The swimmer who trains in frozen lakes has become a star: "I saw death before my eyes"
Finnish Alina Makinen maintains a ticketing account with a million and a half followers, in which she reveals a life-threatening training routine in Scandinavian glaciers: "I do it from the age of 5, and do not shy away from minus 25 degrees. Some people like to sweat when they exercise, I like to shake."
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23/02/2022
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This is what a real ice queen looks like: Alina Makinen, a 27-year-old swimmer and triathlete from Finland, maintains a popular ticking account with close to a million and a half followers, in which she reveals an almost masochistic daily routine - which includes two daily training in Scandinavian fjords and glaciers.
Makinen, an avid extreme enthusiast, has been pursuing a dangerous hobby since she was 5. As she grew older, she says, she learned to know her body better, and understood how to protect it from cold sores and hypothermia.
According to her, the controversial habit often puts her in danger, sometimes even in danger of death, but it is still worth it.
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She dips in the cold water twice a day, documenting herself breaking the ice to make small dimples in frozen lakes, in order to dip in them.
Each immersion lasts a different time, ranging from 30 seconds to 6 minutes depending on the temperature of the water.
"When the water is too cold even for me, I do a shorter workout. I have often dipped in water at a temperature of less than minus 25 degrees, and then I have to be extra careful, because I may get a cold blow," she says.
According to her, the hobby does not make her sick more often than the average person.
"In the winter I sometimes get a mild flu once or twice. I take a two-week break from training, and keep going."
She says that in some cases, when she was younger, she put herself in danger of death.
"I saw death in front of my eyes in one case, but slowly I realized that I know myself better, my body and its needs. For me, shivering is not terrible, I actually enjoy it. Some people like to sweat when they exercise, I like to shake. ".
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Makinen in action (Photo: screenshot, from Twitter)
Finnish swimmer Alina Makinen (Photo: screenshot, from Twitter)
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She started using tiktok last year, mostly out of boredom.
"Sometimes it can be a little stressful to get into the icy water and stay there until the time is up, so I thought it would be fun to start filming myself. The tic-tac-toe videos came to me very naturally," she says.
"A lot of people react to me and think I'm crazy, but I'm not an exception - a lot of people in Finland like to swim in ice water. As a little girl, it's my favorite family activity to do, because it brought us closer."
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