Taylor Swift’s personal trainer Kirk Myers revealed that the pop star’s workout routine is so intense that most people would be sick of trying it.
While discussing his client’s gym routine, the Dogpound Gym founder, who was born and raised in Kansas City, raved that the 11-time Grammy winner’s “work ethic is just incredible.”
“It’s very difficult, some people would probably throw up or have to lie down on the floor if they trained like her,” she said. Fashion.
After a decade of coaching the singer, Myers joked that he’s finally “ready to be known as Taylor Swift’s coach.”
“I don’t think there’s a cooler title,” said the celebrity trainer, who has worked with clients ranging from supermodel Adriana Lima to Justin Bieber.
Taylor Swift’s personal trainer Kirk Myers revealed that the pop star’s workout routine is so intense that most people would be sick of trying it.
As for how she helps prepare for the Eras Tour, for which she performs for 3 hours and 15 minutes straight, she explained that her workouts are “adapted.”
‘We approached his training for the Eras Tour with the mentality of a professional athlete. There was an off season when she wasn’t on tour and an off season when she was,” she explained.
Myers revealed that when not on tour, they are “in the gym up to six days a week, sometimes two hours a day.”
The couple focuses on strength, conditioning and focusing on their core, which is essential to keeping them in shape for acting, singing and dancing.
Even while touring around the world, Myers said Swift “worked out the entire tour.”
‘We would do an average of twice a week. In-season training was more about maintenance, so it was more about stability, mobility and biomechanics,” he stated.
The coach continued: ‘If you’ve seen the show, you know how physically intense it is. Imagine doing that three or four days in a row and then you finally have a few days off and still go to the gym. That’s Taylor.
For fans who want to train like the Fortnite singer, Myers advised people to focus on strength and conditioning, as well as “really breathing” while working on their cores.
While discussing his client’s gym routine, the Dogpound Gym founder, who was born and raised in Kansas City, raved that the 11-time Grammy winner’s “work ethic is just incredible.”
“It’s very difficult, some people would probably throw up or have to lie on the floor if they trained like her,” she told Vogue.
“Taylor is the most resilient person I’ve ever met,” adds Myers. “It’s very inspiring to see her constantly overcome obstacles and, in the end, become better and stronger. This also translates into her training and throughout her training.
He added: “I give her a difficult exercise or a challenging workout, and she is not only able to complete it and overcome it, but she also perseveres and moves on to the next exercise.” Ultimately, this makes her stronger, better and faster.”
Myers, who was already a fan when they met through friends, noted that his favorite songs are Shake It Off, 22 and If I Were a Man.
“I’ve never intentionally played his music while we train, but I love it, so yeah, it’s on the playlist sometimes,” he reflected.
After a decade of coaching the singer, Myers joked that he was “ready to be known as Taylor Swift’s coach” (seen above in November 2023).
In December, Swift detailed her grueling workout regimen that helped her prepare for her Eras Tour — from running on a treadmill while singing to giving up alcohol.
“I knew this tour was a lot harder than anything I’d done before,” she told Time magazine, which named her 2023 Person of the Year.
Taylor explained that he began training six months before the tour began at Myers’ gym, Dogpound, a “state-of-the-art” facility that “offers custom equipment, private training and lifestyle advice,” according to his website.
She recalled performing her entire set list while running on a treadmill, so she would be ready to sing her hits as she moved around the stage.
“Every day I would run on the treadmill and sing the entire repertoire out loud,” he continued. “Fast for fast songs and jog or fast walk for slow songs.”
For fans who want to train like the Fortnite singer, Myers advised people to focus on strength and conditioning, as well as “really breathing” while working on their cores.
He also incorporated “strength, conditioning and weights.”
Three months before the tour, Taylor also began working tirelessly with choreographer Mandy Moore to learn dance moves.
Mandy was recommended to him by his friend Emma Stone. Emma had previously worked with Mandy on the musical La La Land.
The pop star admitted: ‘Learning choreography is not my strong suit. I had three months of dance training, because I wanted to get it into my bones.
“I wanted to rehearse so much that I could goof around with the fans and not lose my train of thought.”
The musician told the publication that in the past he lived ‘like a frat boy’ on the road, but this time it was different.
“Taylor is the most resilient person I’ve ever met,” adds Myers. “It’s very inspiring to see her constantly overcome obstacles and, in the end, become better and stronger. This also translates into her training and throughout her training.
In December, Swift detailed her grueling workout regimen that helped her prepare for her Eras Tour — from running on a treadmill while singing to giving up alcohol.
He explained that he gave up alcohol completely before the tour, adding, “Doing that show hungover… I don’t want to know that world.”
While reflecting on the impressive length of her show, Taylor said she wanted to give her fans something special since she knew how hard they had to work to get there.
When tickets for the Eras Tour first went on sale last year, millions of people couldn’t get a ticket, sparking a well-publicized war between Swifties and the company that sold them, Ticketmaster.
“They had to work really hard to get the tickets,” Taylor said. “I wanted to put on a show that was longer than they ever thought, because that makes me feel good walking out of the stadium.”
And delivering that immense performance certainly takes its toll on Taylor. He usually performs two or three shows in a row, followed by several days off before the next series of concerts.
He admitted that he needs a full day to recover after finishing a series of shows and can “barely talk” or walk afterwards.
“I knew this tour was a lot harder than anything I’d done before,” she told Time magazine, which named her 2023 Person of the Year.
‘I don’t leave my bed except to look for food and bring it to my bed and eat it there. [for the first day after the shows]’ she revealed.
‘It’s a dream scenario. I can barely talk because I’ve been singing for three shows in a row. Every time I take a step, my feet creak, creak, creak from dancing in heels.
But no matter how sore she is, Taylor promised that nothing will stop her from returning to the stage when the next concert comes around.
“I know I’m going to get on that stage whether I’m sick, hurt, heartbroken, uncomfortable or stressed,” she added.
Taylor explained that she began training six months before the tour began at Myers’ gym, Dogpound, and would perform her entire setlist while running on the treadmill (seen in February).
Three months before the tour, Taylor also began working tirelessly with choreographer Mandy Moore to learn dance moves; photographed in April 2023
‘That’s part of my identity as a human being now. If anyone buys a ticket to my show, I’ll play it unless we have some kind of force majeure.’
In the end, he said he hopes revisiting his old “times” for the concert will encourage others to “celebrate who they are now, where they’re going and where they’ve been.”
“Every part of you that you’ve ever been, every phase you’ve ever gone through, you were working out at that moment with the information you had available at that moment,” he concluded.
“There’s a lot of things that I remember like, ‘Wow, a couple of years ago I might have been embarrassed by this.’
“You should celebrate who you are now, where you’re going and where you’ve been.”
