She’s preparing for an epic comeback after taking six years off from touring.And Celine Dion has revealed the rigorous training regime she’s implemented to ensure she’s fit for her upcoming concerts amid her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS).Celine – whose last full traditional concert took place in March 2020 when she wrapped her Courage World Tour – will kickstart her Paris residency tonight, taking on 16 shows across September and October at the Plenitude Arena. It’s a lot to take on for Celine, who has performed just two brief times since announcing her SPS diagnosis. The rare neurological disorder causes severe muscle stiffness and painful spasms and can also result in an unsteady gait, double vision or slurred speech. There is no cure for SPS but treatment can help manage symptoms and slow the progression of the condition.In order to ensure she’s physically able to perform, Celine has been working on her strength with 90-minute Pilates sessions three times a week as well as twice-weekly ballet and barre classes. Celine Dion’s intense training regime revealed as she kickstarts her 16-show comeback in Paris amid her battle with Stiff Person Syndrome (pictured in 2016) Her home gym is also decked out with weights, a treadmill and a reformer machine, with Celine revealing her flexibility has increased since she started her new exercise regime. Celine’s intense rehabilitation plan has also seen her try out new medication, physical therapy, vocal therapy and immunotherapy. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar about her new regime, she described it as falling and getting back up repeatedly, adding that she was proud of herself for achieving something that her body wasn’t ‘born to do’.’It is a progressive condition,’ she noted. ‘I don’t like to say “disease.” Disease makes you go like this,’ she said, scrunching her nose and saying, ‘”Kevin, you’re such a disease”.’Celine laid bare the brutality of the condition in her 2024 documentary, I Am: Celine Dion. Yet in recent days she has looked in high spirits while out greeting fans in Paris ahead of her shows. The residency will see her take to the stage for 16 shows in Autumn 2026 and 10 additional dates in May 2027.She announced her comeback in March, with tickets instantly selling out. Celine was diagnosed with SPS in 2022 after she faced a flare-up in 2020, at the same time as the start of the pandemic. Celine has been working on her strength with 90-minute Pilates sessions three times a week as well as twice-weekly ballet and barre classes (pictured in 2020 before her diagnosis) Celine laid bare the brutality of the condition in her 2024 documentary, I Am: Celine Dion. Yet in recent days she has looked in high spirits while out greeting fans in Paris ahead of her showsFor three years she isolated from fans, partly motivated by fears her fans would presume she was living a happy, full life yet still cancelling shows. She also developed an appreciation for nature during this time.’I love trees so much, and I had this vision of myself trying to disappear through the leaves,’ she said.The trees were barren as it was autumn, a visual Celine saw as a metaphor for her own struggles.’I was trying to tell them, I’m sorry, I don’t have any apples to give you anymore,’ she said, until a voice told her: ‘But we did not come for the apples; we came for the tree.’The last time Celine performed on stage was in Riyadh. Earlier in the same year she sang at the Paris Olympics in 2024.She is now ready to get back to work, even the more annoying bits of being a pop star.’Well, girl,’ Celine said, addressing herself but speaking to the reporter, ‘if you don’t want to sign autographs and you don’t want to get yourself pretty and you don’t want to be disturbed because your pasta is going to get cold, you can always stay home. But look at what you have.’