Namita Nayyar:
Introduce us to a day in your life, as an athlete and a woman full of aspirations.
Inês Henriques:
I usually get up at 8am and I have breakfast. At 9 am I go to the Rio Maior Sports Centre to do my morning training, which is always the most intense and the longest of the day.
I have lunch at 1pm, then I have rest in the early afternoon. When I need to go to the pysyiotherapist I go at 4pm and then I return to training at 5.30pm. This training is a recovery session, shorter and less intense.
I have massages twice a week after the afternoon training.
I have dinner at 8pm at the Rio Maior Sports Centre and go home around 9pm.
This is my daily life.
Namita Nayyar:
Share the diet that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit? 5 foods you absolutely love. On a special occasion, you would like to cook one thing.
Inês Henriques:
My mother is a great cook and has always been used to Mediterranean food with lots of vegetables and fruit, so healthy eating has been a concern since my childhood.
I usually eat my meals at the Rio Maior Internship Center, where food and meals are designed and prepared with the support of nutritionists for athletes, so I don’t have to worry.
I really like cod gomes sá, duck rice and my mother’s orange pie, strawberries and nuts.
Namita Nayyar:
Having to train constantly in extreme climate conditions, how do you take care of your skin and hair? 5 night time skincare rituals.
Inês Henriques:
Regarding the skin, before starting the training I always put sunscreen factor 50 anti-stains. Before going to bed I clean the skin, apply a serum, eye contour cream and anti-wrinkle night cream.
The hair is more complicated, I try to take it on alternate days, but as I sweat a lot I need to wash more often and some moments it gets a little drier. I use a repairing shampoo and a mask to make the hair smoother.
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