{"id":990869,"date":"2026-11-01T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T16:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=990869"},"modified":"2026-11-01T08:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:39:51","slug":"dua-lipa-singer-31-years-old-if-i-dont-have-much-time-i-like-to-do-something-quick-and-intense-i-do-a-15-minute-hiit-session-before-starting-my-day","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/dua-lipa-singer-31-years-old-if-i-dont-have-much-time-i-like-to-do-something-quick-and-intense-i-do-a-15-minute-hiit-session-before-starting-my-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Dua Lipa, singer (31 years old): “If I don’t have much time, I like to do something quick and intense. I do a 15-minute HIIT session before starting my day.”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dua Lipa\u2019s 15-minute HIIT workout keeps her tour-ready on chaotic mornings. How does that tiny window stretch into a full-strength routine you can actually follow?<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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There are two kinds of mornings. The ones where you glide into a 60 minute boutique fitness class, and the ones where you are brushing your teeth on a Zoom call and your Apple Watch<\/a> is judging you.<\/p>\n

Dua Lipa lives in the second camp more often than you think. The pop star has admitted that when her schedule explodes, she relies on a micro session: Dua Lipa 15-minute HIIT workout<\/em> and done. “If I do not have much time, I like to do something quick and intense. I do a 15-minute HIIT session before starting my day,” Dua Lipa says. The good news: her time crunch solution actually translates perfectly to a nine to five life.<\/p>\n

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Why Dua Lipa Swears By 15 Minutes Of HIIT In The Morning<\/h2>\n

HIIT, or high intensity interval training, is essentially exercise with a short attention span. You alternate brief bursts of hard effort with tiny windows of recovery so your heart rate spikes, falls, then spikes again. It is designed for exactly the kind of calendar Dua has: early call times, late shows, constant travel.<\/p>\n

On stage she is dancing, belting and power walking a runway in platforms for nearly two hours. Behind the scenes, that stamina comes from a mix of yoga, reformer Pilates, functional strength work, hill sprints and body weight drills. When she is short on time, the 15-minute HIIT slot keeps her conditioning topped up without another hour in the gym. Her long time trainer Peter MacIver focuses just as much on rest. “If you overtrain, your body does not respond,” MacIver says. Short and sharp is the sweet spot.<\/p>\n

The Dua Inspired 15 Minute HIIT Workout You Can Do Anywhere<\/h2>\n

Warm Up For Two To Three Minutes<\/h3>\n

Think of this as the opening act. Set a timer for two or three minutes and move continuously:<\/p>\n