{"id":12091,"date":"2012-01-26T04:01:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T04:01:59","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-01-26T04:01:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T04:01:59","slug":"Michelle-Kwan-s-workout-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12091","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Kwan’s workout routine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Figure skating legend Michelle Kwan, says she runs and does Bikram yoga and Pilates. But there’s one thing Kwan says she still enjoys more than anything else.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I LoVE Bikram!<\/strong><\/p>\n

“What I love the most is getting on the ice and just popping in a fabulous CD and skating \u2014 all by myself, the rink completely empty, just me and the music,” Kwan says.<\/p>\n

Kwan’s first pick is “Someone Like You,” from British soul singer Adele.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I think Adele is very, very inspiring,” Kwan says. “Her lyrics are always from the heart.”<\/p>\n

When Kwan leaves the ice for the gym, she keeps her playlist soft.<\/p>\n

“Because I’m pushing my body so hard already, the last thing I want to do is have music that’s really too strong, in my head,” she says. “I actually prefer soothing music \u2014 and maybe that’s the skater in me.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sara Bareilles’ “Gravity” is another one of Kwan’s favorites. But her choices aren’t all mellow: She’s also a big fan of Beyonce and says she loves the singer’s ode to fitness, “Move Your Body.”<\/p>\n