Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a famous Barbadian singer, actress, and businesswoman who began her music career at a young age, inspired by legends such as Bob Marley, Janet Jackson, Madonna, and Mariah Carey. Born and raised in Barbados, she was discovered by American record producer Evan Rogers who invited her to the United States to record demo tapes. Rihanna quickly rose to fame after signing with Def Jam at age 16 and releasing her first studio albums “Music of the Sun” (2005), which sold more than two million copies worldwide. She went on to release more albums and an array of hit songs, including “What’s My Name,” “Umbrella,” “Unfaithful,” “Rude Boy,” “Only Girl,” “Diamonds,” and “Run This Town.”
Although she started her musical career 17 years ago, she has sold more than 60 million albums and 215 million digital tracks worldwide, making her the top-selling digital artist of all time. She has released eight albums, achieved 14 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, won 9 Grammy Awards and 12 billboard music awards, and numerous other music honors. Aside from her musical achievements, Rihanna is a successful businesswoman with multiple entrepreneurial ventures. In 2017, she launched Fenty Beauty, a makeup line. After her brand gained ground, the singer unveiled Fenty Skin, a skincare line to complement her business. According to reports, she became the wealthiest woman in the music industry.
Rihanna Workout
To maintain her sexy curves, Rihanna works out hard at least four days a week for 60 minutes. The Grammy winner has trained with trainer Ary Nunez for years, taking her along on tour to ensure she didn’t skip a workout. Whatever the time, Ary was on call with exercises that combined martial arts, dancing, and calisthenics. “Working with an artist like Rihanna has different demands than most. We train when she’s ready… even if we’re on the road, and it’s 2 a.m. in the morning. I’m on call 24/7 with her.” Ary Nunez told PopSugar. The superstar told Vanity Fair that one of the reasons she works out is so she doesn’t have to worry about what she eats. “I have been in the gym every day this week because I am not willing to give up my food. But I will sacrifice an hour for the gym.”
She regularly engages in a variety of cardio workouts to stay fit. When Rihanna wants to slim down, she increases her cardio from her usual three days a week to 30 minutes five days a week, claiming that it keeps her legs from bulking up. Her favorite cardio workouts include running, capoeira, stationary bike, jogging in place, jumping jacks, and jump roping. Cardio is excellent for losing weight and staying healthy, especially when combined with other types of exercise such as strength training. Cardio burns more calories during your workout, whereas strength training helps you build muscle, allowing you to burn more calories all day.
The business mogul likes to vary and change exercises in her routine to maximize her gains, beat boredom, break through a weight loss plateau, keep her body healthy, and prevent injury. Her strength training primarily focuses on returning to basics, with exercises such as squats, lunges, shoulder presses, sit-ups, plank holds, and knee lifts. Celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak designed workouts for her that encourage movement throughout the training session, minimizing rest between sets and keeping her heart rate at 80 percent max. She does a combination of cardio, tae kwon do, full-body Capoeira, and basic dumbbell moves like squats, lunges, and shoulder presses.
Rihanna Abs Workouts
- Full-Range Sit-Up: 32 reps.
- Sit-Ups with Torso Rotations: 32 reps on each side.
- Holding Plank: Hold for 32 seconds, then repeat three times.
- Active Plank: 32 reps on each side.
- Roman Rotator: Do this one until you’re out of breath!
Rihanna Diet Plan
Nutrition and exercise not only complement but also require one another. Even if you exercise frequently, you must eat a well-balanced diet to reach your fitness goals. RiRi’s diet plays a significant role in looking fit and toned. “If I exercise every day for a week, I can drop several pounds. If I diet, I see even faster results,” Rihanna revealed to FitSugar. The singer sticks to a diet of five small meals daily, with one cheat day per week where she can eat and drink whatever she wants.
She focuses on eating organic and whole foods that provide her body with all the micronutrients and macronutrients needed to function correctly and stay healthy. She ensures that her protein intake is adequate to sustain her muscles as they repair and rebuild following workouts. Rihanna prioritizes protein and regularly consumes various types of lean meat, chicken, and fish. She also ensures she gets enough carbs, healthy fats, and at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
Eating a well-balanced diet helps Rihanna stay energized throughout the day. She enjoys eating food with Barbadian flavors that she grew up eating. Her personal chef, Debbie Solomon, stated she is a “moody eater.” She dislikes being confined to a weekly menu and prefers to eat whatever she desires. Debbie cooks all her meals, many of which are inspired by Caribbean flavors. For breakfast, she eats four boiled eggs, one slice of toast without the crusts, and mixed berries with papaya, pineapple, and mango. Sometimes Rihanna craves a lighter breakfast of egg whites, pineapple, and hot water with lemon.
Rihanna enjoys a variety of lunch dishes, but her favorite is a salad with fish. Her ideal salad contains cherry tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes, basil leaves, and balsamic glaze. She also eats different pasta dishes with a side of chicken and vegetables. Rihanna’s favorite dinner dish is anti-inflammatory curry chicken with potatoes, or a mix of fish, potatoes, and vegetables. To make the meal more enjoyable, she varies the types of fish and vegetables regularly.
Most of the time, the 34 years old eats healthily, but she likes to keep munchies around the house just in case. She said on Ellen DeGeneres’ show that her favorite includes Cheetos, hot Cheetos, Golden Grahams cereal, Oreos, Cup o’ Noodles, garlic olives, Frappuccinos, red and white wine, vodka, and soda. She also ensures she gets at least eight glasses of water a day, especially when traveling.
- Breakfast: four boiled eggs, one slice of toast without the crusts, and mixed berries with papaya, pineapple, and mango.
- Snack: avocado, cacao, chia seed smoothie.
- Lunch: salad with fish.
- Snack: fruit, nut, and honey yogurt bowl.
- Dinner: curry chicken with potatoes.
Rihanna Supplements
A well-balanced diet can give your body all the essential nutrients to function correctly. However, supplements can help you fill in the gaps in your diet. Rihanna takes antioxidants, collagen, vitamin D, zinc, selenium, folate, probiotics, fish oil, vitamin C, Iron, magnesium, herbals, and adaptogens to boost her immune system, reduce inflammation, improve digestion, and maintain her health.
- Collagen
- Fish Oil
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
- Selenium
- Folate
- Iron
- Probiotics
