A day in the life of an athlete 1

The pandemic has turned our life upside down. Everyone’s schedule is haywire and we are all just trying to get through. But do athletes have the liberty to live like this? How does an athlete spend their day?

Needless to say, the day of an athlete starts early. Most of the time an athlete wakes up before the sun rises. The first few moments on the bed go by recalling the schedule for the day while getting ready for work out. They usually aim for 8 hours of sleep to recover and be able to train better the next day.

A couple of basic warm-up exercises later the body is awake and ready to go on with important tasks. Up next is jogging obviously before taking a shower. Athletes take bad jogging conditions as new challenges that need to be conquered. Some music and trained breathing help muscle memory. Decide how many miles you want to go for the day, it can differ from day-to-day. Before starting the real training the athlete takes a shower and heads for breakfast, an athlete’s breakfast of a balanced diet of high-calorie food. You need to be hydrated and fueled for the training session.

Most athletes train daily or at least 6 days a week because there is always a tournament or competition around the corner. Warming up the right muscle group that is required for the day’s activity followed by rest for a few minutes which is pivotal. Then comes the whistle of the coach to train the athlete in his sport for a good chunk of the day. However, some days the athlete might not achieve his target for the day but they do try to push their boundaries every day to become better than the competition.

Being an athlete is all about being disciplined and pushing your boundaries which requires a great coach to motivate you when your down and to kick your ass when you’re on cloud 9. The training ends by the athlete clearing the gym or ground and keeping the equipment in place. The meals are carefully prepared and eaten on time with very few cheat meals. The sleeping pattern is followed religiously and at the end of the day when the tiredness kicks in there is nothing to do but go off to bed.