November 2, 2024

UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams answers our health quiz

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

Yes! I’m very fit and train three times a day, five days a week. I run first thing then do press-ups, pull-ups and weights in the afternoon. In the evening I have a boxing session and stop at 7pm. I find it hard to keep still — though this may be because I’ve got ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), diagnosed when I was 15.

EVER DIETED?

Sometimes, before a fight. The maximum weight for flyweight, which I compete in, is 7st 13lb (I’m 5 ft 5in). My weight can vary by about 6lb of the limit, but a month before a bout, I’ll be weighing myself every day.

ANY VICES?

Waffles. I also love cake, ice cream and chicken.

Champion: Boxing star Nicola Adams OBE (pictured), 34, answers our health quiz

Champion: Boxing star Nicola Adams OBE (pictured), 34, answers our health quiz

ANY FAMILY AILMENTS?

No, thankfully not.

WORST INJURY?

I fell downstairs in 2009 and cracked a vertebrae. I wore a cast on my upper body for five months, which was very annoying and made sleep difficult. It took me a year to return to boxing.

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