Ida Kathrine Karstoft is a professional track and field athlete. She won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2022 European Championships. Karstoft shared her training process on Instagram recently. In it, she is seen walking with and without weights, and doing lunges. Karstoft captioned the post, “Barefoot walking drills on a grass track >>>>>”
She Strength Trains
Karstoft likes to strength train to keep herself in shape. She is seen using weights in her recent Instagram video. The Mayo Clinic states that strength training has a lot of health benefits. “Strength training can help you manage or lose weight, and it can increase your metabolism to help you burn more calories…Strength training can reduce the signs and symptoms of many chronic conditions, such as arthritis, back pain, obesity, heart disease, depression and diabetes.”
She Does Lunges
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Karstoft is also seen doing lunges in her Instagram video. ACE Fitness states that they have a lot of benefits. “Lunges primarily target the lower body muscles, but they’ll call on your core muscles, too, because they’re a unilateral (one-sided) exercise. Lunges can be a top strength exercise to add to your fitness routine. There are dozens of ways to vary them, either by altering the move or adding resistance — and the payoff for doing them is big, namely a stronger lower body.”
She Uses A Stationary Bike
Karstoft likes to use a stationary bike to keep herself in shape. She shared two videos of herself on the bike in this Instagram post. According to Penn State PRO Wellness, using a stationary bike has a lot of benefits. “Cycling is an excellent way to get your heart pumping. Cardiovascular or aerobic workouts, such as cycling, strengthen your heart, lungs, and muscles. They also improve the flow of blood and oxygen throughout your body.”
She Runs On The Treadmill
Karstoft also likes to run on the treadmill to keep herself in shape. She shared this video on Instagram of herself doing so. Karstoft captioned it, “Traveled to SA to run indoors 🤪 but hey, 70% body weight and one step closer to running outside! The session: I’ve had some discomfort around some ligaments in the operated foot, so we needed to start easy to see how it felt. 60% → 65% → 70% body weight throughout the session. 8 x 25 seconds at 19 km/h with 1 min rest.”
She Swims
Karstoft also likes to swim to keep herself in shape. She shared this set of photos on Instagram of herself taking a dip in Barcelona. Karstoft captioned the post, “Therapy for the soul.” She also shared this video of herself walking out of the water. Karstoft captioned the post, “Life is just better by the ocean.”