Katja Seifried explains how she regained her dream figure

Katja knows what it’s like to work towards your dream figure again after feeling unwell and to achieve it with a lot of discipline and hard work. On her YouTube channel, she gives us the perfect instructions on how to achieve this with targeted workouts. From Tabata workouts to abs, legs and bums, there’s a suitable routine for everyone and today she tells us in an interview what she thinks is really important and why harmony with body and mind is essential.

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• Katja Seifried YouTube
• Katja Seifried Instagram

We had the opportunity to chat with Katja and she told us how everything changed after becoming a mom of two.

The secret: discipline and self-motivation

FIV: Hi Katja, tell us what your trick is to maintain such a successful routine?

Katja: My trick actually has nothing to do with sport or not exclusively. But I actually only use it so consistently in this area: DISCIPLINE and OWN MOTIVATION.

There is hardly any other area in which I am as consistent and disciplined as in sport and nutrition. You can’t do one without the other or it definitely doesn’t have the effect it could have and then leads to frustration at the end of the day.

I’m not even 25 anymore.

The will to be in my feel-good body is pretty big for me. That’s the trick and as I accompany and see so many people on their journey, I know that it’s not always easy. I’m not 25 anymore and have to show a lot of discipline, so I would call it a talent with a twinkle in my eye.

Becoming a mom simply changed everything

FIV: And what has been your greatest success so far, which you were proud to celebrate thanks to your self-motivation and discipline?

Katja: I have always been a sports enthusiast and fit. Be it my training as a dance teacher or gymnastics instructor or my time as an international aerobics and dance presenter, where I traveled all over the world.

I always did sport and kept fit – and always had my feel-good figure. That changed after my 2 pregnancies. In fact, nothing is the way it used to be and my body certainly isn’t. That’s why I think it’s my greatest fitness success to have my feel-good figure again after this time and to be even fitter than when I was at my peak. I hope that lots of moms out there are also aware of what we do with our training to get our feel-good body back.

FIV: Do you have a ritual that keeps you motivated so that you stay on the ball?

Katja: The most important ritual is actually wearing a sports outfit. I don’t necessarily have to be dressed up, but I do wear my sports gear. It motivates me to work harder, because everything else feels improvised and half-hearted to me.

Charts and cheat days

FIV: Tell me, do you have any favorite music that you like to listen to during training?

Katja: I love listening to the charts, but when I’m training I always listen to the music in the video, as it’s also linked to the timer (the training time). They are great artists who offer royalty-free music and are ideal for workouts. But of course I also know that I don’t suit everyone’s taste.

FIV: You’re definitely not doing anything wrong with the charts! Do you think we should allow ourselves the occasional cheat meal or even a whole cheat day?

Katja: My opinion on this has changed over the years. I think cheat meals are completely ok, but I don’t think much of cheat days.

I know from my own experience that you spend the whole week working towards this cheat day. So I trained really well, ate healthily – both of which cost time, energy, discipline etc., only to ruin the whole week in one day. If your stomach is not used to this and you eat 5,000 calories in one day – pizza, chocolate, cake, ice cream and much more – then you still have an unpleasant, heavy and sometimes uncomfortable feeling in your stomach three days later.

There is no body that wakes up in the morning and screams for sugar.

In my opinion, it’s not worth it. If I have a craving for pasta or chocolate, I eat it without a fixed date and not without thinking. Cheating is important for the mind and makes you happy, but definitely in moderation. There is no body that wakes up in the morning and screams for sugar. It’s just our heads and our habits that play cat and mouse with us.

Listen to your body, it knows what you need

FIV: As a fitness enthusiast, how important is recovery and regeneration to you?

Katja: Very important! Regeneration is just as important to me as training. If I don’t give my body the breaks it needs to recover, then I notice quite quickly that my strength and motivation wane.

Of course, it is very individual from body to body and over the course of the training period, even over the years, you get to know your body better and better. You know exactly what it needs. It is important to listen to your body, because it signals the right thing to do. Of course, you should never forget that muscles grow during regeneration and not during training.

FIV: It’s good that you say that, so we can enjoy our breaks with peace of mind, knowing that our progress during this time is bearing fruit. Thank you Katja for your time and we wish you all the best!

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• Katja Seifried Instagram

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Everyday life as a content creator

In this interview Caro talks to us about the foundation of her own brand Ninety-9, which she built up together with her father. Among other things, she tells us about her personal favorite piece of her own brand and her personal biggest success in her social media career. Bags are Caro’s hobby, so to speak, so we asked her which bag is still missing in her collection. She also tells us what her everyday life is like in general. Because with social media, Ninety-9, her podcast with Sonny Loops and many other projects, her everyday life is full. How she manages all that and gets it under one hat, she reveals here in this interview.

• Caro’s Instagram
• Caros TikTok

Caro’s own brand: Ninety-9

FIV: Hello dear Caro, how nice that it worked out with the interview today! Let’s start with the first question. Two years ago you founded your own brand Ninety-9 with your father. Would you like to tell us about your experience of starting your own business at such a young age?

Caro: It’s still a challenge every day. I couldn’t have done it all without my father. It’s important and great to have someone at your side who already has experience when it comes to starting a business. Every day there are different tasks and hurdles that come up and that we have to overcome and master together. Together, we can always look for a suitable solution and then implement it accordingly.

Photo: Instagram.com/adorablecaro

Caro’s favorites from Ninety-9: Bikinis

FIV: It’s always good when you’re not alone in such situations. What is your personal favorite Ninety-9 piece?

Caro: Definitely our bikinis and something that is now launching: our signature tops and dresses with super soft fabric and very everyday cuts.

Every day is always different

FIV: Besides your brand, you have many projects going on at the same time like social media, your podcast with Sonny Loops and a lot more. So you always have a lot going on, what does a typical day look like for you?

Caro: I get up at just before 7 and get ready for sports at 8. After that I go home again, shower and get ready for the day and then the first daily call starts. Then I go out with Skei and feed her afterwards. I make my to do lists every day and look at what’s coming up for the day, like collaborations, YouTube videos or TikToks and whether I’m working from home or going to the office. I then work through this list throughout the day. But you can say that every day is actually always different. In the evening, I like to end the day with my boyfriend on the couch, we order food or cook something and watch a series.

Own discipline: To Do lists & goals

FIV: Many projects require a lot of discipline. Do you have any tips for our readers on how to increase their own discipline?

Caro: Create to-do lists and set realistic goals. Because when you have achieved this goal, even if it is only a small thing or an intermediate goal, this triggers happiness hormones and motivates for the next day and the next goal. You can also write yourself little notes with reminders for everyday life and hang them up in the bathroom, for example, and regularly remind yourself of this positive energy.

Photo: Instagram.com/adorablecaro

Pussy talk together with Sonny Loops

FIV: As mentioned before, you have your podcast together with Sonny Loops and since you just have so many projects, we would be interested to know what inspired you to record your own podcast back then?

Caro: I wanted to do a podcast for quite a long time before Pussytalk, but I never really knew how to start and was pretty busy with other projects at the same time. Then Sonny approached me with the idea of a joint podcast and that’s how the whole thing came about. We can share the work so well.

Louis Vuitton Vintage Bag

FIV: You recently bought a new dream bag from Hermès. Is there another bag you’re dying to get at some point?

Caro: I am currently super happy with my bag collection. On my list is still a Louis Vuitton vintage bag, because I also like to buy very second hand. Here I am already longer on the search, because the model is no longer produced and the price and the condition should of course also fit.

Caro’s greatest success: Ninety-9

FIV: For you personally, what has been your biggest success in your social media career so far?

Caro: The biggest success was, among other things, Ninety9 and that I was able to make this project big together with my dad or launch it at all. Another milestone and dream was the invitation from Dior to the South of France.

Photo: Daniel Graf

“Trust your inner voice”

FIV: If you could meet your former self, what would you want to say to yourself?

Caro: Always listen to your gut feeling and trust your inner voice. You know the right way and should follow it.

Future Projects: Sneak Peaks

FIV: Do you have any projects coming up maybe and you could give our readers a little sneak peak exclusively?

Caro: There are still some new projects coming up and one of them doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with social media. It’s going into other areas as well. I hope I can tell you more soon!

FIV: Thank you very much for your time and the great interview. I wish you a lot of success on your way!

Photo: Instagram.com/adorablecaro

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