Yenny Polanco

1. How do you manage to have such beautiful skin and look so fresh? What are your beauty secrets?

2. I can't leave the house without my eyebrows penciled to perfection, do you all have anything beauty wise you must do
before leaving the house?

 
3. Trapped on a desert island, what 3 beauty products would you really miss?

4. What beauty or spa treatment can't you live without?

5. What is your favorite Spa/salon?

6. How do you prefer to relax?

7. What do you do to stay in shape?

8. What are your favourite exercises?

9. Do you all have any special diets?

10. Do you have any health tips for our readers?

11.What is your favourite Healthy Food(s)?

Thank you Yenny

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Well thank you. Despite the fact that I suffer from insomnia and hardly ever get more than 3 hours of sleep,

my skin does look young and fresh. I think it has to do with the fact that I don’t smoke, and I don’t make faces
which will create lines or wrinkles, hahaha.

But on a serious note, I do eat very well. I make sure I eat all natural and organic foods. I eat plenty of veggies as well.
I don’t eat processed foods, or consume a lot of sugar in my diet. I also do cardio 3-5 times a week. And sweating is
one of the body’s major methods of eliminating toxins. I make sure I wash my body with an anti bacterial soap..
And on my face, I use a natural cleanser which is not fragranced, and contains no soap.
 
I also use a sun screen all year round on my face. And I do have a great Dermatologist, Dr. Daniel E. Viders
(www.drdanslipbalm.com) who extracts any black heads I might have on occasion. He prescribes small amounts of
Retin-A cream to use around my eye area, and that helps keeps my skin looking youthful as well.

Oh yes! I always use sunscreen, and I always carry a tube of Cortibalm with me. The stress of having a diet low in fat during
competition season tends to lead to drying of my skin/lips, and Cortibalm fixes it right away. I also always put on a bit of color on my lips.
 

A tube of Cortibalm, tweezers, and sunscreen.
 

I have to get a massage at least once every 2 weeks. My training is very intense, and my back is always hurting.
So the massages feel great. My chiropractor/Applied Kinesiologist, Dr. Jay Manning.. (www.manningchiropractic.com)
is an important part of my regimen as well.
 

I go to a spa about five minutes from my house. Lucky me that I was able to find such a great masseuse right in my town.
Her name is Chutimon, and she works at Silver Leaf Spa in Auburn, Ma. She is the best!
 

At night time I like to drink a glass of red wine, while checking my emails, watching T.V., reading, or writing my own articles.
I am a simple person, and I appreciate peaceful, quiet times and surroundings.
 

Oh Gosh! What don’t I do. Since I am a Fitness Coach as well as a Prof. Fitness Athlete in the IFBB organization
(International Federation of Body Building and Fitness), I train on many different levels. I weight lift 3x/week.
I do cardio 3-5 x/week, and concentrate on sprints, boxing, and jump roping for high endurance. I also do bodyweight
exercises to work on strengthening inside out, and I work on my core strength as well. I also work on flexibility
and stamina. It’s a full time job for me. And I am always challenging myself to be better, to do better, to go faster,
to lift heavier. It’s a constant challenge. That’s how I like it. I am hard on myself. I like to push myself beyond normal limits.
 

The ones I’ve created myself… ha-ha! I have come up with my own exercises focusing on core, endurance, strength
and flexibility without using weights! I can not wait to share with the world what I have. I want to do it before someone
else does. Great minds think alike, and I know that there are other creative trainers out there like me, who continue to
break new ground in the field of exercise science and training. Hmmm, I better hurry, huh? Anyhow, I like to jump
rope and I like all aspects of boxing, including heavy bag and speed bag work..
 

Yes my own! I call it Yenny-Licious mini meals. They are quick and easy to prepare mini meals… all of which contain
the three principal, nutritionally valuable cornerstones of a healthful diet; lean protein, good fats, and whole grain
carbohydrates with lots of fiber. I can not stand most of the so-called ‘diets’ which people undertake. As a Fitness
Professional I do not count anything. I don‘t count fat, calories, etc. When you eat foods high in nutrients and in the
right proportions, it‘s unnecessary. I call it nutrition by intuition! The world is obsessed with too many things.
I like simplicity, and so I apply that to my eating. It works for me. I don’t ever weight myself. I think that is another bad
habit that people should get rid off. Once a year during your annual physical; yes… or perhaps if you have a specific
need to keep track for competition, or weight loss. But it should not be a daily habit… not even monthly. It’s bad.
Body weight, per se, is of little importance. What matters is how you feel, and how you like yourself.
 

Yes, of course. Besides exercising regularly, I recommend avoiding processed foods, fried food, sugar, and anything
with artificial ingredients. Instead of fat-free, do a bit of olive oil which acts as an anti inflammatory. Instead of wheat,
choose whole grains. Instead of milk, which stimulates mucous production in your body, switch to almond or
soy! I could give you a big list! I invite anyone interested in my Nutritional Guidance to visit my web site!
 

I like so many healthy foods…Hmmm well I love to eat Sushi. I like the Salmon Sashimi, beef tataki, and edamane.
Lean protein and good fats with fiber… can’t beat it!
 
I’d like to thank my Sponsor at www.drdanslipbalm.com. His company has made my dreams of competing Nationally
and Internationally a reality! Dr. Dan is the creator of Cortibalm, the only lip balm with 1% hydrocortisone, which acts as
an anti-inflammatory. It heals dry, cracked lips do to sun burn, cosmetics, and allergic reactions.

Also a special thanks to Dr. Jay at Manning Chiropractic and Sports Kinesiology, and to my masseuse, Chutimon at
Silver Leaf Spa in Auburn, Ma.

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