Alise Post: Five Times USA Cycling BMX National Champion Reveals her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets

Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Do you take some kind of skin treatment to keep it young and glowing and secondly what you do to your hair to make them look so stunning?

Ms. Alise Post: Why thank you! I don’t use any special skin treatment, but I have always done the 3 step process (cleanse, tone, moisturize) since I can remember. My mom taught me that at a young age and it seems to have helped make it through all of the sweaty helmet days without having too many breakouts. My hair is naturally straight and I’ve never died it.

I think that because I don’t have to blow dry it and I don’t put any chemicals in it, it’s been able to remain fairly healthy even though it is quite fine. I follow the 6-8week haircut regime and use “Aveda Damage Remedy” daily to allow my hair to grow faster without breaking off from split ends.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: Advice and motivational words to the aspiring and budding competitive BMX racing girls who all are your fans, they shall like to know from you, what they should do for their climb to ladder of success in field of competitive professional BMX racing?

Ms. Alise Post: I think the most important thing is to avoid succumbing to that “fear of failure”. Be willing to try things even if you’re not good at them right away. Practice makes perfect, and perseverance makes you not just a strong athlete, but a strong person in life. I know it can be intimidating in a male dominated sport when you’re coming up through those adolescent years and trying to find that balance of beauty and passion, but I believe passion is beauty. If you work hard at something you love, there’s no reason to feel judged by those around you, you will be respected. It’s not “manly” to have helmet hair, or to sweat vigorously, or to have scars…It’s dedication and confidence, and those qualities are attractive no matter what you do.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: How did you feel before and after your memorable win in Holland, UCI BMX Elite Women World Cup final?

Ms. Alise Post: I remember the building anticipation up to that point in the season. I had been coming back from an injury and trying to make up crucial Olympic points that season and finally felt I was starting to tap into my potential. At that specific race, I was riding consistently and confidently and was excited to put it all out on the line in the final and see what I could do.

I remember getting a mediocre start in the final and having to push myself to do something the other girls weren’t, and by jumping a jump no one else did, I was able to claim the victory regardless of my sub par start to the race. It was an amazing moment, not only because it was my first time seeing my name pop up on the scoreboard first for the first time in a World Cup final, but also because I had disregarded that fear of failing and risked the entire race in order to get the best out of myself, and it paid off. Those moments are what keeps me going in my sport.

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