Q: Your diet is the fuel that you need to perform. If you don’t eat healthily or if you don’t eat enough, you run the risk of burning yourself out or overworking your body which can be harmful to your health. The recommended calorie intake varies for each sport, so check in with your coach or a dietician for advice.  Because you are training rigorously, it’s essential to get a second opinion from an expert to help you make nutritional choices. Even if you compete in a sport like long-distance running in which it helps to be lean, remember that your calorie intake should be much higher that the average person’s because of the amount you burn daily. Always wait at least half an hour between eating and starting your daily training. Because athletes training for the Olympics sweat so much throughout their training, they have to drink many more glasses of water than the recommended eight glasses a day to ensure they won’t get dehydrated. If you are exercising intensely for several hours a day, aim to drink half your body weight in fluid ounces of water. Aim to get eight to 10 hours of sleep each night and try to fall asleep and wake up around the same time. The consistency is good for your body and will make you feel more energized. To get to sleep faster and feel more rested, try not to look at screens or watch TV at least 30 minutes before you go to bed. A good support system is an often-overlooked aspect of being a successful athlete. You will need friends and family in addition to coaches and trainers in your life who support your dream. Being an Olympic hopeful requires a lot of mental energy, so it’s important to have people around who understand you and who you can unwind with. Training for the Olympics is not only physically challenging: it also requires an incredible amount of mental strength. Keeping your focus while still taking care of yourself and maintaining your relationships with others isn't easy. That's why many people training for the Olympics try out a number of techniques to stay healthy mentally.   Meditation is also a good way to relax your body and your mind, especially when practiced regularly. Learn how to meditate through a class or by reading resources online.  Visualization, or imagining yourself achieving your goal, is a powerful technique that can help you before a major competition. Remember to always listen to your body and to your own needs. Many people aiming for the Olympics find it helpful to see a sports psychologist. The pressure of competing on such a high level is something that not many people have to go through. This is why it can help to talk to a specialist who is used to talking to people in high-stakes situations. Training for the Olympics puts you more at risk of injury than the average athlete, both because of the stunts that you may perform and the sheer number of hours that you spend training. Meet with a physical trainer who can do an assessment of your fitness and your risk of injury.  The physical trainer may assign you exercises that reduce your risk of injury for preventative care. Many athletes also find that having weekly massages as well as visiting the sauna helps to relax muscles, which in turn reduces the chance of injury.
A: Maintain healthy eating habits. Hydrate continuously throughout the day. Have a consistent sleep schedule. Have a strong support system. Keep your balance mentally. See a sports psychologist. Use physical trainers and massage therapists to prevent injury.

Q: You can place the magazines you are currently reading or some of your favorite issues in easy-to-reach locations. Stack 3-6 issues in 1 neat pile, and place the pile on the shelf of your entertainment unit or coffee table. You can leave out 1 stack or a couple, depending on how many magazines you want to feature.   Alternatively, you can place the magazines on top of your coffee table as well. You can also place your stacked magazines on end tables in your living room or bedroom. For a relaxed, rustic look, you can use wooden crates to house your magazines. Bins and crates are also made out of plastic or paper materials, if you prefer other varieties. Neatly stack your magazines so the spines are visible, and place several in your bin to fill it up.   The number of magazines in your bins will vary depending on your bin size and magazine thickness. You should be able to fit many magazines in 1 bin. You can also use milk crates for magazine storage. Baskets are great touches to nearly any room, and they can store quite the number of magazines as well. Buy a few magazines and place collections of issues in each basket. Place them on shelves in your living room, next to your bedroom end table, in your bathroom next to your sink, or next to your entertainment unit. If you’d like, you can add a wooden label to the outside of your basket. You can set an antique wooden ladder in your bedroom, or paint over an old shutter and place it in your living room. Then, open your magazine to the middle and place the pages around the steps or grooves so they hang from the spine.   This adds a cozy, rustic feeling to your room, and you can still easily pick up and read an issue. You can also try hanging a bucket from your wall and placing your magazines inside of it. Nowadays, there are countless variations of the traditional magazine storage bin. You can select a modern style, vintage look, or standard variation. Purchase 1 that matches your style and will fit most of your magazines. You can place your magazine bin in your living room, basement, or bedroom.
A: Store your issues under a table or entertainment unit for easy access. Arrange your magazines in decorative bins or crates if you’d like. Home your magazines in decorative baskets for an inviting option. Place your magazines on a ladder or shutter to utilize vertical space. Try magazine storage bins for an easy solution.

Q: If you already have curly or wavy hair, you can skip this step and move onto the next. If you have straight hair, prep it by adding loose curls to it with a flat iron. You can do this by wrapping strands of hair around a flat iron, then closing the flat iron on it for a few seconds. Finish off with a texturizing hairspray or mousse. You will eventually be pulling this hair back towards the ponytail. The ponytail can be as high or as low as you want, but something on level with your ears would work the best with this style. Also, don't worry if your ponytail isn't perfectly neat or smooth; this is part of the look! Tilt your head forward and flip the ponytail over the top of you head. Clip it in place if needed. Next, spray the hair at the back of your head/nap with hairspray and comb it upwards towards your ponytail. Insert the bobby pins upwards into the base of your ponytail. This will also help give your ponytail some lift and volume. Pinch some of the hair at the top of your head between your fingers, and gently tug it to loosen it. Don't pull the hair completely out of the ponytail. Do this a few more times at various spots around the ponytail to get that textured, messy look. You can use a boar bristle brush or a teasing brush for this. Start close to the base of your ponytail, and brush it upwards using short strokes. Work your way down to the base of your ponytail. If they are very long, secure them to the base of your ponytail with more bobby pins. Again, don't worry about being too neat here. Use a lightweight, volumizing hairspray. Once you are done, you are ready to rock your new style.
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Start with curly or wavy hair. Brush your hair back into a ponytail, leaving some strands at your forehead and temples loose. Smooth down the hair under your ponytail. Secure the hairs with bobby pins. Loosen the hair around your ponytail. Apply some texturizing hairspray onto your ponytail, then backcomb it. Backcomb the loose bits of hair around your hairline, then sweep them back towards your ponytail. Set the style with a final blast of hairspray.