Megan Thee Stallion Covers 'Women's Health' Body Issue

Our favorite hot girl Meg Thee Stallion is bringing her bangin’ BARE bawwwwwdy to the cover of Women’s Health for their May/June Body Issue.

Source: Ramona Rosales / Women’s Health

We’ve got some excerpts from the Women’s Health Body Issue cover interview below, and you can read the full cover story HERE. The May/June 2024 issue of Women’s Health, the Body issue featuring Megan Thee Stallion, hits newsstands nationwide on April 23.

On her ability to incite inspiration:

“I’m that girl. Getting out of bed to work out in the morning is a struggle. I have to get mentally prepared. I’m like, ‘I can stay here for another hour, or I can get up and go work out and be a bad b*tch. If I want to be a stallion and not a pony, I got to get up and put in the work.’”

We love that Megan’s brand continues to still serve her so well that she can make analogies like these. We’ve seen her beast it out in the gym and it’s definitely giving STALLION and not PONY.

On suffering mentally and enduring an immense amount of hate after she was shot by rapper and former friend Tory Lanez:

“A lot of people didn’t treat me like I was human for a long time. I feel like everybody was always used to me being the fun and happy party girl. I watched people build me up, tear me down, and be confused about their expectations of me. As a Black woman, as a darker Black woman, I also feel like people expect me to take the punches, take the beating, take the lashings, and handle it with grace. But I’m human.”

You have to appreciate the transparency that Meg is showing here and in the past as well. It’s never easy to admit to hardships but it’s made Meg more relatable in the end and clearly she’s grown stronger through her vulnerability.

On struggling behind-the-scenes while her career continued to heat up:

“Before I went onstage, I would be crying half the time because I didn’t want to [perform], but I also didn’t want to upset my fans. I didn’t want to get [out] from under the covers. I stayed in my room. I would not turn the lights on. I had blackout curtains. I didn’t want to see the sun. I knew I wasn’t myself. It took me a while to acknowledge that I was depressed. But once I started talking to a therapist, I was able to be truthful with myself.”

Mental wellness is so important and we should all be proud of Megan for seeking help.

Source: Ramona Rosales / Women’s Health

On being inspired to move her body as she started mending her soul:

“Working on myself made me get into working out because I needed to focus my energy somewhere else. I used working out to escape and to get happy.”

Hit the flip for more from the interview.

Megan also walked the magazine through her daily routine and her creative process.

Source: Ramona Rosales / Women’s Health

On her morning routine, which includes journaling, meditation, and prayer:

“Alone time is something I need. I like getting up and being able to be at peace. In my everyday life, I speak with so many people. When I perform, I take on so many energies. I like to recharge my battery. Let the start of the day be about me; then, I can give my energy to everybody else.”

Whew! Who can relate? Alone time is essential! How do y’all recharge?

On her next album:

“I was inspired to create this album about rebirth because I feel I am becoming a new person physically and mentally.”

Are you excited for Meg’s new album?

On choosing a snake as the project’s motif:

“They’re feared, misunderstood, respected, healing.”

On showing both sensitivity strength in her music:

“I’ve always struggled to figure out how to be vulnerable and still make music that is going hard at the same time. I’m getting into a better space with making music that is still true to myself but also true to my message. I am very much a flower, but my flower has thorns.”

These metaphors!

On having the strength to persevere:

“I’m proud to still be here. I didn’t quit. I want to see myself grow and be better than I am right now. And I will. I know I will.”

Keeping longevity as an artist can be challenging but Meg has been on top of her game for a minute and the way she’s been training you know she has the stamina and endurance to keep things going.

Hit the flip to watch Megan break down her workout plan.

One of our favorite things about this issue has to be Megan’s Women’s Health “Everything But The Sweat” video. In the video, Meg opens up about her preference for morning workouts saying:

“I definitely prefer to workout in the morning, because you are really that girl if you jump out [of] the bed and have working out on your mind. Like, if you start your day with sweating and squatting and punching and lifting and doing the ab workouts and stuff, you have no choice but to really tackle your day the same way.”

The Stallion also shares why she prefers wearing a two-piece set when it comes to workout gear:

“In general, I like to workout in things that make me feel sexy. Like, they make me feel confident and strong. When I’m in the gym and I’m looking at myself in the mirror doing my sets and my reps… Like, If I don’t look fine doing it, I’m like ‘Dang, OK girl, we need to reevaluate this.’ I need to be in the gym looking like an anime character. Like, I need to remind myself of a superhero….What I have on definitely motivates me to do better. Like, if I look good doing my sets, then I must be doing my sets good… I love me a good tight and a sports bra. Love me a good scrunch-butt tight. I love little booty shorts. Whatever makes my legs and my thighs look like they’re super-poppin’, ‘cause whe I’m doing the squats I like to see the muscles really coming through the tights. Like, that definition on the side of my thigh that makes me like I’ve really been putting in work. So yeah, anything that’s giving the legs the praise that they deserve.”

Do you enjoy working out in fitness fits or are any old tees and shorts just fine for breaking a sweat?

Megan also shares the songs that help her get motivated in her workout:

“The songs that help me get motivated in my workout is definitely a lot of Megan Thee Stallion songs. Of course, I workout to ‘Freak Nasty.’ The beat is just too fire, I’m really talkin’ that talk, and it allows me to get on the Stairmaster and really walk that walk. So I really highly suggest if ‘Freak Nasty’ is not on your gym playlist you go add it right now… The hotties that know me wouldn’t be surprised that ‘Ain’t it Fun’ by Paramore is on my workout playlist. ‘Cause I just fee; like I need to get in here and have the time of my life. I’m like jumping around the gym, and I’m pretty sure people are like ‘Whatever pre-workout she had, I want it!’”

What artists and songs are on your workout playlist?

In her Women’s Health “Everything But The Sweat” video, Megan also speaks about how she stays motivated to workout:

“I stay motivated because I know I wanna look as good as I feel on the inside. And I have to perform, I need my stamina up. So working out is not just about looking good, but I wanna have that endurance, I wanna have that stamina. ‘Cause when I go perform for the hotties and be squatting for an hour, I really need to give them a show.”

There’s so much truth to this. Workouts are great for mental health and physical stamina. Do you feel even more motivated watching Meg do her thing?

Workouts are super important but we love that Meg also shared what a typical rest and recovery day looks like for her.

“A typical rest day for me looks like watching anime and playing with all of my animals. On the recovery day I’m definitely getting a massage. I’m definitely pour a whole bag of Epsom salt in the tub, and turning on, you know, just some calm music, some good R&B, lightin’ up the candles, everybody don’t bother me, phone on DND. Yeah, and I just soak and chill.”

Epsom salts are definitely key! How do you guys spend your rest days?

In her Women’s Health “Everything But The Sweat” video, Megan also offers advice for any woman who is deciding she wants to get into health and wellness and fitness:

“Don’t do it because it’s trendy. Don’t do it because you feel like you wanna look like somebody else. Do it because you genuinely wanna feel good on the inside. Like, you genuinely wanna change something about yourself that you wanna change, not because you wanna compare yourself to other people. Do what makes you feel happy. Do what is gonna’ inspire you to feel better…Just be you, and do it for the right reasons.”

This might be one of our favorite Women’s Health cover spreads yet. What did you think?