Hilary Duff Builds Endurance on a Treadmill Before The Lucky Me Tour
hilary duff is singing while running on a treadmill to keep her voice strong before The Lucky Me tour this summer. She said the routine helps her figure out how to sing when her heart is really pounding, a practical drill as she gets ready for a June kickoff.
The Lucky Me tour
“Using the treadmill and singing is really great for your endurance,” Duff said in an exclusive interview. She added, “It’s about figuring out how to sing and what parts you can sing when your heart is really pounding.”
She said that matters after “a little sprint on stage” or when she has been dancing more. Duff also said the concert series will include some of her most iconic songs and tracks from her new album, Luck... or Something, so the setlist has to hold up under live movement as well as straight vocal work.
Taylor Swift's treadmill setlist
Taylor Swift used the same basic idea on a larger scale, singing her entire setlist while running on a treadmill every day for six months before the Eras Tour kicked off. Swift told TIME in late 2023, “Fast for fast songs, and a jog or a fast walk for slow songs.”
Miley Cyrus has also sung “Angels Like You” while on a treadmill in a TikTok video, while Demi Lovato prepped for the It's Not That Deep tour the same way. Lizzo used a treadmill as a training tool and said Cyrus inspired her to do so, and Tate McRae filmed the music video for “Run for the Hills” on a treadmill for six hours.
Ladder and Duff's routine
Duff said she is currently using the fitness app Ladder, which centers around structured strength training and coached workout plans. “Once I started using the app, I was blown away. I've told all my friends, it's seriously just the best. It's exactly the kind of style that I'm looking for: you have a trainer and it takes the guesswork out of fitness,” she said.
She said the same coach designs her workouts for the week, and she can ask for more of some exercises or less of others. “It just takes all the guessing out. I don't have to think about it,” Duff said. “I can't make any excuses because someone's doing the moves with me.”
For a performer heading into June with a tour built around both older favorites and new material, that kind of prep looks less like vanity and more like insurance: the songs have to survive the sprint, the choreography, and the breath control all at once.
