Julieta Grajales, the actress and reality TV personality, has found a powerful outlet for balance and well-being: Muay Thai, a dynamic combat sport blending boxing and martial arts techniques.
Finding Rhythm and Release in Muay Thai
The actress credits the discipline with providing a therapeutic escape from a busy schedule.
- Grajales discovered Muay Thai as a way to find balance in her life.
- The sport combines boxing with elements of martial arts, requiring both strength and coordination.
- She emphasizes the therapeutic benefits of the workouts, even when her schedule is demanding.
- Grajales pairs her training with a balanced diet to maintain her physique.
“Ever since I discovered it, it caught me,” Grajales explained. “In addition to the normal punches of boxing, you must also have skill and have a certain rhythm, both with your legs and your arms, because everything can be combined.”
Julieta Grajales
For Grajales, these workouts aren’t just physical exertion; they’re a vital form of self-care. “Even if I’m full of work or projects, I take my breaks to do it. It helps me a lot,” she said.
Fueling the Body: Grajales’ Diet Plan
Alongside her rigorous training, Grajales maintains a balanced diet that contributes to her toned physique. Her typical daily meal plan includes:
- Breakfast: 3 egg whites with 50 grams of panela cheese, asparagus and tomato to taste, with half Arabic bread, grapefruit wedges and 1 cup of green tea.
- Lunch: 1 measure of protein in water, 2 measures of baby rice, 100 grams of mango, 10 walnuts, 1 cup of light gelatin.
- Food: 120 grams of fish fillet, ¼ of avocado, 1 packet of baked toast and 1 liter of natural hibiscus water.
- Snack: 1 cup of green tea, 2 rice cakes (puffed rice snack) with sugar-free peanut butter, 100 grams of mixed red fruits and 1 cup of jicamas.
Julieta Grajales is also known for her work in television, debuting in 2010 in the novel Vidas Robadas for TV Azteca. She has since appeared in Bad Girls, Damned Curse, The Lord of the Skies, and The Taxi Girl, most recently in The Boss. She’s also competed in reality television, including Abandoned, Asia, The 50, The Island, Türkiye Challenge, Survivor Mexico, and The Island, Extreme Challenge.
