Carrie Underwood is no longer working out to be 'a certain size.'
The 39-year-old singer admits that her 'goals have shifted' over recent years, and she is now working out with the ambition of having 'energy and longevity.'
'I feel like earlier in my career I was working out more to be a certain size or fit into a certain aesthetic that I thought I wanted to be,' said the beauty who consumed only 800 calories a day after she won American Idol at age 22.
Her weight has been a subject: Carrie Underwood was bigger when she was on American Idol at age 22. Now she has slimmed down but she is not working to be a 'certain size' she told People
'And now I feel like I work out more to be strong and to have energy and longevity,' the mother of two shared with People.
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ShareCarrie has previously felt underwhelmed by the results of her workout routine. But now, she has a completely different mindset.
The Something In the Water hitmaker - who has Isaiah, seven, and Jacob, three, with her husband Mike Fisher - told People: 'It really is playing the long game, right?
The love of her life: Underwood (L) and husband Mike Fisher arrive for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 2022
'I've worked out a whole lot and been frustrated because it wasn't the results that I wanted. I feel like now at this point in my life, you really do learn that it is a lifestyle, it's balance,' she shared.
Carrie added, 'It is overall taking care of yourself.'
After Idol she went on an extreme diet. 'Some days, I went as low as 800 calories!" she said in 2020.
'I looked thin, but I wasn't feeling great anymore, and I definitely wasn't healthy.'
Past and present: 'I feel like earlier in my career I was working out more to be a certain size or fit into a certain aesthetic that I thought I wanted to be,' said the beauty who ate only 800 calories a day after she won American Idol
Easy does it: Now Carrie is very in tune with her body and she's aware of what she needs in order to stay healthy. The singer - who married Mike in 2010 - said: 'Just taking care of myself - moving more, eating healthy, staying hydrated - these things are all base level stuff'
Now Carrie is very in tune with her body and she's aware of what she needs in order to stay healthy.
The singer - who married Mike in 2010 - said: 'Just taking care of myself - moving more, eating healthy, staying hydrated - these things are all base level stuff.
'If I start feeling weird or tired it's like, what boxes am I not checking? Am I eating fried food? Am I not drinking enough water?
'Whatever it is, I usually can pinpoint what I've been lacking and try to correct that and get myself back up to speed and be able to be my best.'
In 2020 her personal trainer Eve Overland told UsWeekly that the Grammy winning artist is so dedicated to staying fit that she will even run in place when doing her laundry.
On track: In 2020 her personal trainer Eve Overland told UsWeekly that the Grammy winning artist is so dedicated to staying fit that she will even run in place when doing her laundry
'She is dedicated to living as healthy as possible the for 52 weeks of the year,' her trainer said.
The siren 'sneaks in exercises when she can or just as she moves about in her everyday life,' said the trainer.
'Carrie has been known to do walking lunges around the house and jog in place while doing laundry,' added the fitness expert.
And her top workout is running.
'When she hops on the treadmill or takes a jog outside in the sunshine, it dials in her mind,' said Eve. And that 'gets her pumped up for the day.'
Underwood also uses her fit52 fitness app that she created with Overland.
Dedicated: 'Carrie has been known to do walking lunges around the house and jog in place while doing laundry,' added the fitness expert
The star likes the Card Game. 'It is a fun and easy workout that you can do anywhere.
'Each exercise is a suit, and the card you draw is the number of reps you perform.'
And Eve has a gentle approach: 'My philosophy is: Do what you can when you can, and don't beat yourself up.'
Running: And her top workout is running. 'When she hops on the treadmill or takes a jog outside in the sunshine, it dials in her mind,' said Eve. And that 'gets her pumped up for the day'
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