Aspen Ladd, a professional MMA fighter, is celebrated for her resilience and strength both in and out of the ring. Known for her rigorous training and recovery rituals, Ladd often shares glimpses of her active lifestyle on Instagram. In a recent post, she posed the question, “What makes you happy?” while sharing her appreciation for activities that keep her grounded and healthy. Whether she’s hiking to hidden waterfalls, training with intense upper-body exercises, or enjoying moments with her dogs, Ladd’s routine showcases the balance between discipline and joy.
She Hikes
Ladd spends a lot of time outside. One activity that she likes to do is going for hikes. Ladd shared these photos from one of her hikes on Instagram. She captioned it, “This is the tallest waterfall that I’ve ever seen in California. We went on a run/ hike in that area today. I live close to it and found the thing on a random adventure one day . As far as I know, there is no evidence of this one online or on any app …I don’t even think it has a name 🤔”
She Spends Time With Her Dogs
Ladd has three dogs, whom she features on her social media accounts. She likes to spend time with her pups. Ladd shared this video on Instagram of herself petting her dogs outside. She captioned the post, “What’s something small that makes you unreasonably happy? Here’s a few of mine. Seeing my dogs freak out from joy on the daily. Pretty sunsets and bright stars. My spot on the couch. Lighting a nice smelling candle. Annnd trolling my siblings ( I have many to choose from 😂).”
She Does Upper Body Workouts
Ladd does a lot of upper body workouts to keep herself in shape. She shared this video on Instagram of herself doing pull-ups with a knee swing. Ladd captioned the post, “Out of all of the many things this particular exercise works it definitely gets my grip the worst 😬 Monday things with @gamefitsac.”
She Does Lunges
Ladd shared this video on Instagram of herself doing a workout class outside. One exercise she is seen doing in it is lunges. Ladd captioned the post, “A typical @gamefitsac morning…kinda awful, kinda great, but always happy you did it 😂” ACE Fitness states that lunges 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 Runs
In the previous Instagram post, Ladd is seen running up a hill as a part of her workout class. According to FloTrack, running is very beneficial. “Running and jogging is an aerobic exercise, and you’re working out both your heart and lungs while doing so. This will also lead to a lower resting heart rate, lower bad cholesterol in your blood and lower blood pressure. You don’t need to run an obscene amount of miles every day to get these benefits, either. Those who just run a couple of minutes a day decrease their risk of cardiovascular death by 58 percent. If you have a hard time running, you can still give your heart a workout by jogging or walking.”
