ANNABELLE BOND
adventurer
Annabelle Bond looks more like a fashion magazine cover girl than adventure climber. But the 43-year-old has made history several times with an incredible career that has included scaling the seven summits of the world in less than a year, a 10-day expedition to the North Pole, and 250-kilometre foot races across the Sahara, Atacama and Namibia deserts under the Racing the Planet series. 'For me these challenges are 70 per cent in the mind, and 30 per cent about fitness,' she says.
Life took on a more sobering note for Bond in 2009 when her daughter, Isabella, was born. Although she keeps dangerous activities to a minimum, she still adopts a regular fitness regime and healthy eating plan. 'I'm into an alkaline diet. I have a green juice for breakfast made with kale, ginger, celery, apples, lemon and cucumber. After I drop my daughter at school, I run on the outdoor trails for about one and a half hours, followed by sit ups. After I pick her up we do activities together,' says Bond, who also cites heli-skiing, paddle boarding and tennis as some of her favourite sports. While keeping active is essential both for her physical and mental strength, so is a balanced diet.
'I don't believe in cutting out carbs - I incorporate brown rice and vermicelli noodles in my diet. However, I suggest you have carbs at breakfast and lunch, not for your evening meal. Soups are also great because they fill you up and are healthy,' she says.
She also supplements her diet with a healthy concoction of vitamins that have been prescribed by her doctor in Portland, Oregon. Daily must-haves include omega oils, Vitamins B and D, chlorella, and magnesium.
Bond is so much into healthy living that she is releasing a recipe book early next year with tips on losing weight, and will include a section on superfoods. She says she would love to work on something similar for children.
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