--- title: Listen Kevin Garnett Fitness Beyoncé Inspiration AUDIO description: NBA Great Kevin Garnett revealed recently that when it comes to getting into shape, he takes a cue from the flawless Queen Bey. canonical: https://time.com/4680112/kevin-garnett-beyonce-workout/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-23T18:57:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:20.422Z og:title: Kevin Garnett Says He Shaped Up With Beyoncé's Workout Plan og:description: And you can too og:url: https://time.com/4680112/kevin-garnett-beyonce-workout/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce9fc8b75e9234b1/6988bb87fb4eacd0c4890dfa/beyonce-kevin-garnett-workout-plan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Celebrities Attend The 66th NBA All-Star Game og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Kevin Garnett Says He Shaped Up With Beyoncé's Workout Plan twitter:description: And you can too twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce9fc8b75e9234b1/6988bb87fb4eacd0c4890dfa/beyonce-kevin-garnett-workout-plan.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # NBA Legend Kevin Garnett Got Into Shape By Imitating Beyoncé > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 19: (L-R) Jay Z, Blue Ivy Carter and Beyoncé Knowles attend the 66th NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center on February 19, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Theo Wargo—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 23, 2017 6:57 PM UTC After 21 seasons as [one of the NBA’s most intense athletes](http://time.com/4672815/qa-james-harden-tells-time-hes-the-worlds-best-player/), one might assume that [Kevin Garnett](http://time.com/3624684/lebron-james-i-cant-breathe-eric-garner/) knows all there is to know about being at the top of the fitness game — “the Kid,” after all, was one of the best defenders in the league, with seemingly boundless energy. It turns out, however, that KG actually learned how to keep up his stamina from none other than [the inimitable Beyoncé](http://time.com/4658035/beyonce-pregnant-twins-celebrity-reactions/). In a charming aside on [Bill Simmons’ eponymous podcast](https://soundcloud.com/the-bill-simmons-podcast/ep-178-dealing-with-the-trade-rumor-mill-with-jj-redick), Clippers player J.J. Redick revealed that the legendary Garnett gave him some workout advice that he gleaned from the one and only Queen Bey. “He is like ‘How do you think Beyonce’s in such great shape?’ Redick said. “And I’m like,’Uhh, I don’t know.'” Garnett, who recently joined the Clippers staff as a consultant, told Redick that he was inspired to exercise like Beyoncé after seeing her work out while singing. “One time I saw her working out, and she was doing her dances and she was singing while she was doing her dancing,” Garnett said to Redick. “So then I’m thinking to myself, maybe I should run and sing at the same time. So in the offseason, I would go to Malibu and I would go down to the beach, and when I run on the beach I would be like ‘Lalala lalala lalala,’ while I’m running. So then, when I get on the court and I’m getting back on defense and I’m talking on defense, I don’t get tired.” Kevin Garnett training like Beyoncé? The NBA’s never been fiercer. 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