Korean “Miss athletics” beautiful face, beautiful body like a model, how to keep the body toned?
Kim Min Ji was born on April 5, 1996, in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. She owns a height of 1m73, competes mainly in the content of short distance running, medium distance and relay. Min Ji graduated from Gangwon University. Before that, she attended Chungbuk Physical Education High School. In addition to her talent in sports, Min Ji is also noted for her good looks like K-pop female idols. “She looks like Karina (aespa member)” is the netizen’s comment for Min Ji.
Kim Min Ji was dubbed “the beauty of athletics” because of many times she won first place in running competitions for high school students, teenagers and college students. In the fmkorea group, once posted an article about Min Ji and introduced her as “the most beautiful female athlete in Korea” attracting 30,000 shares.
In the athletics competition taking place in Gangwon Province, the Jincheon team with the participation of Min Ji brought home 4 medals for the 4x400m relay. In addition, she also won medals at the 44th National Athletics Championships, the 98th National Sports Festival, the 48th KBS Cup National Athletics Championships, etc.
In addition to competing professionally, Min Ji is currently a photo model. She collaborates on advertisements for cosmetics, fashion, and diet food brands and is the face of a gym chain in Korea.
In a recent interview, Min Ji said that she joined athletics later than other athletes, so for her, health is the most important key to help her confidently compete. “Due to heavy training, I always add enough calories burned, about 1,500 to 2,000 calories a day, consisting of 55% to 60% carbohydrates, no more than 30% fat and 10% protein. In addition, I also had to add 50 different vitamins and minerals found in lean meat, grains, fruits and vegetables ,” Min Ji revealed.
Closer to game day, combating dehydration is the most important thing to keep in shape. Therefore, during exercise, Min Ji drinks water once every 15-20 minutes, especially sports drinks to replenish electrolytes and carbohydrates. She avoids caffeinated beverages. About 2-4 hours before the game, she will have a snack to provide complex carbohydrates, low in protein and sugar.
“Due to the nature of competing regularly, I did not choose to go on a diet because it could affect my performance and health ,” Min Ji added.
