Maren Morris in Two-Piece Workout Gear Has a "Sick Day"

Maren Morris is an extremely successful country singer. She first made waves in 2016, with songs like, “My Church”, “80s Mercedes”, and “Sugar.” She then appeared on the Zedd & Grey hit, “The Middle” in 2018. The next year, she released her album, “GIRL”, which included hits like the title track and “The Bones”, and became a member of the group, The Highwomen. This week, Morris shared a photo on her Instagram story of herself lying in bed writing her Billboard speech. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Maren Morris stays in shape and the photos that prove they work.

1. She’s Treating Her Depression

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Morris opened up about postpartum depression and how she’s treating it on The Howard Stern Show. “I think I was just starting to make very little sense to myself and to people around me. I felt useless in the way of I couldn’t work. I couldn’t tour. Everything got canceled.”It’s a tough one when you’ve done something for so long to not think that that’s you, even though you love it and it makes you a living, that’s not who you are. So separating those things was helpful, getting on Zoloft was also really cool.”

2. She Shaves Her Face

Morris has amazing skin, and she makes sure to take care of it. She revealed a unique treatment she has on Twitter. “Ok, going a step further, I also shave my face. I learned it because Amy Grant said it once at a talk 5 years ago and she doesn’t age. I’ve been shaving ever since. Men age gracefully because they shave everyday. Marilyn Monroe also shaved. Like, literally no one asked, but it’s Twitter, so f*** it. After years of stage makeup, the only thing that’s worked for my skin is doing microneedling every 2 months. It’s been 2 years since I’ve had a major breakout, even through pregnancy.”

3. Morris Works with Trainer

Morris works with trainer, Erin Opera, to help her stay fit. Opera shared some of Morris’ fitness secrets in an interview with E! News. “She has been playing tennis,” Opera revealed. “I encourage clients to do their cardio outside of me. Sports are always the best way because when you're chasing a ball, you're not thinking about cardio.”

4. She’s Motivated

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Opera talked about working with Morris to E! News. She says that the singer is extremely dedicated to staying in shape. “She's a strong woman and she knows what she wants. She's driven. When she decides she wants to do something, or she has a vision for something, she's going to make it play out. She's a strong confident woman. She won't put up with s--t. Nobody can put her down or boss her around.”

5. She Took Things Slow

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Opera talked about how Morris lost the weight from her pregnancy to E! News. She says that she had Morris take things slow. “Nutrition was the biggest part. A big part was letting her just enjoy her baby. Just be in the moment and with time, it will all come off if you stay consistent. You can do all these crash things and get it off that way or you can do a slow, steady pace. I always say slow and steady wins the race. If you do it slowly, you're not going to feel deprived.”

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1. Her Diet Is Healthy

Even when she is on tour, Maren maintains a healthy diet. She starts the morning with three egg whites and spinach cooked in olive oil, and wheat toast. For lunch, she eats salad with protein. However, she waits until after her shows to consume dinner, usually leaving the stage starving. “When I’m out there, I make it count. I know I’ll feel awful if I don’t eat right after burning all those calories in the show,” she told Women’s Health. For dinner, she will eat another salad, maybe skinless chicken over spinach with lemon vinaigrette.

2. She Exercises

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Maren attributes her toned figure to exercise sessions with Nashville based trainer Erin Oprea. She does a lot of their workouts virtually and also uses Erin’s Pretty Little Muscles app. Her workouts usually involve jump roping followed by bodyweight resistance strength training, doing exercises like front and side planks, pushups, squats, lunges, and a combo of the latter two.

“Squat lunges are the worst,” she confessed. “They’re so hard because that’s the area I need it most—my thighs and butt.” She then moves to the BOSU ball and does crunches and core work, followed by weight lifting with free weights.

3. She Is Inspired By Lara Croft

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Initially, Maren told her trainer she wanted dto “look like Tomb Raider.” She even keeps a photo of Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft on her phone. “This is what I have to look at every time I unlock it—if I’m at a bar, or eating a french fry. So that’s motivating,” she said.

4. She Was Comfortable with Her Body After Having a Baby

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Oprea told Us Weekly that Maren was comfortable with her body after welcoming her first baby and didn’t rush into losing the weight. "She doesn't have this, 'I want to bounce back kind of mentality,' which I freaking love, after having a baby," Oprea said. "She has this, 'I want to feel good, but I still want to love life.' And I think it's cool. My goal for her [is] slow and steady, enjoy the journey."

5. She Does Therapy

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After welcoming her son, Maren did battle postpartum depression, which her husband, Ryan Hurd, helped diagnose. "I do check-ins all the time [with] therapy, which I've done for years, and my husband was a huge help diagnosing that too," she told People. "Sometimes it's just someone really close to you saying, 'Are you OK?' It's so simple, but it kind of snaps you out of whatever fog you're in that you think is normal, but isn't."

Maren Morris is dancing to her own song in her workout gear. In a new social media post the singer flaunts her rock hard abs in a sports bra and leggings as she lip syncs to her hit song, The Middle. “If I can’t escape this song, neither can you,” she writes about the Instagram video. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. A Clean Diet

Maren eats clean. She makes sure to consume lots of protein and veggies. For breakfast she has three egg whites, spinach cooked in olive oil, and wheat toast, followed by a salad with protein for lunch. She usually waits until after a performance for dinner. “When I’m out there, I make it count. I know I’ll feel awful if I don’t eat right after burning all those calories in the show,” she dished to Women’s Health. Dinner might be another salad, like spinach with lemon vinaigrette and chicken.

2. HIIT Workouts

Maren does regular HIIT sessions with Nashville-based trainer Erin Oprea. Her workouts usually involve jump roping followed by bodyweight resistance strength training, doing exercises like front and side planks, pushups, squats, lunges, and a combo of the latter two. “Squat lunges are the worst,” she said “They’re so hard because that’s the area I need it most—my thighs and butt.” She then moves to the BOSU ball and does crunches and core work, followed by weight lifting with free weights. There is lots of research backing up the benefits of HIIT workouts, including body fat reduction, improved cardiovascular function, and mental health. It is also time effective.

3. Tennis

Maren enjoys an active lifestyle. “She has been playing tennis,” Opera told E News. “I encourage clients to do their cardio outside of me. Sports are always the best way because when you're chasing a ball, you're not thinking about cardio.” According to ACE Fitness tennis blends together cardio and aerobic exercise, as there is a lot of running around, and hand-eye coordination. "While tennis provides numerous health benefits—improved aerobic fitness and anaerobic endurance, muscular fitness (grip strength and endurance), flexibility, multiple skill parameters (balance, speed, agility and quickness), reactivity, and power—it also is psychologically demanding," they say.

4. Reading

Maren is an avid reader. Why should you read? One Harvard study published in Social Science & Medicine found that people who read books regularly had a 20% lower risk of dying over the next 12 years compared with people who weren't readers or who read periodicals.

5. Mental Health

Maren prioritizes her mental health. "I make myself socially available only when I know I can be fully present," she says. "Otherwise, I'm mentally recharging and spending time at home with myself or with my son,” she told PS. She added that she is enthusiastic about her "next chapter, whatever that may bring,” and hopes she will be "a lot lighter and more sure-footed in myself than I've ever been."

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1. She Cooks

When it comes to meals, Morris likes to cook a lot of her own. She says on the I’m Listening podcast that she picked this habit up during the pandemic. “My husband and I have been cooking a lot, which started in quarantine but has carried over and I love it,” she says. “I used to only be able to make a fried egg and now, I truly do love being in the kitchen and I love chopping vegetables. Just the routine of it is kind of meditative for me.”

2. She Takes Social Media Breaks

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Morris makes sure to take time away from social media. “I think we are social creatures, but not to the extent that social media addicts us to and asks us to be attached to,” she said on the I’m Listening podcast. “Social media breaks are a big one for me. Not aimlessly scrolling for hours. Kind of monitoring my screen time when I can.”

3. She’s Comfortable With Herself

Morris is comfortable with her body. Her trainer, Erin Opera, says that the singer isn’t focused on losing weight, rather on staying in shape. "She's happy and she feels good," Opera told E! News. "She's ready to rock. She doesn't have a set goal of losing weight. She's in a good spot."

4. She Plays Tennis

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Opera revealed some of Morris’ exercises to E! News. She says that she encourages the singer to play sports for some cardio, and she has found one sport in particular. “She has been playing tennis. I encourage clients to do their cardio outside of me. Sports are always the best way because when you're chasing a ball, you're not thinking about cardio.

5. She Does Sumo Squats

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Opera likes to do leg workouts with Morris. She tells E! News that the singer does sumo squats, and Opera has a fun process for her. “We've been playing a fun sumo squat game that I love. It is a sumo squat and you do 10 tiny jumps staying low. You hold for 10 seconds in the down position. Then you do nine tiny downs and you hold low for 10 seconds. Then you do eight jumps and hold low for 10 seconds.”