{"id":30885,"date":"2024-05-07T10:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T22:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/?p=30885"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:20:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T22:20:23","slug":"stacey-waaka-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2024\/05\/07\/stacey-waaka-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Waaka on making time for herself in 2024 – Busy Balance Seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As long as I can get that balance of home life, family life and work life, then I feel like I\u2019m good!<\/p>\n– Stacey<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

For our first installment of our Busy Balance Seekers campaign, we caught up with Stacey Waaka – currently residing in Tauranga and playing Rugby for New Zealand – on how she balances family, work and time to herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describe yourself in 10 words or less: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a tricky one! I am a very energetic, bubbly, and smiley person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What makes you feel your best? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoying what I do \u2013 I love my job; I love travelling so as long as I am doing something that puts a smile on my face then I am definitely feeling my best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you find balance in the chaos? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is making sure I make time for myself. I obviously travel a lot with people most of the time, training every day. So as long as I can get that balance of home life, family life and work life, then I feel like I\u2019m good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your favourite way to move your body?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy question to answer! My favourite way to move my body is definitely playing rugby! Anything with a ball in my hand, running around with my friends and having fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What motivates you to stay on track? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My biggest motivation is the feeling of doing my family proud, representing my country, and playing the sport that I love most every single day. Plus, getting to do that alongside some of my best mates and travelling the world doing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What healthy habits are you taking up in 2024? Why? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve thought about limiting my screen time.  Phones, technology and social media can be a big part of our lives, but I know how much it can consume us, so for me it’s putting the phone down and just being in the moment when I can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s one non-negotiable you do for your health each day? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying hydrated. Being an athlete we have to be on our game every time. Making sure I get that few litres of water every single day to replenish your soul, and to be the best person I can be.  It’s definitely something I do every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the last thing you did that made you proud? <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last thing I did to make myself proud is bouncing back from a recent injury, I had a bit of a calf niggle.  It’s a bit of a tough journey when you’re left behind at home working on your body. So, for me, getting through that rut and doing it with a smile on my face knowing that everything happens for a reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do you love about Fresh Start? <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh Start for me has been so helpful and not having to think about what I am going to eat, its super easy and its super quick. As an athlete I live such a busy life It\u2019s so hard to have to think about you I am going to eat every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out Fresh Start’s Quick and Easy range each week. Choose from 10, 15 or 30 minute dinners, or select ready made meals for minimal fuss.<\/em> All our recipes are calorie-controlled, packed with vegetables and refined sugar free<\/em> to help you stay on track while having time to find balance in your life. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As long as I can get that balance of home life, family life and work life, then I feel like I\u2019m good! – Stacey For our first installment of our Busy Balance Seekers campaign, we caught up with Stacey Waaka – currently residing in Tauranga and playing Rugby for New Zealand – on how she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":30886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2361,2363],"tags":[1745,1853],"class_list":["post-30885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fresh-start","category-lifestyle-wellness-tips","tag-fresh-start","tag-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30885"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30893,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30885\/revisions\/30893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}