'Black Panther' star and Wakanda warrior, Danai Gurira who stars as General Okoye in Marvel Studios ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, alon
‘Black Panther‘ star and Wakanda warrior, Danai Gurira who stars as General Okoye in Marvel Studios ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’, alongside Lupita Nyong’o and Chadwick Boseman is on the July/August cover of Women’s Health magazine. The Wakanda warrior who is is also on AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ and is currently working on the adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s award-winning novel Americanah into a TV miniseries, opens up to the magazine about healthy eating and how she has managed to retain her svelte figure at 40.
Danai is the co-founder of Almasi Arts, a non-profit organization which supports and facilitates the dramatic arts in Zimbabwe, says does a series of workouts up to four times a week with her trainer, AJ Fisher to prepare her for her on-camera roles, but she adds that there’s a real-life empowerment element to them too.
“As women, we’re not always encouraged to find the fullest extent of our physical power. There’s something so exciting about tapping into that part of ourselves.”
She encourages other women to find joy by exploring different activities from lifting weights to boxing, or even things that are a little less intense. “There’s no need to break records tomorrow. It’s just about slowly finding what feels good and what feels rewarding,” she says.
On her parents allowing her to be free:
“I was in a home where I was allowed to freely find myself. The struggles of women and girls is something that I’m very passionate about. I have to do what I can in the world. We all have to do what we can.”
On eating spinach:
“I used to have spinach when I was a kid, and my mom wouldn’t let me leave the table until I’d eaten it. Somehow that worked its way into me feeling like I have to eat spinach. And now I love spinach, I mean, I love spinach. I want it in my smoothies, I want it on the side, I want it with my meals.”
On Sundays:
“There’s nothing more fun, more replenishing, than a Sunday of walking in nature, enjoying friends’ company, or having a great meal.”
On not taking a break:
“There’s no app for skipping hard work; you have to seek your purpose and pursue it.”
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