Maren Morris in Bathing Suit Celebrates "3 Grammy Nominations"
Singer Maren Morris is on the top of the world—she has been nominated for not one, not two, but three Grammy awards—and is utterly thrilled. The 32-year-old star posted a video of herself dancing in a black and white swimsuit on the beach, holding a glass of celebratory champagne. "3 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS?! 🥂😭," she captioned the post. How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Morris 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!
Eggs and Spinach For Breakfast
Morris starts every day the same way when she's on the road: three egg whites with spinach and wholewheat toast. "Having protein with breakfast can optimize your brain's ability to send messages to the rest of your body, helping you wake up," says NASM-certified personal trainer Maia Appleby. "If you combine protein with carbohydrates, your body will gradually digest your breakfast, staving off hunger and keeping you energized until lunch. Eating more protein than your body can use is not helpful, as your body stores excess protein as fat, but if you maintain a diet with 10 to 35 percent of the calories you consume coming from protein, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends, you can benefit from it, particularly if you take in lots of protein in the morning."
Delicious Healthy Salads
Morris enjoys salads with plenty of spinach and protein options such as skinless chicken. "Spinach has long been regarded as a plant which can restore energy, increase vitality and improve the quality of the blood," says registered nutritionist Jo Lewin. "There are good reasons for this, such as the fact that spinach is rich in iron."
No Food After 5pm
Morris makes a point of not eating any meals after 5pm, a form of intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting does more than just burn fat, experts say. "When changes occur with this metabolic switch, it affects the body and brain," says Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Mark Mattson. "Many things happen during intermittent fasting that can protect organs against chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, heart disease, age-related neurodegenerative disorders, even inflammatory bowel disease and many cancers."
Strength Training
Morris works out every day, usually sticking to a routine which includes squats, pushups, front and side planks, and lunges. "Squat lunges are the worst," she says. "They're so hard because that's the area I need it most—my thighs and butt."
Homemade Soup
Morris loves creating delicious homemade soups, for example with leek and potato. "Leeks are an excellent source of vitamin A, which aids vision and supports the immune system, and bone-building vitamin K and manganese," say Joanna Blythman and Rosie Sykes for The Guardian. "They also contain vitamin B6, which appears to reduce homocysteine in the blood; elevated levels of this amino acid are associated with a greater risk of heart disease, blood clots and strokes."
