Jun 1, 2011 19:01 GMT  ·  By

Ciara has one of the hottest bodies in the industry but she works hard for it, judging by what she says in a recent interview. The star says her goal is always not to lose weight but to get in shape and be as fit as possible.

Speaking with Us Weekly just recently (as cited by PopEater), Ciara says she never wanted to be stick thin because she believes that wouldn’t suit her.

Instead, she focuses on staying healthy and being in top shape. The results are so amazing, she says, that she’s discovered she has a new hobby: spending time at home in her birthday suit.

With a body like hers, it’s no wonder even she feels the need to admire it whenever she has the chance.

Speaking of staying in shape, Ciara says she does that by eating “clean” foods and, of course, working out a lot.

She goes to the gym 5 times a week and works with celebrity trainer Gunner Peterson, also dubbed “the trainer who keeps Hollywood buff” and whose celebrity clientele includes the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Nick Cannon.

Peterson helps Ciara achieve her desired figure: athletic but not skinny.

“I can lose weight easily and I don’t like to do that. I’m not trying to lose and get small,” the singer says in the interview with the celebrity mag.

“I just want to keep shape and I just want to focus on abs and glutes. I would never advise somebody to be so strict to where you don’t enjoy yourself,” she adds.

In other Ciara-related news, in February this year, she penned an open letter to her record label, asking that she be released from her contract so that she could put out another music album, one that would please her first and foremost.

“A release would allow me to go be creative with people who care and understand me as a artist. In a short time, I will be able to bring to you a new music energy and a visual excitement! Thank you so much for standing by me through the good, bad, and the confusion,” Ciara wrote, addressing her fans, as we also informed you at the time.