Rafaela Montanaro is a Brazilian Pole Dancer. She is bi-FIT International Pole Championship 2012, Bi-South American championship, Brazilian Championship Pole Dance 2009 and the South American Pole Dance Championship 2009. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar President Women Fitness
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
You started your sports career in gymnastics at the age of three and at the age of 12 years you studied classical ballet, jazz and modern dance. At the age of 16 you joined the circus where you were trained in hand balancing and then later ventured into pole dancing. This was the catalyst that made you reach the pinnacle of success in pole dancing when you won 2012 International Pole Championship – Pole Fit Champion. What factors you consider were responsible that made you achieve that?
Ms. Rafaela Montanaro:
I have been blessed with friends and determination. These for sure were the factors that made everything in my life possible. All of my achievements were the result of hard work and support of those around me, whether it was with people providing me a place to train, people helping me with what they could, like costume designs, nutrition support, and just plain “I believe in you”.
All of this combined with a huge will of doing better today than I did yesterday is what made it possible.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
With the background of gymnastics, dance and kung-fu you developed your own mesmerize style of pole dancing and excelled. Elaborate on this meteoric rise in competitive pole dancing ?
Ms. Rafaela Montanaro:
I have this mental characteristic of not knowing who to “play”. Everything I do, i dive deep and want to do the best I can. So when I took my first pole class, the teacher said that she thought I could become good at it, and asked if I wanted to compete in the National Championship, 4 months away… Of course I said yes, since I am very competitive, and from that day on I started training 4 days a week until the competition day!
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you shall like to share?
Ms. Rafaela Montanaro:
People always ask what kind of weight lifting program I do… here it is: NONE!!! All I do is Pole and acrobatics, and some cardio, to keep me fit for the longer performances.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Rafaela Montanaro:
I have the support of Janete Neves, a Brazilian sports nutritionist that follows my training routine and adapts my diet to it. It is very important to have adequate nutrition to keep yourself in top performance level
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