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Keith Urban Gets His Cardio on Stage

Keith Urban is a fit guy, but as he admits, he’s not one to spend much time at the gym. Keith told us, “The best thing that keeps me in…

Keith Urban Gets His Cardio on Stage
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Keith Urban is a fit guy, but as he admits, he's not one to spend much time at the gym.

Keith told us, "The best thing that keeps me in shape is touring. That's one of the things I love about touring. I mean, I'm not going to do two hours of cardio, ever. But I'll do it on stage three nights in a row. It's the best workout there is. It's just great on every level."

Urban traveled the world when he toured with his last tour "Graffiti U" playing to more than a million fans in seven countries on three continents. The tour played in the United States, Canada, Australia, as well as his first European concerts in more than a decade.

Keith is currently working on a new album. He released his first single from the project this week called "We Were," which was co-written by Eric Church.

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.