{"id":847702,"date":"2026-08-06T02:50:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/847702\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T02:50:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T02:50:16","slug":"at-40-coleen-rooneys-non-negotiable-shower-squat-habit-is-a-time-saving-way-to-build-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/847702\/","title":{"rendered":"At 40, Coleen Rooney&#8217;s &#8216;non-negotiable&#8217; shower squat habit is a time-saving way to build strength"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Coleen Rooney has revealed the unconventional habit that helps her stay active, even on her busiest days.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I do squats in the shower every morning,&#8217; the media personality recently told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stylist.co.uk\/fashion\/coleen-rooney-interview-primark-style-motherhood\/1064234\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.stylist.co.uk\/fashion\/coleen-rooney-interview-primark-style-motherhood\/1064234\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Stylist\" data-node-id=\"8.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stylist<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;Even if I\u2019m rushing about, I will find a time throughout the day where I\u2019ve got to do them. Otherwise it plays on my mind that I haven\u2019t done my squats. They are my non-negotiables.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Squeezing exercise into her schedule has become second nature.  <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I\u2019m constantly on the move,&#8217; she added. &#8216;School runs, gym, meetings, lunch, footie training. My day can be a number of things in one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Shower squats aren&#8217;t a new addition to Coleen&#8217;s fitness regime, however. She previously revealed that she had to replace her usual gym sessions and reformer Pilates classes with bodyweight movement during her time in the I&#8217;m a Celebrity jungle.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;At home every morning when I&#8217;m in the shower, I do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/workouts\/a35427744\/squat-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/workouts\/a35427744\/squat-challenge\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"squats\" data-node-id=\"31.1\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">squats<\/a>. I get up before the kids and do a routine of squats, and I know if I&#8217;ve got them done I can carry on,\u2019 she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/strength-training\/a63143712\/coleen-rooney-workout\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/strength-training\/a63143712\/coleen-rooney-workout\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"said in 2024\" data-node-id=\"31.3\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I would also do a few gym sessions and reformer Pilates, but in the jungle, obviously, it was my squats.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"39\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The total number of reps she does is no small feat either: in total, she completes 126 squats every day. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"43\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u2018I do 21, 21, 21 of different ones, then I&#8217;ll do 63 pulses every morning,\u2019 she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Coleen has practised reformer Pilates for years<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"49\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/strength-training\/a37143197\/bodyweight-squats\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/strength-training\/a37143197\/bodyweight-squats\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"bodyweight squats\" data-node-id=\"49.1\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">bodyweight squats<\/a>, reformer Pilates has been a staple in her routine for over a decade. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"53\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I started reformer Pilates nearly 12 years ago,&#8217; she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/a71723380\/coleen-rooney-reformer-pilates\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fitness\/a71723380\/coleen-rooney-reformer-pilates\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"recently revealed\" data-node-id=\"53.1\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recently revealed<\/a>. What began as a way to address a lingering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/sports-injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/sports-injuries\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"injury\" data-node-id=\"53.3\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">injury<\/a> soon developed into a long-term passion.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"57\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I went to a physio because I was suffering with my lower back, which I thought was from pregnancy. The physio ran a Pilates studio, and that&#8217;s how I got into it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Over the years, consistent movement has helped Coleen feel strong, energised and capable. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"65\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I&#8217;ve always had fitness in my life because my body needs it and benefits from stretching, especially as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fit-at-any-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/uk\/fit-at-any-age\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"I&#039;m getting older\" data-node-id=\"65.1\" class=\"body-link css-1e57p3n emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">I&#8217;m getting older<\/a>,&#8217; she added. &#8216;Movement keeps you young. 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