Kimberley Walsh Prefers Working Out To Dieting

She hates dieting, but loves to work out to keep herself fit says singer-songwriter Kimberley Walsh.

The former Girls Aloud singer had to adhere to a strict diet when she competed on reality TV show "Strictly Come Dancing" in 2012. She admits that calorie counting is boring and so, she doesn't do it anymore.

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"When it's incorporated into your daily workout schedule, then you don't really have to think about it. So, as soon as I'd stopped completely - the show, the tour - then I had to take up the training at the gym," contactmusic.com quoted Walsh as saying.

"I'm over the diet thing though. I think it's worth working out so you can have a life and eat. It's a bit antisocial when you're on a diet, and calorie counting is boring. So, I don't really do it anymore," said Walsh.

The 31-year-old also likes to go biking.

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"It's a great way of keeping fit, it's just the hills you have to be careful of. I think it's a nice thing to do with the family, take the kids and do it. As a kid I feel like I spent so much time on a bike and I don't think kids do anymore, which is a shame," she added.

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