Violinist Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling in Two-Piece Workout Gear "Learns This Choreo"

Lindsey Stirling is not just a talented violinist; she's also an incredible performer whose routines combine music with captivating dance. In a recent social media post, she showcased her commitment to mastering a new choreography while looking stylish in her two-piece workout gear. Stirling spends countless hours perfecting her moves, blending the art of dance with her musical performances. This dedication not only entertains her audience but also provides significant health benefits. Dance serves as an aerobic exercise, enhancing cardiovascular health and increasing oxygen circulation throughout the body, which can be essential for overall fitness and well-being.

1. She Dances

In her performances, you’ll see Stirling wowing the audience with a killer dance routine that behind the scenes she spends days learning the routine. “One of the health benefits is cardiovascular. So, it's an aerobic exercise which helps our body use oxygen, which helps increase our heart rate,” said Kellie Grabfelder, DPT, physical therapist for Cleveland Clinic. “It gets our blood pumping through our body and oxygen to our muscles. And this can even aid in weight loss for people.”

2. She Has Fun

Scroll through her Instagram account and you’ll see countless pics and videos of the violinist having fun and laughing, which is actually beneficial for your overall health. According to the Mayo Clinic, laughing is no joking matter and there’s plenty of reasons to have more fun.

The short-term benefits of laughing include:

-Stimulate many organs

-Activate and relieve your stress response

-Soothe tension

The long-term benefits of laughing include:

-Improve your immune system

-Relieve pain

-Increase personal satisfaction

-Improve your mood

3. She Eats Peanut Butter

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In 2017, Sterling was on Dancing with the Stars and told PEOPLE, “I’m eating steaks all the time, still trying to be really healthy but just trying to get calories, eating full peanut butter scoops.” Peanut butter in moderation is healthy and according to Hartford Healthcare, “Peanut butter does not contain cholesterol, and its ratio of saturated to unsaturated fats makes it a heart-healthy food. Some of the benefits include improved blood cholesterol levels, lower inflammation and stabile heart rhythm.”

4. She Leans on Her Faith

Stirling has been open about her struggles with anorexia and has relied on her Mormon faith to help her overcome the issue. “I saw my relationships deteriorating with my sister Brooke,” Stirling told PEOPLE in early 2016. “I’d become miserable and self-absorbed about my body. That’s when it hit me that I had a problem.”

5. She Travels

In a recent video posted on Instagram, someone stopped Stirling on the street and asked what the best part of her job was. She said “being creative” and “traveling.” Exploring new places and seeing the world is exciting, but it also has positive mental healh benefits. According to the Mental Health Association in Delaware, traveling helps reduce stress, boost creativity, increase resiliency, and increase productivity.

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.”

Lindsey Vonn is getting her sweat on – and flaunting her fit figure. In a new social media post the skier shows off her amazing body in a two-piece workout look while executing a workout at the gym. “Back on my @redbull grind and man, it feels good! Getting as strong as I can… think I might have a plan for the knee, but first I need to get,” she captioned the Instagram Reel. What exercises are helping her get strong and what other health habits does she practice? Here is everything you need to know.

1. Here Is Her Latest Workout

According to Kendra Gamble, HIT Fitness Training, Huntingdon Valley, PA, NPTI Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritional Consultant, Lindsey’s workout includes:

• Single leg hip thrust
• Standing abduction machine (can be done with a band)
• Lying hamstring curl
• Inverted row
• *Back extension
• *Side plank hip adduction
• TRX push up

2. She’s Training to Be “Lean and Fit” with Weight Training

Lindsey admits she has gotten "a lot leaner" after retiring from skiing. "I used to do things that were so sport specific, so I had to be bigger," she told New York Post's Alexa magazine. "But everyone is like, 'Oh my God, you're in the best shape of your life.' It's like — yes and no. I'm not training for my sport anymore, I am training to be lean and fit,” she said. She has dramatically decreased her body fat with the help of trainer Gunnar Peterson. "Different training. Different diet. Crazy!" Her workouts are no joke, and she trains three to four times a week. "Whatever you like doing is what you should be doing," she told Women’s Health. Her workouts are a combo of strength and weight training, using a lot of weighted balls, battle ropes, lifts, squats. You can check out another one of her workouts here

3. She Also Does Two Cardio Workouts a Week

Lindsey supplements her weight and strength training with two cardio workouts a week, but you won’t find her running on the treadmill. "I have a doctor's note that says I should never run again in my life, and I'm okay with that," she says. Instead she cycles or surfs.

4. She Also Walks After Dinner

"I have to go outside and walk the glucose off with my dog," Lindsey says about her post-dinner strolls. According to science, you should too. 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.

5. Her Diet Is “Clean”

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Lindsey no longer follows her “ski season” diet of “a lot of protein and carbs,” she told People. Phil Goglia revamped her diet when she retired, and it now involves a lot of water, eating clean food, and timing her meals. “I try not to eat too much in the morning before I work out,” she told Women’s Health. Post-workout Lindsey eats “egg white omelets with broccoli, chicken, and pepper, and stuff like that.” For lunch, she might have chicken or salmon with kale or cabbage. For dinner, her plate is filled with a mix of protein and veggies – like chicken salad with avocado or a zucchini pasta with bolognese meat sauce. Almonds, kiwis, and blueberries are go-to snacks. Overall she tries to eat a lot of plant-based foods. “Listen, the kitchen can be intimidating to anyone. But I’m here to tell you: You can do it. And with the new year, let’s do it better, together. I’ve got 14 places to help you start eating more plant-based foods,” she captioned a recent post, suggesting the Just Egg cookbook to her followers.

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.”