Tia Blanco is a successful surfer. She’s also a big fan of yoga. Blanco tries to do yoga every day. In April, she shared a video of herself striking a pose on Instagram. Blanco captioned the post, “Daily yoga challenge 🧘♀️ Handstand ➡️ Standing splits ➡️ Dancer pose. How does she stay healthy? Check out the five ways Tia Blanco stays in shape and the photos that prove it works.
Blanco does a lot of yoga. Harvard HealthThis has many health benefits: “Yoga develops inner awareness. Yoga focuses your attention on your current physical capabilities. Yoga helps you develop breath and mind-body strength. It’s not about appearance. Yoga studios usually don’t have mirrors, because it forces you to focus your attention inward, not on the poses or the appearance of the people around you. Research has shown that people who practice yoga are more aware of their bodies than those who don’t. They are also happier with their bodies and less critical of them. For these reasons, yoga has become an integral part of eating disorder treatment and programs that promote positive body image and self-esteem.”
Blanco is a vegan. She spoke about her diet in an interview. Outside Online. “I eat a balanced vegan diet that’s rich in nuts, seeds, beans and legumes. The quinoa I eat is also rich in protein. I like protein shakes because I like the taste, not because I’m lacking protein.”
Blanco likes to cook her own food. She says about this: Forks Over Knives“Once I started traveling to compete, I started to inherit my mom’s love of cooking. She and my mom taught me so much about cooking and I’m really grateful. I love to cook both raw and cooked foods. [but] I think my diet is heavily influenced by the weather. For example, in summer I eat more fruit, and in winter I eat more nutritious food and vegetable soups.”
Blanco has been focusing on getting her abs in shape, and she shared her favorite workout routine. In this Instagram post. Blanco commented on the post:Core burnout today 🥵 15 side dips (each side). 15 side reach throughs (each side). 10 superman plank crunches (each side). 10 plank see-saws. 10 shoulder taps (each side). 1 minute plank hold. 10 plank reaches at the end of the plank hold. 15 reverse crunches. 30 bicycle crunches.”
To catch the waves, Blanco needs to build lower body strength, so she shares some of her favorite leg exercises. In this Instagram postBlanco commented on the post:I wanted to share one of my favorite circuit training routines that I sneak into my nap time 😜 1. 15 30lb kettlebell deadlifts. 2. 15 30lb sumo squats. 3. 10 squats and lateral leg raises each leg. 4. 10 standing hip extensions each leg (optional 10 second hold). 5. 15 banded donkey kicks each leg. 6. 10 20lb hip thrusts (optional 10 second hold). 7. Two 10lb split squats, 10 each leg. Repeat 3 times. “
