INTERVIEW: Olga Lukinskaya
ILLUSTRATIONS: Anya Oreshina
IN THE HEADING "LIFESTYLE" we ask different people about healthy lifestyles with a human face: we talk about the importance of taking care of ourselves and pleasant ways to make life more comfortable. The heroine of the new edition is Elena Danilova, a football player, master of sports of international class, multiple champion of Russia, champion of Europe and the USA.
Elena Danilova
Multiple champion of Russia, Europe and the USA in football, 30 years
I had no idea that women's football existed - it all happened by accident and in an instant turned my life upside down
Wellness - a state where nothing prevents me from playing or training, and a positive attitude.
A typical day starts with coffee and a warm-up.to prepare your body for exercise. And the perfect day is a day at the beach when I'm on vacation.
I usually train for an hour and a half every day. The workload in the offseason and the season of tournaments is strikingly different: in the first case, there is a lot of work on strength and speed, a lot of jumps, you need to prepare the level for the entire next season. In the playing season itself, there is a match every week, so the total load is lower - but more work with the ball and elaboration of game tactics.
I DO NOT LIKE TO STAND OUT and attract a lot of attention - although I consider appearance to be a very important part of life. I am a professional athlete, I am always in sight.
HOW MUCH I REMEMBER - SO MANY HAVE BEEN WITH THE BALL. I spent all my free time playing ball with the guys. When I was eleven years old, I accidentally saw girls a little older than me training at a local stadium, and the coach saw that I was playing with the guys on a nearby field, and suggested that I go to the Energia Children's and Youth Sports School.
On the same day, the parents wrote a statementthat they allow me to study. I had no idea that women's football existed, and even more so I had no plans for it - everything happened by accident and in an instant turned my life upside down.
I LIKE IT MOST OF EVERYTHING IN TRAINING play football and, of course, score goals. I don’t like running and endurance work, it’s hard work - but it’s also the foundation, without which you can’t go anywhere.
During my career, I have wanted to quit football more than once. The moments were different: serious injuries, operations, and just fatigue and loss of strength. It's hard to say what helped - apparently, some kind of inner core, willpower and desire to go further. And people - I have met many times those who motivated and gave strength with one piece of advice.
IN GENERAL I TRY TO EAT HEALTHY FOOD - but there are also fast food, and soda, and sweets. Although I scold myself for it. In recent years I have eaten very little meat, for some reason I don't feel like it.
I try to limit myself to sweets. This is completely unnecessary food and completely empty carbohydrates - I feel much better when there is little sugar in the diet and everything is in general balanced. I rarely drink alcohol.
Sleep is very important to me, seven to eight hours is a necessity for full recuperation.
Ideally, I would like to exercise every morning. and stop eating sweets altogether. It's hard to form this habit, but I try.
The best tips that I GOT: drink more water, get enough sleep and exercise. The body needs to be engaged constantly, it is not for nothing that they say that movement is life. I can't imagine myself without sports!
A month ago I turned thirty - some stage has been passed, there is something to think about, but inside I, it seems, have not changed over the past decade.
I really like to read and watch cartoons. When I want to be distracted, I watch my favorite films - even if I've seen it a thousand times, it still helps to relax.
