Meghan Trainor has spoken out about how she modified her body, saying she started weightlifting when she realized “I could be stronger.”
The “All About That Bass” singer, 30, todaytold how her fitness journey began after host Hoda Kotb asked, “Can I just say I’m feeling good?”
“Gorg!” Jenna Bush Hager added.
“Oh my god, have you seen me at the gym?” the trainer replied.
“First of all, we love you dearly, but this is like a new phase for you. Did you say this intentionally, ‘I want to be healthy’?” ” Kotb asked.
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“I mean, look at those kids. I have to pick them up and chase them. I’m exhausted,” said Traynor, whose son with husband Daryl Sabara will be 4 in February. They talked about Naru Riley and 17-month-old Barry. “They come to me every training session. They come at the end.”
Trainor previously told PEOPLE that he wanted to get in shape before departing on the Timeless Tour, which ends in October. “I want to work out and eat clean and feel good when I dance and sing,” she said. “I don’t want to be so irritated. Because right now I’m irritated.”
The “Been Like This” singer revealed that she doesn’t exercise every day, saying, “I’m not crazy.” Instead, she says, “I try to do weight training three times a week. I never knew weightlifting would change my life so much. I lost it.”
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“I found out I could get stronger, you know?” the trainer explained of her dedication to weightlifting.
“Weights give you more energy afterwards. I think running gives you more adrenaline, but when you lift weights, you feel amazing,” Kotb said.
“And you’re dead all day long,” the trainer quipped, adding that Hager could incorporate children into his training.
“I’m lifting like dumbbells now,” the trainer joked. “I’m like, ‘Okay, use your legs!'”
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