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Erica Leota is into long-distance running. But instead of road running, she runs on the trails, and in the mountains. She loves to be surrounded by nature and feel the dirt crunch underneath her feet alongside her own private sympathy of birds singing. Running from 5km to 100km is her joy!

She first started running by running light post to light post in her local street and eventually, the way she ran made her feel so good. From there, she started running longer and longer. She's a mid-pack runner. She managed a few podiums in races in 50, 75, and 100kms where the playing field is thin but her determination to keep going gets her to the finish line.

She's addicted to running but she had a few health issues this year and with the current world status, she is contented in taking a step back and enjoying taking it easy. According to her, she’ll keep running but she won’t be racing. Instead, she's volunteering at events and giving back to the running community. For her, volunteering is just as rewarding as running and it comes without all the aching legs and prep involved.

Do you want to know how to recover from an ankle injury?

Ankle injuries are common in sports and physical activity. They happen when the foot twists inward, causing the ankle to roll over and bend awkwardly. Ankle sprains refer to an injury of one or more ligaments that hold your ankle joint together. This can lead to instability, swelling, bruising and pain for up to two weeks after the injury occurs.

Knees are the most fragile of joints. They twist easily, and any sudden movement during physical activity can lead to a knee sprain in which ligaments get stretched or torn due to an uneven distribution of weight on your leg muscles when you suddenly reach for something that is just out of arm's length. You might be doing some light stretching before getting up from bed one morning only to find yourself limping away with pain shooting through your knees because they went beyond their natural range-of-motion while still being slightly bent at the joint due to gravity pulling them down towards earth as if it were sucking us into its underworld depths like an unrelenting vortex.

Do you know what to do if you sprain your knee?

A knee sprain is a very common injury. It can happen in many different ways, but the pain and swelling from one are usually pretty similar. If you have sprained your knee recently, you may be wondering how to recover as quickly as possible.

If you're experiencing pain and swelling, ice should be applied for 20 minutes every hour or two until the swelling goes down. You may also want to consider taking an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication like ibuprofen or naproxen sodium (Aleve). Resting your leg by elevating it on pillows will help reduce swelling and keep pressure off of the injured area. Keep icing and resting for at least 48 hours before trying any physical activity again.

Lea Radojicic is a 32-year-old Croatian living and working in Dubai as a personal trainer. She is qualified for pre and post natal training and find helping women better themselves physically and mentally to be one of the most rewarding perks of my job. Her passion for sport started at a very early age. As a 5 year old, she was already training in gymnastics and tennis. But, both were not something she found herself in. When she started training volleyball, that was it for her. She trained volleyball professionally for years back home, playing the middle hitter position. After volleyball, she trained rowing as well, and got a couple of medals too. She found rowing to be one of the hardest sports she has ever tried, but it was a great intro for her weightlifting. Her days in the week are split into muscle groups, each day for a certain muscle. Plus, she does a lot of cardio every day, mostly walking or cycling. 

As a personal trainer, her schedule is crazy. She works Sundays to Thursdays with her clients and is off on weekends, but she always ended up working anyways, on personal projects (creating new workout programs, filming workouts and new content for social media…). According to her "We all have time, it is just important to prepare and put some effort in".

Louis Paige is the type of person who always gives a helping hand to everyone.

He started his training when he hurt his back while he's working a pretty much hard labor job. He was on leave for a couple of months due to his back injury and started doing a lot of therapy to get back on track. He did a lot of studying on the types of good exercises and the stretches he needs to get his back stronger, flexible and to avoid injury ever again. The different exercises other than the basic bench presses and squats become an addiction to him.

He loves to learn but also loves to teach! He loves helping people accomplish their goals mentally and physically, which pushes him to find his passion in helping and pushing others mentally and physically to accomplish their goals. 

His ultimate goal is to own a gym soon, for others like him to accomplish and pursue their dreams of helping others. At the moment, he's working on getting his online training going, building his brand of clothes, and getting his own gym.

Stafford Gatling is a sports performance coach at his own gym called Stay Ready Performance. He played college football at Ohio University and had a short run with the New York Jets. As a former athlete, staying active is very important to him.

His first memory of playing sports seriously is when he was 6 years old playing with his sister.

He usually starts his day at 9 am and he trained clients 'til 7 or 8 pm. He's also working on structuring programs that target middle & high school athletes, adult fitness, and doing sport-specific classes that cater to each sport.

He is a proud owner of Stay Ready Performance based out of Charlotte NC. Follow @stayready_performance

Diego Tonatiuh is a footballer (soccer player). He started his career at the young age of 15. That's when he knew he truly wanted to pursue being an athlete professionally.

Currently, at the age of 20, he is still pursuing a pro contract but has been blessed enough to travel to some beautiful countries in pursuit of his venture. (Uruguay, Portugal, and Malta to name a few).

He has been doing social media seriously for the past two years and has fallen in love with the process. Filming and editing is a truly fulfilling way for him to express his creative needs apart from football (soccer). He also expects to see himself collaborating with the biggest creators in his space and himself becoming one.

Bruno Prataviera is a Brazilian runner. He's currently living in France. According to him, he might not be the fastest runner, but as people say, if you run, you are a runner.

He started running about 2 years ago. He used to have a very sedentary life before. But one day, when he was at the beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he saw a race event that really gotten his attention. He then thought to himself that one day, he will run.

He started walking, then mixing running and walking and now, he's training for his first Marathon.

Besides running, he also takes care of his own business.

Savannah Regensburger's passion has always been nutrition and fitness. Her day to day life includes yoga (Bikram, Vinyasa, Sculpt) and weight training at the gym.

Yoga was a part of her recovery from a car accident and multiple traumatic brain injuries. She was an athlete her entire life. She played softball (pitcher, first base, and left field).

When she was a senior in high school, she got into a car accident and was unable to continue playing softball throughout college. Yoga and nutrition absolutely saved her life. She was able to utilize food as medicine to build on her brain and build plasticity, but also yoga helped the range of back problems she had from the accident.

She feels so much passion for sharing her education with others. She has B.S. in Neuroscience, M.S. in Medical Nutrition, a certified yoga sculpt instructor, and a certified mindfulness coach. She also recently began her coaching business which can be scheduled here: https://www.societybysav.com/coaching. 

Olivia Vivian competed in the sport of Ninja Warrior. She used to be an elite gymnast.

Over the years she had many accomplishments such as Olympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games, but it’s her recent results in Ninja that showcase how her mindset has changed over the years.