Anastasia Ashley is a trailblazer in professional surfing and a well-known model, blending her athletic prowess with her striking presence. Her accolades include winning the Triple Crown Rookie of the Year award in 2003 and the Women’s Pipeline Pro in 2010. She also graced the pages of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit in 2014, further cementing her legacy. Ashley doesn’t limit her passion to just surfing; she embraces all board sports, as seen in a recent Instagram post where she shared a video of herself riding a skateboard with the caption, “Love all board sports.” Known for her disciplined fitness routine, Ashley combines cardio, strength training, and balance-focused exercises to stay in peak shape for the waves and beyond.
1. She Surfs
Surfing is one of the main ways Ashley stays in shape. She talked about the health benefits of the sport in an interview with Cosmopolitan. “Surfing is a full-body workout. When you're riding the board and balancing, you use your legs for balance and stability. And because you're always squatting, which is an uncomfortable and abnormal body position, it challenges your butt and legs.”
2. She Walks
Ashley shared some of her favorite workouts with Cosmopolitan. She says that she likes to walk on both the treadmill and stairmaster. “I'm in the gym usually every day and do a lot of specific exercises for legs to keep them strong. While cardio alone won't keep you toned, I walk on a treadmill at a high incline, climb on the StairMaster, and do lots of quick intervals. With the incline walking, I'll do 12 to 15 incline at a 3 to 4 mile-per-hour pace. Even if you jog or run for five minutes on a super high incline, it's still pretty hard!
3. She Does A Variety Of Workouts
For Ashley, training means doing a lot of different workouts. She shared her routine in her Cosmopolitan interview. “I'll usually do between 30 and 45 minutes of cardio, and 30 to 45 minutes of strength training, plyometrics, Pilates, and stretching. A good playlist makes your workout go by faster. It's painful to be in the gym without music. I literally can't even!”
4. She Warms Up
Ashley shared how she warms up before competitions in her Cosmopolitan interview. “Before an event I try to get my heart rate up by jumping around, running in place, and stretching. I don't want to run up and down the beach because when I go into a heat, it's 15 to 20 minutes of nonstop intensity. You don't want to go into that tired. I just want to get the blood flowing to get ready. I'm not dancing in my mind; I'm in my own world. I just bounce around to get loose. I just kind of vibe.”
5. She Does Squats
Ashley does a lot of lower body workouts to keep herself in shape. One thing she likes to do are squats. Ashley shared this video on Instagram of herself doing them on a bosu ball. Piedmont states that squats are very beneficial. “Squats are a compound, multi-joint movement, which means they exercise several muscle groups. When you perform a squat, you work your calves, quads, hamstrings, glutes, core and part of your back. A squat has more overall benefits than, say, a bicep curl, which strengthens an isolated area.”
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