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Printed in RSA We assume no responsibility for returning unsolicited material, including but not limited to photographs, artwork, manuscripts, and letters. 4 | M&F HERS | JULY 2022 JULY 2022 | M&F HERS | 5 11624 | | | M MM&&&FFF H HHEEERRRSSS | | | J JJUAULNNY/E 2F 02E02B22 21019 Social media superstar Karina Elle inspires her legion of followers by channelling emotion into fi tness—and career success. BY STEVE MAZZUCCHI PHOTOGRAPHS BY PER BERNAL For more training and nutrition tips, go to karinaelle.com. 2019JJ JUUALNNYE / 2F20E02B22 1 | | | M MM&&&FFF H HHEEERRRSSS | | | 1 7135 KOURa CrOViEnR MaOD EEL: lle T S A F S E V A F Instagram: @karinaelle Sponsors: Gym Shark, IdealFit Website: karinaelle.com TIME OF DAY TO WORK OUT? “Morning. I get it done right when I wake up, then I feel good for the rest of the day. You have to fi ll your own WHEN IT COMES TO cup before you can pour it appreciating sweat equity, out to others, you know?” there are early adopters— WORKOUT SPOT? and then there’s Karina Elle. “Gold’s Gym in Venice “I remember in sixth grade Beach. It’s hard to work out using exercise to fix my there because it’s so busy, mood when I was sad or “Every girl can move and everything is a by-product.” but there’s a lot of love, a lot mad or whatever,” recalls make muscles.” She’s not kidding about of good energy.” the budding fitness icon, 27, It didn’t hurt that she endorphingasm—five of WORKOUT MUSIC? whose 1.4 million Instagram got into the Insta-game Instagram’s nine “top posts” “Anything you can ride a followers check in daily for early, with posts dating with that hashtag are hers. unicorn to—happy-go-lucky, workout tips, healthy back to 2011. Still, Elle came And from her base in Marina inspiring, uplifting. At the recipes, humour, motivation, into her own as a role model del Rey, California, she now moment, it’s Avicii.” and more. “So from a young only in the past couple of sculpts, shreds, stretches GUILTY-PLEASURE FOOD? age I’ve had a grasp on how years, as she began to (the cornerstones of her “Thin, golden, super- to transfer my emotions into embrace and evangelise the six-week IdealFit prog ram), crunchy french fries with energy.” mood-boosting and and nurtures an ever- tomato sauce.” Growing up Elle had life-changing benefits of growing face-to-face and plenty of opportunities to fitness from the inside out. virtual community of fitness MEAL TO COOK? do just that, excelling in “I made up this word, sponsors, gurus, and “It changes, but right now I’m into this black bean everything from cross- endorphingasm, the high devotees. Which tends to spaghetti that tastes like country and track to after a workout,” she happen when you’re a true real pasta.” cheerleading. Then a 10-inch explains. “There’s a certain believer. growth spurt at 16 changed confidence, an energy you “If life is a rainbow, and WAY TO RELAX? the game. Recruited as a carry around when you train you’re trying to get to the “I love stretching, coloring, model, the now statuesque that you can’t get from pot of gold (of joy) every painting, gardening, cooking, and reading. French-Vietnamese beauty material things. And it day,” Elle concludes, “then Anything that makes me be experienced that life in trickles down to every part exercise is the star power present in the moment and Miami, New York, and of your life — your that propels you there.” forget about my phone.” Singapore but quickly relationships, your job, how Nuff said. bristled at its unhealthy you feel about yourself— standards. KARINA’S KEYS After studying communications at the University of Florida, USA TRAIN THOSE TASTE BUDS where you’re gonna kick ass. go every day and do 15 and doing some soul- “Whatever you eat, your body Tell yourself you’re an minutes intensely, there’s will adapt to and crave. So Olympian, fi nd that badass gonna be a payoff .” searching, she found her enjoy the pleasure in learning persona, and channel that true calling. “I wanted to how to make delicious foods inner warrior to attack your TEAM UP represent the hybrid girl, with a healthy twist and workout.” “Cultivate camaraderie in because I feel like girls were knowing exactly what’s in your community. Having that them.” scared to be into modelling CONSISTENCY AND accountability and training and fitness— and that’s INTENSITY RULE with a friend or partner is fun. PSYCHE YOURSELF UP “Halfway is better than no We’re such an inter- achievable and universal for “Get some good music and a way. Even if you don’t go to dependent species, and we all women,” she points out. cute outfi t and a state of mind the gym for an hour, if you need each other so much.” 186 | | M M&&FF H HEERRSS | |J JUULNYE 2 0202221