Step It Up: Fitness Tips From Ciara
There's no reason staying fit can't be fun. R&B diva Ciara reveals all the moves you need to create an amazing new body
Take a look at the confident woman on these pages and you'd have a hard time believing there was ever a time when Ciara didn't like the way she looked. "Growing up, I was insecure about a lot of things. I was like a chicken, with skinny legs," says the 23-year-old, who towered over most of her classmates as a teenager. "I'm in a totally different place now." Yeah, you could say that. Today, the R&B singer—known as much for her strong, sexy dance moves as her chart-busting albums—is a woman at home in her own skin.
That may be because she's gotten into fighting shape prepping for the February release of Fantasy Ride, an eclectic album ("a roller coaster" is the way Ciara describes it) featuring everything from slow jams to up-tempo house beats. "I like to step outside the box and challenge myself," she says with a smile.
That drive started years ago. The only child of military parents (her father served in the Army; her mother was in the Air Force), she lived in Germany and throughout the States before settling in Atlanta. She embraced exercising as a high school track star and cheerleader. "I was always the base [in pyramids and stunts]," she explains. "So there was a lot of lifting of other girls."
As Ciara describes her upcoming tour, it's clear she's still into heavy lifting. "We're going to intensify the dancing this time around," she says. "I want to give my fans something special." Here, Ciara shares how she got her body into show-it-off shape: an energizing fitness routine combined with a refreshingly realistic and guilt-free attitude toward food. All of it is music to our ears.
That may be because she's gotten into fighting shape prepping for the February release of Fantasy Ride, an eclectic album ("a roller coaster" is the way Ciara describes it) featuring everything from slow jams to up-tempo house beats. "I like to step outside the box and challenge myself," she says with a smile.
That drive started years ago. The only child of military parents (her father served in the Army; her mother was in the Air Force), she lived in Germany and throughout the States before settling in Atlanta. She embraced exercising as a high school track star and cheerleader. "I was always the base [in pyramids and stunts]," she explains. "So there was a lot of lifting of other girls."
As Ciara describes her upcoming tour, it's clear she's still into heavy lifting. "We're going to intensify the dancing this time around," she says. "I want to give my fans something special." Here, Ciara shares how she got her body into show-it-off shape: an energizing fitness routine combined with a refreshingly realistic and guilt-free attitude toward food. All of it is music to our ears.
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