Madonna Everlasting
Madonna’s appeal existed as a result of her music videos and tours which are all a visual experience. Beauty was an important factor why Madonna’s career lasted as long as it did, so it was important that she maintained a healthy looking image to keep her looking young (Sine). As a performer it is important that Madonna maintain a superb physical shape (1094). Learning new dance moves like “krumping” had allowed the pop star to maintain a healthy lifestyle through the exercise of performing the dance, as well as appeal to a younger generation of kids who are into hip hop (Sine). Not only would Madonna spend hours a day perfecting her dance moves, but many of her singles have become the soundtrack to a slew of aerobics and dance classes to this day, further showing her influence over the years (Sine). In her 40’s Madonna would still exercise at least 3 hours a day (Sine). She couples her typical routine with devices like a Gyrotonic Expansion System, which is used to stretch and tone smaller muscles and a Power Plate, which a vibrating platform that supposedly helps promote bone density and fight osteoporosis (Sine). The Daily Mail in Britain reported that Madonna’s workout would begin with yoga, and then Pilates, followed by either, karate, swimming, weightlifting, running, cycling, and occasionally horse riding (Sine). Her regiment gets even more extensive when a tour is coming up (Sine). US Weekly had reported that Madonna was known to ignore doctors’ orders to ease up on her training before a tour; instead she would have 14 hour a day sessions (Sine). Dedication and motivation kept Madonna from falling to the backburner; even with a collarbone injury Madonna continued to exercise, replacing yoga with Pilates and ballet, in order to be in the best shape possible for her single “Hung Up ” (Sine). So dedicated was Madonna to her workouts that one of her previous trainers, Ray Kybartas, commented saying Madonna would refer to their training sessions as