Cristina Zenato

Cristina Zenato Instagram – 52 years old, almost 53 and feeling them all 😜
I often receive questions about my training regime and routine and how to best keep in shape.
Provided we are all different and our bodies train, react and adjust uniquely to whom we are the first thing I always reply is to find activity that we love to do.
If we love running, and we can, we should go running, but it would be pointless to go running if we don’t like it.
I have four points to keep in shape from a physical perspective: aerobic exercise, like running, swimming, biking, skating, cross country skiing, anaerobic, like weight lifting, cross-fit, manual labor, stretching like yoga, pilates, tennis or volleyball (yes you read that correctly) and then there is fueling the body correctly, which again is even more personal and different for each individual.
None of these are educated expert advices, these are things that work for me and might not work for someone else.
I love and I have chosen an outdoor life style; it allows me to be often in movement and to keep active without have to consistently schedule an exercise routine.
As a matter of fact, routine is not a word that fits well with our lifestyle, we are everything but that.
There are days when we can plan our runs and going to the gym where I either do personal yoga or strengthening exercises with light weights and high repetitions, there are days, weeks when we can’t and we supplement with anything else coming our way, from logging a lot of gear, to long swimming dives, to walking and swimming with the pups.
Then there are days when I don’t do much, besides the regular walks with our dogs and I let the body rest.
What we need to find is what works for us, what makes us happy, what makes us want to get up and move, gives us a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, or in some cases a chance to zone out and float our mind in a restful position.
My job of thirty years has taken its toll on the body, but it also allowed me to keep in good strength, which is what I want to be. I supplement it with exercises for flexibility (which also prevent damages when walking over uneven terrains) and fun activities. | Posted on 13/Sep/2024 19:11:21