Pink Talks 'Man Abs' With Women's Health

Posted on Dec 18th 2009 1:00PM by Kristen Seymour

Pink is the cover girl for the January/February issue of Women's Health (hitting stands December 22), and our friends at the magazine were kind enough to provide a sneak peek of the interview. Because, seriously, who doesn't want to know how the singer stays in such phenomenal shape?

Pink acknowledged the fact that she has "man abs," telling Women's Health, "I get a lot of flak for it. That's where the masculine thing comes in, people saying it's not normal for a girl to have [those]. But I'm OK with it. I think it's because I was a gymnast for eight years, from ages four to 12. My body was made before my bones were fully grown. Gymnasts are short, stocky, muscular powerhouses."

Pink stays fit on the road by doing "an hour of cardio, an hour of P90X or yoga, and then a half-hour of warm-up [during show rehearsal]" six days a week. As far as a day off, she said, "I try to make it a show day so I'm still getting cardio. I have to be able to run up those stairs as many times as I do and be able to sing at the same time. I'm an asthmatic. I have to be on that treadmill singing to get my lungs right."

All of this, and no trainer. "I don't work well with trainers. [Air quotes] 'Does not work well with others.'" she told the magazine. But it's not hard to stay motivated without one. "I like results," she said. "I like feeling strong. It keeps my mental floor higher."

While she might like the results, Pink is far from thinking she's perfect. When asked whether she's aware that she's a 10, she told Women's Health, "No, no, no! I feel like a seven and a half! I'm not going to lie and tell you when I look in the mirror there's nothing I don't want to fix. If they figure out how to stretch me and make me a little bit taller, then maybe I'll get upwards of eight."

Hey, if that's a seven and a half, most of us would be happy to be a five.

Wondering how you can get fab abs like Pink? Maybe you should give P90X a try!

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goddesst 12-19-2009 @ 8:17PM

I Love Pink!! You look great girl....I used to have a great body, and then menopause and "all that old lady stuff" took over, and now I have batwings to hold all my grandbabies in :)

Love your music; keep up the good work. And, oh yeah, you are a 10, for sure.

dm28fla 12-19-2009 @ 9:38PM

I've never seen a girl that I could categorize as a 10. There is always a fault and pink has more than faults than your typical model. 7.5 is more realistic and I think it's great that she's able to realize that. Without makeup every girl drops a good 2.5 - 3 points so even if she were the first 10 I've seen, it would only be while the mask is on.

mike 12-19-2009 @ 10:00PM

you must be pushing 60 in age as well as waist to be so perfect. Go girl.

Joe 12-19-2009 @ 11:39PM

Pink is smoking hot. There's nothing wrong with her body at all. I like a strong woman.

Kim 12-21-2009 @ 7:22PM

She fails to mention that diet has a lot to do with her "man abs." I have a six pack, achieved through weightlifting, good old crunches, minimal cardio (3x week, 30 min max) and a very strict, clean diet. It is not easy to obtain a fit, muscular body.

Deigon 12-20-2009 @ 12:09AM

Being a "rich" man I assume you had to have had a formal education. Maybe they didn't teach typing at your college?

betty 12-20-2009 @ 2:01AM

sorry, but i don't see it.....if it's supposed to be in that photo...
Flat ab ..not,.....tight maybe, but not 6 pack...or you'd see it in the spandex...or just above it..it appears like an outer muscular abdomen....but not flat..unless they photo shop her...no way...
incidently, mines flat and hard as a rock....and don't have to suck it in..like she's doing...(you can tell by the depression at the parting of her ribs...

someuser101 1-25-2010 @ 9:26PM

She's always had a lean bod, but the face is just aight. And, I definitely agree that if you want a six pack it is all about the diet to finalize those muscles achieved through workouts.

Jehnavi 5-03-2010 @ 3:57AM

Should you need inspiration to break out of the tedium of your treadmill routine, you'd do well to get to a Pink concert pronto for a close-up look at the performer's fantastic new physique, as showcased in barely-there costumes. You'll leave itching to hit an all-night fitness club after the encore. But the artist behind the Cirque du Soleil-style stunts (at the 2009 VMAs, Pink sang upside down, dangling by one leg from a trapeze) is also a woman to be admired for many other reasons. Behold the kind of honesty that is rarely exhibited by a major star, as Pink talks about the power of performing in front of a crowd of thousands, enduring a yearlong separation from her husband, and how ramping up her workout helped restore her confidence.
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