Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour isn’t just a spectacle of music and performance; it’s a feat of endurance, and the singer is revealing the intense physical preparation behind it. A new episode of her Disney+ docuseries shows the singer training with Kirk Myers of Dogpound, the New York City and Los Angeles fitness center, with workouts that would exhaust even professional athletes.
The Challenge: A 3.5-Hour Show
Swift admits she never imagined performing for over three hours. Her previous longest show was two hours and fifteen minutes, making The Eras Tour a dramatic step up in physical demands. To prepare, she began a six-month training regimen ahead of rehearsals, combining cardio with brutal resistance workouts.
The Workout Routine
The docuseries showcases Swift performing a punishing series of exercises, including:
- Battle rope slams
- Ski-Erg sprints
- Assisted pull-ups (her least favorite)
- Medicine ball throws and slams
- Wood chops and reverse crunches
- Hanging knee raises
- Russian twists with weighted balls
- Plank to pikes
- Weighted bicycle crunches
Swift jokes about her “pent-up rage and resentment” towards pull-ups, which she performs twelve reps of in the clip, and acknowledges the program is “horrible.”
Endurance Training: Running the Setlist
Beyond strength training, Swift ran daily on the treadmill, hitting the tempo of all 44 songs on her setlist while singing them aloud. This was to ensure she wouldn’t appear breathless onstage during demanding sections of the show. She estimates running around eight miles per performance due to the constant stage movement, comparing it to “scaling the length of an NFL stadium.”
“You just don’t want [the audience] to see you panting,” Swift says in the docuseries.
The docuseries highlights the dedication required for a tour known for its high energy and relentless choreography. Swift’s fitness journey provides insight into the extreme physical demands of modern pop performances, where stamina is as critical as talent.
