Khaddi Sagnia, a track and field athlete, shares her fitness journey and training secrets with her followers on social media. Recently, she highlighted the importance of recovery in a video showing her using a foam roller. Captioned, “Preparing the body and softening the muscles. Have you ever tried a foam roller? 💪🏽😇,” the post reflects her commitment to maintaining her body’s performance and health.
Sagnia incorporates a variety of exercises into her routine, from strength training and core workouts to fitness challenges and cycling sessions. Her blend of recovery techniques and intense training ensures she stays at the top of her game. By sharing her journey, Sagnia inspires her followers to embrace both hard work and self-care in their own fitness pursuits.
1. She Uses A Foam Roller
Sagnia is seen using a foam roller in her Instagram video. The Cleveland Clinic states that doing this can have a lot of benefits. “Considered a self-myofascial release (SMR) technique, foam rolling is when you use a foam tube to alleviate muscle tightness, soreness and inflammation. It can also help improve your range of motion.Myofascial release helps manage pain and discomfort by applying pressure to areas that are tight or sore to help them relax. By using a foam roller, you can apply pressure and massage the area by rolling the tool back and forth. This can be helpful before you start a workout.”
2. She Strength Trains
Sagnia likes to strength train to keep herself in shape. She shared this video on Instagram of herself lifting a barbell. Sagnia captioned the post, “And we are back with my favorite gym exercise again. Long time no seen, but some adjustments in the technique is needed to get comfortable before we are 100. 🤩🤙🏽Which gym exercise do you love to do the most? 🦾” Sagnia also likes to do strength training exercises with a medicine ball. She is seen using one in this Instagram video, captioning it, “It hurts but how can I not love it.. 😫🤷🏽♀️ Medicine ball workouts are actually in my top 5 fav exercises 👀🥰”
3. She Does Fitness Challenges
Sagnia likes to challenge herself when she works out. In this Instagram video’s caption, she revealed that she is doing a hanging leg swing challenge. “I found myself a new challenge. When we were doing these i found it so hard to get my feet all the way up, i only managed to do 3.5 out of 10 all the way up.. So by December I’ll try to be able to do minimum 10 all the way up. Let me go and start. 😆😤If you haven’t tried these, please do so that you can feel how your core will hurt afterwards 😂😬”
4. She Uses A Stationary Bike
Sagnia likes to use a stationary bike to keep herself in shape. She shared this video of herself on one on her Instagram. Sagnia captioned the post, “Off to the weekend we go. 🚴 The body is sore and tired after this working week. Time to put some focus on some series. Which series should i watch? 🤔🍿🎥”
5. She Does Core Workouts
Sagnia has an amazing set of abs. Naturally, she does a lot of core workouts. Sagnia shared some of her favorites in this Instagram video. She captioned the post, “There is always space for core and stability work in between gym and running sessions. How much core work do you do, and you like to do it combined with your regular training or separate? 🤗💪🏽”