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Lorde Shares Swimsuit Photo "Swimming"

Here’s how she’s living her best life.
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Lorde is embracing her inner mermaid on a beautiful trip to Norway. The 26-year-old singer shared pictures of herself relaxing after a show, wearing a black bikini and swimming in a softly-lit nighttime pool. "After the show we went swimming… These times are beautiful and they freak me out and there's so much to tell you. No this is not the start of anything out there, just want u to know there's a light on inside me… Show it to you soon," she captioned the post. How does she have the energy? Here are 5 ways Lorde stays fit, healthy, and happy.

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Making Time For Workouts

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - APRIL 03: Lorde performs onstage during opening night of her 'Lorde World Tour' at the Grand Ole Opry House on April 03, 2022 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for Lorde)
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Lorde squeezes in workouts whenever she can, even while on tour. "Lorde's concert tour was a total whirlwind," says trainer Allison Kimmel. "We didn't always have the perfect schedule for training. If we had 30 minutes between things to squeeze in a workout or a stretch, we made it work," Kimmel says. "Other times, we had over an hour and could extend her warm-up or add some extra cardio sets."

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Yoga and Cardio

COVENTRY, ENGLAND - MAY 29: Lorde performs on stage on stage during Radio 1's Big Weekend 2022 at War Memorial Park on May 29, 2022 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
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Lorde's trainer combined yoga and strength-building exercises. "I would start with a 15-minute jog or other cardio followed by an uptempo yoga-inspired warm-up," Kimmel says. "After that, we would get into our main sets which were comprised of traditional strength exercises, combined with barre and Pilates."

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Berries and Seaweed

DUBLIN, IRELAND - JUNE 05: Lorde performs at Forbidden Fruit Festival at The Royal Hospital Kilmainham on June 05, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Kieran Frost/Redferns)
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Lorde's go-to snacks  before a show are berries and seaweed. "Usually before a gig I have a sleep in my dressing room under a blanket I take everywhere with me," she says. "I eat some berries or some dried nori (which I get all over my face) in place of dinner, because a couple of hours before the performance, my stomach starts heaving and I feel like I'm going to throw up — even when I'm not that nervous. It's the weirdest thing."

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Lots of Stretching

GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: Lorde performs on the Pyramid Stage during day five of Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 26, 2022 in Glastonbury, England. The 50th anniversary of Glastonbury's inaugural event in 1970 was postponed twice after two cancelled events, in 2020 and 2021, due to the Covid pandemic. The festival, founded by farmer Michael Eavis, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)
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Lorde makes sure to stretch before her performances. "I do lots of stretching, because when I perform my limbs fly all over the place," she says. "The boys laugh at me lunging across the room. I'm a very physical performer. I fill space with the movement of my hands, my arms, my head, my stance, and that all helps communicate what I'm talking about."

 

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Embracing Imperfection

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Lorde is open about using spot creams to deal with skin imperfections. "As a young person who is obsessed with popular culture, fashion, and beauty, sometimes it can be a little overwhelming thinking about all your imperfections compared to these people who are flawless," she says. "I think a lot of people believe that being famous makes you superhuman. I think the standards don't have to be how they are. I just think about my girlfriends and how we all get acne. We feel terrible about it because we feel like it doesn't happen to anyone else. So I'm like, 'Look, it's OK'."

Ferozan Mast
Ferozan Mast is a science, health and wellness writer with a passion for making science and research-backed information accessible to a general audience. Read more
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