Namita Nayyar:
What is your daily fitness routine? How do you start your day?
Aanchal Thakur
When we are training we get up really early generally in the dark and go for practice since the weather conditions are harsh you get to challenge yourself the maximum and hence get to challenging practice. Besides that we train according to our upcoming competitions and tournaments, also as skiers, we emphasize a lot on stretching since that is very important to avoid any kind of injury during the course of the tournament.
Namita Nayyar
What is your offbeat training routine when not competing?
Aanchal Thakur
The offbeat training usually happens in summer when I am not skiing I try to practice a lot by doing inline skating on the roads early in the morning along with putting cones or obstacles to uplift my level of training along with that I do exclusive training that includes running uphill along with taking breaks in between. Besides that, I do cycle a lot including 50-60 km at 3000m altitude so that is again challenging and helps me focus on my thigh and calve muscles. This training helps me prepare for the winter season.
Namita Nayyar
Diet and nutrition are key elements for optimum fitness. What kind of diet do you follow to combat the stress and strain of the sport you pursue?
Aanchal Thakur
Diet and nutrition play a very important role in an athlete’s life we need to have a heavy body built in order to ace skiing, but again you can’t have a lot of fat, I generally intake a lot of protein to build my muscle mass, along with that during the course of our race I keep with me protein bars in case of I lose breath and get tired easily. The plus point is I am not a fan of junk food so I prefer home-cooked food and that really helps.
Namita Nayyar
Share an insight about your marriage. How do your husband and family support you to pursue your goal?
Aanchal Thakur
My husband is in the merchant navy but by passion, he is a footballer, so being a sports person himself he really understands the life of a sportsperson and that is really beneficial for me, that my in-laws are really supportive and guide me on my diet and more.
My husband goes with me for cycling and hiking it is great that we share common areas of interest.
Namita Nayyar
Message for your family, friends & followers.
Aanchal Thakur
I feel really grateful to have family who support me and follow all my races, very happy to have friends who have been there during my downfall and also during my wins, and of course, the followers who are like family now so grateful for each one of them who has been there to support me.
Namita Nayyar
Motivational quote you live by
Aanchal Thakur
My favorite motivational quote has to be “ Adventure is within you and not outside you” That’s the quote that I live by.
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This interview is exclusive and taken by Namita Nayyar, President of Women Fitness
