”

2. She Follows The 80/20 Rule

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Ballerini tells Shape that while she doesn’t follow a specific diet, she follows the 80/20 rule. Ballerini says this plan helps her feel balanced. “I've always been an 80/20 person as far as food and drinking. I try to do what's good for me 80 percent of the time. The other 20 percent of the time, I just enjoy my life. I run through the McDonald's drive-through once a month, and it's fine. Sometimes I'll have a little too much wine, and that's OK too. I've spent so much of my life feeling guilty for things that I eat or having an unhealthy relationship with food or the gym or whatever. So I just try to be nice to myself and do what's good for me. And when I don't, I start again the next day."

3. She Strength Trains

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Ballerini tells Shape that she and her trainer strength train, even during the pandemic. “I've worked out with my trainer, Erin Oprea, for five years,” she says. “We're on Zoom three days a week and do a lot of strength training intervals, where you alternate two exercises until you've burned that muscle group, then move on. We cram it all into 45 minutes and call it a day."

4. She Doesn’t Shame Herself Anymore

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Ballerini admits to Health.com that she used to feel bad about eating healthfully. “I definitely went through a phase of shaming myself if I ate something ‘bad,’” she says. But she has learned to find balance in her food and indulges once in a while. “I will never not have chicken nuggets in my life—or a few glasses of wine. I don’t ever want to feel guilty for having those things in my life.”

5. She Has Fun When She Works Out

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According to Ballerini’s trainer, Erin Oprea, the singer doesn’t exercise to lose weight, she does it to be healthy. “Kelsea came to me simply wanting to better her overall health and make [fitness] a lifestyle habit, and she's doing that at a young age, and I admire that so much,” Opera says to Health.com. The singer also tries to have fun when she works out. “She also wanted to learn how to make exercise fun and not a chore," Oprea says. "So that's what we do—we turn on the Nelly radio and we make it fun."

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1. She Does Ballet

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Ballerini opened up about her fitness routine to Women’s Health. She says that she is getting back into ballet. “I'm just trying to see what my body remembers and then relearn the art of it, because it's so beautiful. 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.”

2. She’s Adjusting How She Views Working Out

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In her Women’s Health interview, Ballerini talked about her approach to fitness. She says that while touring with the Jonas Brothers, she began to over-exercise. Ballerini says that she is trying to change this approach, and is not working out unless she feels like it’s best for her. “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?’ I felt like by the end of that tour, I was starting to detach from the correct reasons for working out.”

3. She Washes Her Face

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Ballerini shared some of her skincare secrets with WhoWhatWear, including how she washes her face. “Well, I think the first thing is that in the last few years, I’ve switched from just using makeup wipes to actually washing my face [laughs]. I mean, I’m finally acting like I’m in my late 20s now. It’s about time! But yeah, my morning routine is to wash with Skin Pharm’s Gentle Soothing Cleanser ($40), and then I use hyaluronic acid, and then I use Skin Pharm’s Glow Factor Vitamin C Serum ($150), their Eye Sculpt ($75)—which is an eye cream—and then the SPF. It’s a whole thing!”

4. She Walks

Ballerini tells WhoWhatWear that she likes to walk to stay in shape. “Right now, my workout routine is really just walking outside and getting fresh air and vitamin D from the sun, hanging out with my dog. … That’s what feels like a healthy place for me. When my body tells me it’s time to get back into the gym or do weight training or SoulCycle or all those things I’ve been doing over the last few years, then I’ll start going back in that direction.”

5. She Wears Sunscreen

Ballerini shared her favorite sunscreen in her WhoWhatWear interview. “There’s a place in Nashville called Skin Pharm, and my friend Maegan founded it. They have stores all over now, but the OG is in Nashville, and she has completely changed my skin. I use all of her stuff, and she has a 100% Mineral Tinted SPF ($60) that’s been a huge game changer for my skin.”