Lorde’s Washboard Abs Are Sculpted By Some Truly Intense Pilates-Inspired Moves
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Lorde, 24, and her washboard abs brought the house down while performing on Good Morning America.
The singer's matching pastel yellow crop top and pants set totally showed off her toned core.
Lorde works out four or five days a week, spending most of her time on cardio and strength training exercises.
After a long hiatus, Lorde is finally back and better than ever. Fans are soaking up the rays of the 24-year-old singer's brand new album, Solar Power. To celebrate the release of her highly-anticipated songs, the "Royals" singer performed at Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park, New York.
Lorde totally dominated the stage, making a statement in a matching pastel yellow crop top and pants set that put her super sculpted abs in full view. The New Zealand native's core looks so toned, and the bright, flowy set feels super fitting for the name of her new album.
Not to mention that glow. Her energy is off the charts!
Seriously though, can we talk about that six-pack?
Wondering what Lorde's recipe is for such a defined core? Her trainer, Allison Kimmel, let Women's Health in on all her workout details. Kimmel worked with Lorde while the singer recorded her last album, Melodrama, and during her European tour.
"Lorde’s concert tour was a total whirlwind. 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 told Women's Health. "Other times, we had over an hour and could extend her warm-up or add some extra cardio sets."
If performing like this gets me abs like those, then sign me up.
Kimmel helped Lorde get her sweat on for around an hour, four to five days a week. (Tour schedule permitting!) "I would start with a 15-minute jog or other cardio followed by an uptempo yoga-inspired warm-up," she said. "After that, we would get into our main sets which were comprised of traditional strength exercises, combined with barre and Pilates."
Kimmel helped Lorde through a few different circuits of moves to target her entire body. Here's just one of the combo of exercises Kimmel and Lorde worked on:
Long jump burpees: "Take a big two-foot jump forward, put your hands on the floor for a burpee. Turn around and go again!" Kimmel explains.
Kneeling single-arm overhead press: 10 reps each side
Forearm plank for 45 seconds
Get-ups: Starting on your knees, step up into a squat, then back down to your knees. "Stay low!" Kimmel advises.
Reverse crunches: 20 reps
Single leg bridges: 10 reps each side
Slow Pilates roll-ups: 12 reps
But keeping up with stage performances is no small task. Another day at the gym for Kimmel and Lorde might look like:
Side lunges into a curtsy squat: 12 reps each side
High side planks with an elevated top leg: 30 seconds each side
Front leg swings into a backward lunge: 12 reps on each side
Deadlifts: 12 reps
Triceps extensions
High knees: 45 seconds
Second position knee bend (a.k.a. turned-out squats): 12 reps, holding the last bend for 45 seconds
Clearly, Lorde isn't afraid of a challenge—and the results speak for themselves! Oh, and if you're looking for your own moment in the sun, you can recreate Lorde's performance look with a similar matching set from SheIn:
After all, with great "Solar Power" comes great abs (and responsibility).
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