Watch: Dancing With the Stars’ Connor Wood Responds to Fans Wanting Him to Date Rylee Arnold
Prepared to be sweating with the stars.
As Dancing With the Stars pro Rylee Arnold continues to garner praise for her “snatched” physique as she and Connor Wood compete on season 35, and her sister Lindsay Arnold shared some of the secrets of Rylee’s fitness routine, which she designed for her.
The routine, which the former DWTS pro said in a Nov. 12 TikTok they began working on a little over a year ago,” was designed to focus on getting Rylee more consistent in workouts with the goals of increasing her muscle tone and definition. Plus, a key factor for the 21-year-old was to maintain her stamina during the off-season so that “it’s like she never stepped away” from the Ballroom.
Lindsay—a certified personal trainer and founder of the Movement Club fitness app—confessed that she was tickled that her younger sister had asked her for help.
“As an oldest sister, when a baby sister comes to you and wants help or wants your advice on something, it’s the best day ever,” she said. “So I immediately got her onto a full workout regimen, as well as incorporating some supplements into her everyday routine.”
Lindsay, 32, noted that she’s encouraged Rylee to put a “huge focus on protein intake,” and she’s also added 5mg of creatine to her daily intake to support her muscles while she tries to build strength.
As for the fitness regimen itself, they involve six days of exercise with one rest day every week. And while every week looks a bit different, every workout kicks off with Rylee doing 30 minutes of cardio—whether that’s a stationary bike ride or doing a 30-minute treadmill walk at a 12 incline and three speed—”followed by a 30 to 40 minute Movement Club session.”
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The Lindsay added that Rylee was doing the app’s six-week Advanced Weights program—which uses five to 20-pound dumbbells, a workout bench and resistance bands—ahead of the season, with her also implementing the Pilates x Strength program as the season’s busy schedule progressed.
“Rylee followed along with [it] religiously, which was so cool to see,” Lindsay gushed. “I’ve been so proud of Rylee and her consistency in moving her body and working towards her goals and obviously it’s been a huge payoff.”
And having to shift and adapt where necessary as proven to be key for both Arnold sisters.
“Speaking from experience of being in that position,” Lindsay shared, “I always found that during a season, with the amount of cardio demands on you and the amount of calories that you are burning through in a day with a rigorous schedule, I found it was really hard for me to maintain my muscle definition and tone throughout a season.”
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Lindsay ended her video by sharing how proud she is of her “absolutely incredible” little sister, who is heading into the semifinals with Connor.
“What she’s able to manage and do in her days, she’s amazing,” she said. “I’m so proud of her across the board: her work ethic, her talent, her choreography ability has just been absolutely off the charts this season, and I could not be more proud of her.”
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