Ed Sheeran has revealed that Pilates is his secret weapon for maintaining energy and focus during his extensive world tours. He credits the workout, specifically Reformer Pilates, with improving his core strength, stamina, and mental clarity, helping him perform for hours without missing a beat. This practice, combined with giving up daily drinking, has significantly boosted his overall well-being.
He may look like the guy next door, ginger curls, plain T-shirt, guitar slung across his shoulder, but once Ed Sheeran steps on stage, something changes. The ever charming songwriter turns into a one-man storm, looping, singing, running, and jumping his way through a three-hour set like it’s nothing. He barely stops to breathe, yet never misses a note. You watch him and think, how does he do it? What fuels that kind of energy night after night?
It turns out, it isn’t some crazy workout routine or cardio marathons. It’s something much calmer, and far more surprising. Pilates.
Yes, that Pilates — the workout most people still (wrongly) associate with ballet dancers and yoga mats. But for Sheeran, it’s become the secret weapon that’s reshaped not just his body, but his stamina, focus, and state of mind.
When asked if he’s ever tried Pilates, Sheeran didn’t hesitate. “That’s all I do. I love it. I’ve been doing it on maximum spring since January. It’s good for the core, good for the mind, that’s probably the most in-shape I have gotten. I’m not squishy anymore,” the Shape of You singer said in an interview.
Fans who follow his vlogs have seen snippets of him on the reformer machine, proof that this isn’t just another celebrity fad.
