Carrie Underwood isn\u2019t just an incredible singer, she\u2019s also a fitness maven. Carrie has her own line of workout clothes, Calia, and her own app, fit52. On the app, Carrie shares a lot of her go-to workouts. She recently posted a video of herself exercising on fit52\u2019s Instagram. She captioned it, \u201c@carrieunderwood is here to show you what makes fit52 different and guide you through a quick 10-minute intro workout. Whether you\u2019re just starting out or looking for a fresh way to move, this session is the perfect way to experience fit52 for yourself!\u201d Here are 5 of Carrie Underwood\u2019s workout secrets.<\/p>\n
In her Instagram video, Carrie is seen using dumbbells. Weight training has a lot of benefits. ACE Fitness<\/a> says, \u201cStrength training with heavy weights improves muscle definition. Muscle definition occurs as the result of muscles remaining in a state of semi-contraction and heavy strength training recruits the larger type II muscle fibers responsible for a muscle\u2019s appearance.\u201d<\/p>\n Carrie has amazing legs, and she does a lot of squats to maintain them. In her Instagram video, she is seen doing squats with dumbbells. According to Beacon Health & Fitness<\/a>, squats have a lot of benefits. \u201cA common misconception is that squats are bad for your knees or joints.\u00a0 Not having full range of motion in your joints is bad for your body, so using squats to increase mobility is great for the body and improving strength.\u201d<\/p>\n Carrie shared her trick for doing a variety of exercises for a decent amount of time to Cosmopolitan<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll often use a deck of playing cards to make my workouts feel more fun, because I really like to mix things up and get bored easily. I\u2019ll assign one exercise to each suit, including one upper body move (like push-ups or pull-ups), one lower body move (like weighted squats), one abs move (often using an abs wheel) and one cardio move (like jumping rope). Then I pick one card at a time and do as many reps are listed on each card until I get through half the deck.\u201d<\/p>\n