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Taylor Swift Secret of Awesome Body and Perfect Figure
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Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing,
Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to
pursue a career in country music. She signed to the independent label Big
Machine Records and became the youngest songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV
Music publishing house. The release of Swift's eponymous debut album in 2006
established her as a country music star. "Our Song", her third single, made her
the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on
the country chart. She received a Best New Artist nomination at the 2008 Grammy
Awards.
Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008. Buoyed by the pop
crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless
became the best-selling album of 2009 and was supported by an extensive concert
tour. The record won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the youngest ever
Album of the Year winner. Swift's third album, 2010's Speak Now, sold over one
million copies in its first week of US release and was supported by the Speak
Now World Tour. The album's third single, "Mean", won two Grammy Awards. Swift's
fourth album, Red, was released in 2012. Its opening US sales of 1.2 million
were the highest recorded in a decade, with Swift becoming the only female
artist to have two million-plus opening weeks. The singles "We Are Never Ever
Getting Back Together" and "I Knew You Were Trouble" were worldwide hits. The
North American leg of Swift's Red Tour will run until September 2013.
Swift is known for her narrative songs about her experiences as a teenager and
young adult. As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters
Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift's other achievements include
seven Grammy Awards, eleven American Music Awards, seven Country Music
Association Awards and six Academy of Country Music Awards. She has sold over 26
million albums and 75 million digital downloads worldwide. In addition to her
music career, Swift has appeared as an actress in the crime drama CSI , the
ensemble comedy Valentine's Day and the animated film The Lorax . Forbes
estimates that she is worth over $165 million. As a philanthropist, Swift
supports arts education, children's literacy, natural disaster relief, LGBT
anti-discrimination efforts, and charities for sick children.
Taylor Swift at the young age of 23, Taylor Swift has achieved more single hits
than most artists and is known for some of the most famous country songs in the
last few years. So, what does Taylor do to remain fit and fine? Well, for one
she does not diet or cut down on her food because she loves eating. If you are
one of those who cannot just give up on food but still want to look as fit as
Taylor then read further and take some tips to lose those extra pounds. Also
take a look at the cool diet she follows to keep her going through all her
recordings and live performances.
Taylor Swift workout
Taylor, at 5 feet 11 inches, has lean legs. She believes that she has the legs
to become a potential long distance runner. She does an hour long cardio
exercise, no matter where she is. Though she is not much of a road runner, she
makes it a point to do a 60 minute cardio workout on her treadmill or her
elliptical trainer. Sweat a lot - Believe it or not, Taylor likes to sweat and
get all disgusting. The more you sweat, the more unwanted toxins are released
from your body. Sweating also helps her keep the fat at bay. Taylor is one of
the few people in the industry without an inch of fat on her body. Being born
like that is one thing but maintaining it that way is another.
Taylor believes that working out should not just be focused on losing weight or
getting into shape. In fact, she believes that it is a very negative approach
towards working out and may take more time for you to achieve results. Even
though Taylor does not lift weights or do any special muscular exercises, her
main aim is to increase her endurance on stage, so that she does not start
panting while performing.
Listening to fellow artists� music is one of the many ways Taylor has adopted to
keep the stress off her life. Stress induces the urge to eat more and that too
unhealthy stuffs, which might eventually lead to increasing weight. So the most
important tip according to Taylor is to keep oneself always happy and make
others happy also. This will give you a good feeling about yourself and boost
your self-confidence.
Taylor Swift diet
Taylor Swift loves to eat and she loves cooking as well. She believes that
depriving oneself of eating only leads to over eating later on. Being a skinny
girl, Taylor does not find it difficult to remain in shape but that does not
mean she eats less. In fact, that gives her the motivation to eat more and then
workout even more.
It is said that drinks like coffee have more calories than even burgers. So
Taylor likes to stay away from sugary drinks which may prove to be unhealthy
later on. Water is one thing she binges on and even her friends call her alien
looking at the amount of water she consumes. Being hydrated is very important
according to her. She also has skinny vanilla lattes on days she wants to keep
it light.
Taylor tries to keep it healthy and light during the week. Since most of the
weekdays she is recording, she needs to keep herself well fed and at the same
time be fresh and energetic. So she mostly has salads, yogurt and sandwiches.
When it comes to weekends in Taylor Swift�s life, she breaks all the rules and
binges on everything she finds to eat. She really loves junk food like burgers
and fries. She also indulges into ice-cream and cookies which she bakes herself.
In fact she loves baking anything.
Thus, you now know that it is not necessary to workout 3-4 hours a day to remain
healthy and fit. Nor does exercising actually make one lose all the fat. You are
how you live. It�s all about the lifestyle one follows and Taylor Swift
definitely does understand that.
Like most of us, all she wanted was to be heard. Little did she know as she sat
in her childhood bedroom in Wyomissing, Pa., giving voice to feelings about
crushes, heartache, and troubled friendships, that one day millions of people
would respond. That she would be a superstar before she was even old enough to
vote.
Swift's self-titled album was released in 2006 and went multiplatinum, setting
the tone for what would become the then-16-year-old's trademark: Disarmingly
autobiographical songs that resonate across age and gender. Her follow-up,
Fearless, released two years later, also sold millions and won four Grammy
awards. Last year, Swift was the best-selling musician in the U.S., according to
Nielsen SoundScan, and Forbes ranked her the 12th most powerful celebrity this
year, with annual earnings of $45 million.
Most people would take this opportunity to do a victory lap. But Swift, who
turns 21 in December, is far too busy performing at the 44th annual Country
Music Association Awards on Nov. 10 and canvassing the country on a tour
supporting her latest album, Speak Now, which was released in late October to
acclaim from critics and audiences alike.
Plus, it's not her style. Instead, she shows up for those in need, as she did
this past summer when she appeared as part of Nashville Rising: A Benefit
Concert for Flood Recovery, a cause to which she donated $500,000. Swift was
also one of the first celebrities to call attention to the disaster, appealing
to the public and media immediately after the devastation, which happened in May
and caused an estimated $2 billion in damages to the Nashville and middle
Tennessee area.
 It's not a surprising reaction for someone so attuned to other people that, even
though her new album would seem a guaranteed success, she says she is "excited
and nervous" to hear reactions to her latest work. "These songs are basically my
journal entries from the last two years," she says, "And that, of course, makes
me much more vested in how people hear them."
So how does a young woman -- who relies on her normalcy to connect with her
audience -- keep her feet on the ground, especially when they are so often
walking the red carpet in Manolo Blahniks? By being grateful. "I remember
dreaming about the possibility that if I worked really hard and things went
miraculously well, some day people would care about what I had to say," says
Swift. "And I've never let go of that feeling. The fact that people care about
my lyrics is so incredible to me."
Swift grew up with her stockbroker father, stay-at-home mother, and younger
brother, Austin. She began writing poetry in second grade and turned to
songwriting at 12 to help her deal with feeling like an outcast at school. After
performing at every county fair, sporting event, and karaoke contest that would
have her, she convinced her family to move to Nashville, Tenn., when she was 14.
It didn't take long to reassure the Swifts they had made the right choice:
Within months, the prodigy had been signed as the youngest staff songwriter ever
at Sony/ATV Publishing, a position she credits with her work ethic.
Still, Swift acknowledges that riding hours on a bus, strutting the stage, and
not sleeping in her own bed can take its toll, both physically and mentally.
Crucial to staying balanced is sticking to a comforting routine, no matter where
she is. When she gets to her hotel room, the first thing she does is unpack --
even if she's there for only one night. "I do it everywhere I go," she says with
a laugh. "I really like the way it feels to have my clothes put away in drawers
and my shoes in the closet." Swift also always travels with candles, and she's
never without her iPod, onto which she is constantly downloading new music.
Listening to fellow artists' latest releases is what inspires Swift to exercise,
and regardless of her tour schedule, she makes sure to squeeze in an hour-long
run on a treadmill every day.
"For me, running is about blasting a whole bunch of new songs and running to the
beat. It's also good because it makes me find a gym wherever I am," she says.
Unlike other famous colleagues, "I'm very much out in the world, and I love
exploring the places we go when we tour. It's important for me to live a full
life."
Because her life is so peripatetic, Swift knows that staying disciplined about
how she eats is crucial to her well-being. While this lanky, 5-feet-11-inch star
doesn't need to watch her weight, she says she still pays attention to what she
puts in her body -- on weekdays. On weekends, all bets are off.
"During the week, I try to eat healthily, so that means salads, yogurt, and
sandwiches," she says. "No sugary drinks. I try to keep it lighter, but it's
nothing too regimented or crazy. I don't like to create too many rules where I
don't need them. We know what's good for us, thanks to common sense." On the
weekends, "I allow myself to eat what I know from common sense is bad for me,"
she says with a giggle. "I like comfort foods. I love a burger and fries, I love
ice cream so much, and I love baking cookies. Actually, I love baking anything."
One daily treat is a Starbucks run, where she opts for skinny vanilla lattes on
weekdays and spiced pumpkin lattes on weekends. "The point," she says, "is I'm
never cutting out what I love, which is Starbucks."
Elisabetta Politi, RD, MPH, CDE, lauds Swift's simultaneously practical and
celebratory approach to food, praising her for being a role model in an insanely
dieting world. Swift also earns high marks for not depriving herself, although
as Politi points out, "Taylor doesn't have to lose any weight, so maybe someone
who does would have a treat once a week, and after exercise."
Swift's philosophy is perfect, says Politi, who is the nutrition director of
Duke University's Diet and Fitness Center. "Evidence shows that binge eating is
connected to frequent dieting. Depriving ourselves leads to eating out of
control. What's crucial is having a healthy relationship with food," Politi
explains. "Food is not the enemy, and Taylor is really to be commended for
enjoying what she eats. We should all be eating in a mindful way and enjoying
every moment that we do."
As for following common sense rather than calorie charts, Politi is all for it:
"Our grandparents had so much less information than we have; they only listened
to their common sense, and we were a leaner country then." For people who would
rather rely on facts than intuition about what makes a healthy diet, Politi
suggests going to the American Dietetic Association web site.
To keep a balanced lifestyle, Swift is a homebody when she's not touring. She
recently moved out of her parents' house and into her own apartment in
Nashville, where she hangs out with friends and writes. "I'm not a party girl,
because that's not where my interests are," she says. But she's also aware that
in making the choice to stay away from the nightlife she's sending an important
message to her fans.
"I really do factor that into the decisions I make," she says, "And it's always
a huge part of my thought process. In the last two years while I've been on my
first headlining tours, I look into the crowd and I see all of these faces, and
some of them are little. I remember when I was that age, and the choices that my
favorite singers were making really mattered to me. I can't block that out, and
I don't want to."
Swift is also cognizant of helping those in need and is a generous donor to
groups like the American Red Cross. "My contributions hit me like my song
ideas," she says. "It's just a gut feeling about who needs help, whether it's a
flood in Nashville or a town that I'm in that has had some horrible tragedy or a
letter I get from a family. Giving back like that makes you feel so incredible."
She believes the amount of time or money given is unimportant: "If you have the
opportunity to put something good into the world, that only does good for your
own life."
As far as she's concerned, Swift is already living her ideal life. She's made
forays into acting, appearing on a CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode on CBS
and in the movie Valentine's Day. She is celebrated for her style and beauty in
fashion magazines. But she insists that her driving passion is and always will
be songwriting.
"If I go more than nine days without writing a song, I get really antsy," she
says. "But I think the stress causes me to search my mind and helps me write. It
starts with an idea that hits me at the most inconvenient time, like in the
middle of a conversation or in the middle of the night, and my friends have
gotten used to a glazed look coming into my eyes. Then I need to grab my phone
and record a voice memo or a melody and lyrics. You never know what it will be!"
The element of surprise is something Swift embraces, as long as the result is
songs that move her and her fans and she can continue to retreat to the security
of close friends and family to reconnect with herself. "I always try to see what
makes me most comfortable and happy," she says. "Because right now, to have
happiness, that's the main priority.""Health is a big part of being happy," says
Swift, who is committed to keeping herself in great shape physically and
mentally even when she's touring.
 She does a 60-minute cardio workout on the treadmill. Body shape can be traced
to heredity as much as diet and exercise, and Swift seems to be an example of
that. Taylor knows that physical exercise is not only about losing weight. While
focusing on staying healthy, the singer also trains to be in a fit physical
shape that would prevent her from panting on stage during concerts, as she
reveals for the aforementioned magazine.
For her working out is not so I can get skinny. It�s so that I can keep up my
endurance so I�m not panting on stage. Heavy breathing is the worst when you�re
in concert.
She try to eat a lot in the beginning of the day and not so much at the end.
During the week, I try to eat healthily, so that means salads, yogurt, and
sandwiches, no sugary drinks," she said. "I try to keep it lighter, but it�s
nothing too regimented or crazy." On the weekends, Swift enjoys cookies, ice
cream, burgers and fries
Although with a delicate frame that would hardly require working out, some might
say, Taylor knows that physical exercise is not only about losing weight. While
focusing on staying healthy, the singer also trains to be in a fit physical
shape that would prevent her from panting on stage during concerts, as she
reveals for the aforementioned magazine.
�Basically, if I�m indulging too much and not exercising enough, I can feel
that. I can feel a change before I see it. For me, working out is not so I can
get skinny. It�s so that I can keep up my endurance so I�m not panting on stage.
Heavy breathing is the worst when you�re in concert. You don�t want to see that
if you�re going to see a show.� the stunning singer admits for the mag.
Taylor Swift has the lean, toned legs of a distance runner, so it's no surprise
the 5-foot-11 singer does cardio for an hour a day and follows a healthy diet.
"I like to feel really tired afterward, sweaty and disgusting," Swift told
WebMD. "I don't care about losing weight as much as feeling good about myself."
No matter where she is, Taylor does a 60-minute cardio workout on the treadmill
or the elliptical trainer every day because she loves food and doesn't want to
deprive herself.
"You can't indulge without exercising, so I exercise because I love eating and I
don't want to live without anything," says Swift, 23. "But I also exercise
because on the occasional day when I'm feeling low, it always makes me feel
better."
�During the week, I try to eat healthily, so that means salads, yogurt, and
sandwiches, no sugary drinks," says Swift. "I try to keep it lighter, but it�s
nothing too regimented or crazy." On the weekends, Swift enjoys cookies, ice
cream, burgers and fries. Taylor, who loves cooking, generally has a big
breakfast and then eats less later throughout the day. "I try to eat a lot in
the beginning of the day and not so much at the end," says Swift, who's
"addicted" to Starbucks flavored lattes and Diet Coke.
�During the week, I try to eat healthily, so that means salads, yogurt, and
sandwiches, no sugary drinks," she said. "I try to keep it lighter, but it�s
nothing too regimented or crazy." On the weekends, Swift enjoys cookies, ice
cream, burgers and fries. Despite the pressures of her high-flying career,
Taylor stays upbeat by maintaining a positive attitude and a proper perspective
on things. Swift says she separates her thoughts into two categories: Things she
can change, and things she can't.
"You'll always be worried about something, but if you cut that list down by even
the smallest amount, that's good," she says. "You only have so many hours a day,
and if you can focus the energy on only the things you can control, it's more
productive."
Forbes writes about her: Swift benefitted from a huge tour this year, grossing
over $1 million per night on more than 65 dates. She continues to cash in on her
2010 album Speak Now, which has now sold over 5 million copies worldwide; she
picked up two Grammys for her song "Mean." The young singer-songwriter also
earns big as one of the faces of CoverGirl. Her fourth album is due this
fall. Her earnings $57 Million as of May 2012.
Dated 08 June 2013
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