Performing live requires immense courage, confidence, and endurance. The spirit and tenacity possessed by successful female singers is a testament to their healthy mindsets and lifestyle choices. While entertaining millions of fans worldwide, these remarkable women exemplify what it means to be in peak physical condition. Racking up record sales AND reps in the gym, these fierce females flaunt fit figures while filling arenas worldwide with their wow-worthy vocals. From flexing fierce muscles to hitting high notes with ease, the queen bees (see what we did there?!) on our countdown crush the charts and crush their cardio. So grab your mic, hit the lights and give a round of applause for these superstars showing fans everywhere how to stay in majorly mega marvelous shape!
Recognizing their positive influence, Samir Becic, renowned health expert and founder of Health Fitness Revolution, had this to say: “Reaching the top of the music industry demands athleticism, discipline, and wellness practices that can inspire healthier behaviors. These talented artists touching so many lives deserve recognition for empowering fans through their own dedication to fitness. My hope is that showcasing role models on this list will motivate Americans towards greater physical and mental healthcare.”
To rank the fittest female singers of 2024, Samir Becic and HFR studied an exhaustive range of credible sources. We began with comprehensive reviews of over 100 artists, narrowing choices through meticulous analysis of interviews, online profiles, industry publications and Samir’s own two decades of expertise.
For the first time since we started our rankings a decade ago, we have incorporated a vital component: mental health. Recognizing its significant influence on overall well-being, we have taken into account the mental health aspect while crafting this prestigious list. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that 1 in 5 Americans suffers from mental health illness, making it imperative to address this crucial aspect of health.
Ten remarkable women emerged as leaders based on their astonishing accomplishments, commitment to wellness, and the positive messages shared through passionate performances. It is our privilege to unveil this list- here are the Top 10 Fittest Female Singers 2024 in alphabetical order:
Beyonce
Fitness Routine:
- As seen on Beyonce’s social media and documentary, a strict workout plan is a necessity to prepare her for shows and a healthy lifestyle.
- Beyonce’s personal trainer Marco Borges has her following a routine that includes heavy sprinting, step-ups, ropes, kettlebell squats, etc. This helps train Beyonce’s body by building up her endurance for when she is performing on stage.
- For her tone legs, Beyonce does weighted training such as the kettlebell squats, single leg step ups, and running on the treadmill.
- Beyonce also began to focus on her body and health after the birth of her children in hopes to tone up her postpartum body and to lead her children in a healthy lifestyle as well.
Nutrition:
- Beyonce maintains a healthy diet year round to ensure the best health but also follows really intense diets to help prepare her for performance. (These diets are not recommended to the audience).
- To prepare for Coachella Beyonce committed to being vegan for 22 days straight up until the event. This included eating plant based foods, fruits, nuts, etc.
- She also cut out extra calories such as alcohol, coffee, juices, etc.
- Beyonce also takes cleansing shots “The Master Cleanse” that consist of only consuming water, cayenne pepper, lemon and syrup.
- While these diets do not provide the proper amount of calorie intake, these eating habits have helped Beyonce become performance ready within weeks.
Mental Health Practices:
- Throughout this health journey Beyonce emphasizes that making yourself a priority is key to having not only good physical health but also mental health.
- Beyonce mentions that looking back on her extreme diets she focused more on her physical appearance more than her internal health which she regrets and now prioritizes her “peace of mind”.
- Beyonce also highlights that maintaining boundaries with yourself and others creates healthy relationships. She believes that having set boundaries between her work and personal life has improved relationships and protects her mental health.
Camila Cabello
Fitness Routine:
- Camilla Cabello enjoys dancing as her main form of working out this helps get her in shape while also doing something she loves at the same time. Dancing helps maintain strong muscles and burns calories easily.
- Camilla and her personal trainer Jena Williams also do circuit and HIIT workouts. Circuit workouts such as bird-dog hydrants, squat hops, and plank shoulder taps help maintain a strong core that is needed for her performances.
Nutrition:
- Camilla does not consider her diet strict but she still limits herself to eating healthy foods such as scrambled eggs with vegetables, mixed nuts, yogurts, and tacos.
- She says that it is important to give her body what it wants rather than hardly restricting herself. Camilla allows herself to eat what she wants without feeling guilty about it.
Mental Health Practices:
- Camilla has always been open with her fans regarding her struggle with anxiety. She insists that being honest with yourself and being willing to deal with the difficult parts of mental health has helped her become comfortable with being vulnerable.
- Camilla believes that dealing with poor mental health does not make you weak but makes you grow more self aware and stronger.
Miley Cyrus
Fitness Routine:
- Miley Cryus enjoys being active in different ways such as weighted workouts, yoga, and pilates.
- Miley mainly focuses on Ashtanga yoga which aims to improve cardiovascular strength, she does this everyday for 2 hours, using Sunday as a rest day.
- Miley also practices her vocals during her workouts to help prepare for performances that require her to dance and sing at the same time.
Nutrition:
- In the years through 2013-2019 Miley was on a strict vegan diet that consisted of eating fish and vegetables. She says that this diet had her feeling as if she was not fueled enough and constantly left her feeling empty, especially on days with performances.
- After 2019 she began to incorporate meat and other non vegan foods back into her diet. Miley says this diet has her feeling more energized and field rather than the harsh vegan diet.
- She remains to change up her diet based on what she thinks is working best for her body, now she is Pescatarian which allows her to eat seafood along with other foods that she has not been able to consume such as eggs and dairy.
Mental Health Practices:
- Miley highlights that not only working out but also spending time doing activities outside such as hiking, kayaking, and surfing has helped clear her mind and explore new interests.
- Dealing with sobriety and breakup with Liam Hemsworth, Miley says that allowing herself to be hurt and feel her emotions rather than ignoring them has helped her heal and find new hobbies that keep her busy.
Selena Gomez
Fitness Routine:
- After her liver transplant Selena Gomez has been taking steps to maintain her healthy lifestyle such as changing her diet and developing a workout routine that she enjoys.
- Amy Rosoff, Selena’s trainer says that she prefers to keep Selena off the scale and rather have her do different workouts rather than repetitive ones to keep her looking forward and motivated.
- While Selena’s workouts are different daily activities such as hiking, pilates, dancing, yoga, etc.
- On her rest days she recommends still stretching to increase blood flow, flexibility, and range of motion.
Nutrition:
- Being diagnosed with Lupus has had some side effects on Selena’s life regarding her health such as emotional eating.
- Selena began to take more precautions in the foods she consumes and now has a well balanced diet that consists of eggs, rice, yogurts, pressed juices, salmon, etc.
- Replacing junk food with healthier options has helped Selena have control over her emotional eating, resulting in her feeling better internally and externally.
Mental Health Practices:
- Selena is very open with her mental health and the steps she has taken to help herself. On her social media she promotes speaking up when you are feeling down, she expresses that everyone can work towards better mental health together rather than keeping feelings bottled up inside.
- Selena has opened up about being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, Lupus, and Anxiety. She openly took time off from singing and entertainment to focus on getting back into a healthy mindset.
- Besides her health issues and the side effects she also highlights how being a female in the music industry can take a toll on your mental health for example always having to feel pretty and be in shape.
Ariana Grande
Fitness Routine:
- When it comes to exercise and training Ariana Grande says she does not follow extreme workouts and that she rather do anything that gets her moving and sweating.
- Ariana and her trainer Pasternak train together depending on their schedules, it usually is three times a week for a span of 30-45 minutes.
- Several of her top picked exercises are glute bridges, active clamshell, adductor plank, deadlift, and lunges.
Nutrition:
- Ariana enjoys eating light snacks and meals such as smoothies, soups, salads, etc.
- Ariana noted that working out without maintaining a healthy diet makes the workout almost pointless.
Mental Health Practices:
- As seen on Ariana’s social media she expresses to her fans that there should be no shame about prioritizing your mental health.
- During Mental Health Awareness month Ariana dedicated her instagram to making consistent mental health posts with helpful captions such as “Healing isn’t linear, fun, quick or at all easy but we are here and we’ve got to commit to making this time as healthy, peaceful and beautiful as possible. The work is so hard but we are capable and worth it. sending so much love and strength”.
Halsey
Fitness Routine:
- Halsey’s main workout tip is to stay disciplined, as this helps one stay motivated, “Breaking the routine” is an easy way to get off track causing you to have to start back where you started.
- Halsey’s workouts are divided between cardio, weight lifting, running and a certain ab workout.
- She enjoys using cardio and running to help keep blood circulating and a healthy heart. These workouts consist of squatting, push-ups, running, etc.
- Halsey being a performer means she needs to maintain a strong core, she uses weightlifting and ab workouts to help guide her.
- She does weight training 3 times a week and her ab workout, which is completing reps of crunches and sit ups.
Nutrition:
- Halsey eats 6 meals a day, she believes that one should not be getting full off of only 2-3 meals a day. Haley emphasizes that 6 portioned meals that consist of fruits, veggies, and a source of protein is all one needs.
- Here is a idea of Halsey’s meals throughout the day:
Breakfast: coffee and fruits
Lunch: vegetables, yogurts, roti
Snack: tea or coffee
Brunch: dried fruits
Dinner: veggies, source of protein, and a salad
- While still maintaining a healthy diet she allows herself to have cheat days to give herself balance, on these days she likes to eat sweets and chocolates.
Mental Health Practices:
- Hasley’s biggest tip on healthy mental health is getting enough sleep. She says that sleeping helps her ease her mind and reduce stress.
- She has said: “I’ve been really open about my struggles with mental health, and I think that’s why people feel like they can trust me. I’ve been committed twice since [I became] Halsey, and no one’s known about it. But I’m not ashamed of talking about it now.”
Olivia Rodrigo
Fitness Routine:
- Rather than sticking to one workout Olivia incorporates different workouts into her routine to target different areas of her body.
- She does pilates, HIIT, dancing, weight lifting, and various outdoor activities.
- Pilates helps Olivia develop and maintain a strong core while also toning up her stomach.
- The High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) helps build insurance, these workouts consist of burpees, mountain climbers, lunges, bicycle crunches, etc.
- Weight lifting such as lunges, squats, and deadlifts acts as a full body workout which helps keep Olivia tone.
Nutrition:
- Olivia has a well balanced diet that consists of whole foods, fruits, vegetables, and protein.
- She believes that diet plays an important role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and also helps with better fitness results.
Mental Health Practices:
- Olivia enjoys doing outdoor activities such as biking and hiking, these activities get her body moving and also reduces stress.
- She also does Yoga to relax both her body and her mind, Olivia expresses that you must not only focus on physical health but also mental health.
Taylor Swift
Fitness Routine:
- Taylor Swift’s new workout used to prepare her for tour has many fans attempting to complete it also.
- The workout consists of walking and running on the treadmill and singing every song on Taylor’s tour playlist, which is a little over 3 hours long.
- Taylor’s workout aims to build up endurance, help the muscles move at a fast pace, and prepares her for her shows.
- On top of the heavy cardio Taylor also began doing weighted workouts such as bulgarian split squats, hip thrust, overhead barbell presses, etc.
Nutrition:
- While other singers stick to strict diets and cleanses, Taylor on the other hand chooses to let her options of food vary.
- Taylor eats what she feels her body wants rather than following diets that put limits on her meals.
- She even mentioned how she loves to bake and she often finds herself eating her baked foods such as cookies and pumpkin bread.
- Taylor is big on hydration and says that she always keeps a Starbucks cup full of water with her.
Mental Health Practices:
- To keep control of her mental state Taylor enjoys journaling, she believes this allows yourself to be vulnerable and gives you the chance to reconnect with yourself.
- Taylor says she also uses songwriting as “therapy” which allows her to express her feelings and maybe even make a platinum hit.
S.Z.A
Fitness Routine:
- To get her body moving S.Z.A does resistance band training and outdoor yoga.
- She does this for 1 hour and 15 minutes a day, sometimes 2 hours.
- S.Z.A also likes to get some cardio in by walking or running outside.
Nutrition:
- S.Z.A has recently switched her diet to a more plant based diet.
- This diet consisted of no red meats, no sugar, no dairy, no wheat, and lots of water.
- During or after her workouts she insists on having green tea, which cleanses the gut.
Mental Health Practices:
- S.Z.A enjoys sitting and meditating outdoors the most, she says this is the only thing that really clears her mind.
- She deals with stress and anxiety by praying and using song writing to cope.
Meghan Trainor
Fitness Routine:
- After the birth of her first child Meghan was able to lose 60 Lbs by split training (upper/lower body workouts), even during her pregnancy Meghan dedicated time to being active and keeping her body moving.
- She focused on different workouts such as weights, running, jumping, and stretching to keep her body tone and flexible.
- Meghan trains with a partner which also helps keep her motivated and ready for a workout.
- She says that remaining consistent and developing a workout that you enjoy helps as motivation.
Nutrition:
- After the birth of her son Meghan began to consume healthier foods and also learned how to eat in portions.
- Meghan says that not forcing a harsh diet on yourself and being consistent is key. She lost her weight in a slow healthy way rather than extreme diets.
- She began to focus on low calorie home cooked meals rather than fast foods.
- Megan simply switched out the foods she were eating before to healthier options for example, oats instead of cereal, water instead of juices, fruits instead of snacks, etc.
Mental Health Practices:
- Meghan has been very open about her panic disorder and says that she is happy and not ashamed.
- She began to see a psychologist which helped her realize that your willingness to recognize and issue and accept help is the hardest step but will lead you to a healthier mindset.
