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" I like eating small meals frequently throughout the day, it helps me keep up my metabolism and get more out of my training. "

Gretchen Bleiler

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" I care about the way I look, and I want to look my best. My regime isn't crazy. For my face, it's just sunscreen because foundations and tinted moisturizers rub against my neck warmer. But I do like eyeliner, mascara, and a little color on my lids. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Change can be uncomfortable and scary. But I believe change exists to teach us to appreciate and enjoy the right now. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I run on the beach, surf, and bike. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Jumping on the trampoline for even a half an hour is a really good workout. You get really tired. The next day, you're feeling it. And you really have to use your core. If you don't, your lower back hurts the next day. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" When I first started snowboarding, nobody trained off-hill. People weren't going to the gym and getting stronger. Snowboarding was more self-expression, like skateboarding. It was just something you went and did. It wasn't something you trained for. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" The Olympics have always been very special to me. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Core training is so important. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I have three brothers, and they were all snowboarders, and I always looked up to them. That's the reason I started snowboarding. I always wanted to be just as good as they were. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" With the new year comes a refueled motivation to improve on the past one. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" If you wake up in the morning, and you're feeling tired, I feel like if you get on your yoga mat and even practice for, like, 10 or 15 minutes, it's really great for just grounding you, centering you, and getting the energy moving. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I'm a two-time Olympian, but on the front and back end of both of those were two Olympics where I narrowly missed making the team. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" My family moved to Aspen, Colorado, where we had 'Avalanche Danger' days that kept us from going to school, climbed 14,000-foot peaks as part of my education, and I learned to snowboard. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" You've made the time to go to the gym, so don't just go through the motions. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" The programs I do with my trainer are amazing for overall strength and have a major focus on building my core. We do a lot of unique exercises that shake up the nervous system, which builds my balance and propreception. That's really important for my sport. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" There will always be another email to get through; something to clean up, file, and organize; more errands to do. Which is why balance is so important. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" When I win, I'm happy. When I lose, I'm also happy. I'm grateful for this life I have to live. It's a great life. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I learned a few years ago that balance is the key to a happy and successful life, and a huge part of achieving that balance is to instill rituals into your everyday life - a nutritious balanced diet, daily exercise, time for yourself through meditation, reading, journaling, yoga, daily reflection, and setting goals. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" If you don't snowboard a lot, then it's a good idea to go to the gym before you get up on those mountains to make for a better experience. Lots of core exercises and squats and lunges would help work the muscles you'll be using. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" When you choose to take the road less traveled, it can sometimes be a bumpy ride along the way, but if you're doing it for the right reasons, then the reward is so great. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Walk, skateboard, bike, car pool, or use mass transit more, and drive less. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" The first few years I was competing, I'd ride so well in practice, then choke and fall in competition. Now I take a deep breath and say, 'Look at me. I'm outside. I'm doing what I love.' Still, nothing's matched the pressure I felt standing at the top of the halfpipe for the first time at the Olympics. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" It takes energy to get energy. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Your money is power, so be aware of the products you're buying and the companies you're supporting to make sure you're helping the companies that are leading the way in sustainability. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Snowboarding has really shaped the person I've become, and I consider every moment a good one because every one has led me to where I am now. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Meditation isn't necessarily this magical experience where we don't ever have thoughts. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I remember being glued to the TV as I watched the Olympics as a kid. There was something so magical, almost otherworldly, about the Olympics. My favorite part was that moment right before it all started. The moment where the athlete would stand up ready to face whatever lay ahead. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I think whenever you get out and do something different, like mountain biking or surfing, it just makes you more aware of your body and balance. For me, I've always loved anything that involved sports, so I've always just tried different things. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" I work out hard; that way, I can eat whatever I want. If you have a hard time regulating your diet, pushing yourself at the gym will help you keep the pounds off. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" Sometimes in life, when we really want something, we can approach it in a way that might actually be closing us off from achieving it. "

Gretchen Bleiler

" When I first started snowboarding, there weren't a lot of girl riders on the hill. "

Gretchen Bleiler