The Path to the Podium

Athletes with the winning spirit

BySyedaInasInayath

“My day starts at around 5:45 am. I begin by stretching, lung stretches speci cally to make my lungs more exible, so I can last longer under deeper depths.

Then I head to the blue hole, and start stretching every single bit of muscle in my body to relax it completely. I like to take a corner and do something called imagery meditation and I just imagine every single little, small detail of my dive because when you imagine it, it feels like you’ve already done it.

It’s like playing with your subconscious almost. Then I head to my instructor who has everything set up, walk up to the bowie, and start taking my free diving breaths, then I do my dive, and feel happy that I did dive. And then almost the rest of the day is just very chill.”

HADEEL ASHOUR, BOXER

Hadeel Says

WHAT DOES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BOXER LOOK LIKE?

“I work from 9 to 5. If I have a competition, I train twice a day. I wake up at 6 am, hit the gym, and then I go to work, and after that, I go to the gym again.

But on a regular basis, I train every day after work, and I’m watching my food as much as I can, and my sleep also because it plays an important role in recovery.”

REEM ALABOUD, RACECAR DRIVER

REEM SAYS

WHAT DOES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A RACE CAR DRIVER LOOK LIKE?

“I usually go to the track when the sun is about to set, I prepare my kart and make sure it’s ready to be driven, I check my Mychron battery, the engine’s battery, fuel, radiator, and the last thing I usually do is lube the chain.

When the kart is ready, I go down for sessions to compete with other drivers, even if it wasn’t an o cial race, this helps us overcome our fear of pushing to the limit, and over taking drivers ahead. Since you cannot a ord to make mistakes in an actual race, these practices allow us to make mistakes and learn from them.”

DUR BALI, BASKETBALL PLAYER

DUR SAYS

WHAT DOES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A BASKETBALL PLAYER LOOK LIKE?

“My day starts with an 8 a.m. lecture in college, then I nish around 3 p.m. and go train mobility, stability, strength, and balance at Loca Studios for an hour, then I start working as an event planner in Loca Studios until 8 p.m. After that I head to the court at 8 p.m. to warm up and get ready for my training at 9 p.m.

We do individual skills, speed training, agility, and work on plans as a team. In training, we focus on creating chemistry between the teammates because that is key to a successful team. I then nish training around 11:30 p.m. and head home.”