I-Snowboarder u-Elena Hight Uchasa uMxhuzulane

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Into ekufuneka uyazi malunga ne-alley-oop rodeo esecaleni ephindwe kabini, iqhinga eliyinyani eliqinisekileyo (google it), kukuba uElena Hight, 26, wayengowokuqala ukunamathela. Owayesakuba ngumthambo womzimba ubengomnye wabadlali be-aerialists abanomdla kakhulu okwebhola ekhatywayo ukusukela kwiminyaka ye-13. Njengokuba eli xesha le-Olimpiki liqala ukuthatha umthetho wefiziksi kwakhona kwimidlalo ye-X ngoJanuwari, sifunda ukuba yintoni emenza aphawule. (Wakha wazibuza ukuba ngaba i-X Games Aspen iqikelela iiNtshatsheli zeOlimpiki?)

Ubume: Kwenzeka njani ukuba intombazana evela eHawaii iphele kumathambeka?

Elena Hight (EH): Usapho lwam lwafuduka elunxwemeni lwaya ezintabeni xa ndandineminyaka emi-6 ubudala, ngoko ke into yokuqala awayenzayo utata wam yayikukusifundisa ibhodi ekhephu. Sekunjalo, ndiyayithiya ingqele.

Ubume: Lunjani uqeqesho lwakho?

EH: Ngokwesiqhelo ndisentabeni iiyure ezimbini ukuya kwezintlanu ngosuku. Elinye ixesha kukuphola. Ndiza kwenza ujikelezo olula ukuze ndikhuphe iasidi ye-lactic kwimilenze yam kunye neyoga yolula kakuhle.

Ubume: Impundu okanye imilenze?

EH: I-Snowboarding imalunga ne-butt yakho. Ndenza ii squats ezininzi kunye nemiphunga emininzi. (Sebenzisa ezi zi-3 zoQeqesho loMandla kwi-Snowboarder u-Elena Hight ukuze ulungele ukuthambeka.)

Ubume: Into yokuqala oyenzayo ekuseni?

EH: Ndisela i-ounces ezili-16 zamanzi e-lemon ukuqinisekisa ukuba ndiqala usuku lwam ukuba ndinamanzi. Emva koko ndenza istramble esimhlophe seqanda ngesipinatshi, amakhowa, kunye neetumato kwaye ndinaso kwicala leziqhamo-ipayinapile yeyona ndiyithandayo.

Ubume: Ikofu, iti, okanye ikokoko?

EH: Ndikhotyokiswe yikofu nyani. Ngokukodwa i-almond milk lattes.

UbumeUkutya okuthuthuzelayo: Ngaba uyahamba amandongomane okanye uhlala usempilweni?

EHNdiyathanda ukupheka i-veggie curry eyenziwe ekhaya ndisebenzisa ubisi lwekhokhonathi olukhanyayo endaweni yobisi kwaye ndiyitye nerayisi emdaka. Ndongeza iitoni zeziqholo ezintsha ezinje ngejinja, igalikhi, iturmeric, kunye namthubi obomvu omthubi okanye obomvu.

Ubume: Uhambo kufuneka lube nalo?

EH: Ndihlala ndizisa i-mat, kwaye ndiza kungena kwi-podcast ye-yoga.

Ubume: Iingelosi zekhephu okanye iibhola zekhephu?

EH: Ukulwa kwebhola ekhephu-yindlela eyonwabisa ngakumbi!

Ubume: Sithini isicwangciso sakho sasebusika sokugcina ubuso?

EH: Ndisebenzisa i-100% ye-moisturizer e-Pure kunye ne-açai berry emva koko ndibeke i-Sweat sunscreen ngaphezulu, kuba isekwe kwizimbiwa kwaye ihlala ihleli. Akukho nto imbi njengokugqogqa umbala. (Sineengcebiso ezingakumbi zoBubuhle baseBusika ezisuka kwiMidlalo ye-X yeNkwenkwezi.)

Ubume: Yintoni ehamba entlokweni yakho xa unyuka ujonge ezantsi?

EHElona candelo lililo kukuba, xa uqhelisele into ephindaphindiweyo, awunakucinga. Konke kuhlangana nje. Uzilungiselele kwaye uyazi kakuhle indlela yokwenza, ngoko ke umzimba wakho uthatha indawo.

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