Jennie Finch is speed pitching – in her workout gear. In a new social media post the softball player shows off her skills while on the field. “Imagine hitting BP off Jennie Finch,” the post is captioned. “Retirement = Getting lit up!” Jennie commented. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.
“There’s nothing better than working up a good sweat,” Finch told CNN. “I make time to keep active. I know how important it is to keep moving.” She encourages making “subtle changes. Parking a little further. Walking up the stairs. Those little things that can help and get you kick-started. I saw something recently that was like, as long as you’re moving, you’re better off than being on the couch. No matter what pace you’re at. You’re not going to get off the couch and be at some amazing fast pace or burn crazy amounts of calories but you have to start somewhere. … Eventually you’ll get there. We all have excuses but leave those excuses at the door. If you want it bad enough, go for it. Life’s too short not to.”
Jennie maintains that “mental toughness” and pushing herself is key. “So much of it is between your own ears and fighting that doubt. We will always have that doubt, but that’s what keeps us on edge and keeps us working harder,” she told CNN. “Preparation builds the confidence to overcome that doubt, but I don’t think you truly do ever overcome it, or I never did. Even up to mile 25 it was like, ‘Can I go another mile?’ It’s like, ‘Yes, I can.’ [It’s] that internal battle that you have to keep fighting and winning.”
“I’m all about balance. Nothing extreme,” Jennie says about her diet. “I live in Louisiana so we eat; we’re surrounded by way too much good food. So I kind of work out to eat. But like I said it’s all about balance. It’s not like I never have dessert, I just try to eat it in moderation and make my workouts so I can eat what I want and enjoy it.”
“Having two little boys, it’s easy to keep moving. A lot of times it’s not going to the gym [and] getting in an hour of cardio. A lot of times it’s just me being outside, playing with my boys, jumping on the trampoline. Whatever it takes to get me moving and my heart rate pumping,” she tells CNN.
“My workouts I like to mix it up,” says Jennie. “I have met an incredible running group that has helped me tremendously – social time for me, fellowship and just an escape from everything. I put in workout DVDs, whether it’s yoga, pilates, tae bo even – my old school ones. I love getting outside with my boys. I lift weights every now and then.”