Mina Shirakawa is a professional wrestler. She performs with World Wonder Ring Stardom, AEW, and Revolution Pro Wrestling. Shirakawa recently announced a new project on Instagram. She is releasing a photo book, and shared some photos that are in it, and her process of shooting it. Shirakawa captioned it, “I’m excited to announce the release of my new photo book, captured under the radiant Florida sun!🇺🇸☀️ It’s available in Japan starting today! To all the #wewantmina crew, please hold on just a bit longer for the online release! Do you want Mina?”
She Works Out Consistently
Since Shirakawa is a professional wrestler, she has to stay in shape and workout on a regular basis. She opened up about her workout routine in an interview with Fightful. “I went to the gym and American gyms are so huge,” she said. “They have many areas. It is fun going to the gym and eating American food. I went to a Waffle House.”
She's Competitive
Shirakawa is extremely competitive. She revealed to Tokyo Sports that fighting Toni Storm is one of the things behind it. “After the [Toni] fight, the people at AEW said to me, ‘When can you come back next time? I want you to come back soon. I had a match with [Toni] and witnessed her immense popularity. That’s when my competitive spirit was ignited. I also wanted to make the audience here say, ‘Mina is the best’ more often.”
She Challenges Herself
Shirakawa talked about what she loves about wrestling in an interview. “I love wrestling for New Japan,” said Shirakawa. “New Japan is where I first fell in love with wrestling, watching Jushin Liger. Now I get to go in the New Japan ring at Strong Style. When I became a wrestler, I challenged myself against the world. I didn’t want to just be in one place. I wanted to wrestle around the world, a worldwide star–and that’s what I am doing my best to do.”
She Walks
Shirakawa likes to go for walks to keep herself in shape. She shared this post on Instagram of herself walking by the beach. Shirakawa captioned the post, “The scent of the California sea soothes me, and as I listen to the sound of the waves, I can’t help but think, ‘Wow, my life is truly so happy.’ I’ve been able to see so many beautiful things with my own eyes, in person. While pursuing what I truly want to do, I’ve been fortunate enough to encounter so many wonderful experiences. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone who has given me this incredible environment.🙏”
She Swims
Shirakawa likes to swim to keep herself in shape. She shared this photo on Instagram of herself in a pool. Swimming has a lot of benefits. Better Health states, “Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of the water. Swimming is a good all-round activity because it: keeps your heart rate up but takes some of the impact stress off your body, builds endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness, helps you maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart and lungs, tones muscles and builds strength, provides an all-over body workout, as nearly all of your muscles are used during swimming.”
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