Kaytlin “Katniss” Neil is sharing details about her personal training services with her followers – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the MMA fighter shows off her amazing body in a two-piece exercise set while discussing “custom workouts” – and drives her followers wild. “You look sooo good 😍,” commented one of them. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
1. Walking Backwards
Kaytlin does cardio and even walks backwards. “Here’s how to walk backwards!” she wrote in a post. “5-10 mins before a workout for a warm up. 20-30 mins for some LISS cardio. Start with level one and see how your knees feel! Then progress through the levels once one level feels comfortable on your knees. NEVER push through knee pain.”
2. Creatine
Kaytlin takes creatine, answering her followers' questions in a post. “When should I take creatine? Doesn’t matter when, as long as you consistently take it every day. Should I take it on days I don’t workout? Yes. Every. Day. Can women take creatine? Yes & they should! Every day. Can I take creatine if I don’t workout? Yes, it doesn’t just help with gym performance, it also is great for brain health. Why take creatine? It helps with energy, power, strength, endurance & brain health. It’s one of the most studied & safest supplements out there & with amazing benefits for taking it,” she writes.
3. How She Started MMA
“I grew up doing dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading. I made varsity as a freshman, my cheerleading team took first place at every single competition that we went to. I was captain my senior year. So, I thought I was set when I went and tried out for the college team, and then when I went and didn’t see my name on the list I was like, “What the heck? What do I do now?” I knew I wanted to stay active and compete in something. So, I was thinking CrossFit or body building. I actually did a couple of body building shows, but I did not like it, I did not like the diet. So, my friends happened to take me to MMA fights my freshman year of college and there was one women’s fight on the card, and I was like, “I’m doing that.” So then after that, I found a gym and started training, and it’s been 10 years now,” Kaytlin told UFC about how she got into martial arts.
4. Ab Workout
Kaytlin recently shared an ab working. She recommends adding “this to the end of your next workout,” she writes in a post. “Set a timer for 4 mins. Complete 20 reps of each exercise (10 each side) Repeat exercises as many times as you can in 4 mins! If you’re feeling spicy, take a 1 min break and repeat it!” she says.
-Plank Toe Taps
-Single Leg V-Ups
-Crossbody Mountain Climbers
-Crunch Heel Taps
5. Martial Arts
While “everyday is different” with her training, “a typical day of training is going to team practice, where we focus on mma,” she says. This includes “striking, mma wrestling, mma grappling then I’ll try to go to 1 or 2 other training sessions whether that is,” she told Century Martial Arts. Also, “boxing, muay thai, or jujitsu and squeeze in 45-60 minutes of strength training.”
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