Kacy Esther Catanzaro, otherwise known as “The Mighty Kacy”, is an American gymnast. She was born on January 14, 1990 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Noted for being the first woman to qualify for the finals of the television sports challenge American Ninja Warrior, she grew up and attended high school in nearby Belleville. She spent two years training for American Ninja Warrior together with her boyfriend and co-competitor Brent Steffensen. In the year 2014, she became the first woman to successfully complete the qualifying course of American Ninja Warrior.
According to Kacy, running is one of the best exercises for her. Here’s what she said in an interview with Shape: “I’ve started running a little bit. I’ve never been a long distance runner, but I’ve started to do a few miles to add to my cardio and endurance training because in ANW we are doing the obstacles one after another, so it helps to have that endurance, being tired but still able to perform.”
For her diet, she said, “When Brent and I make smoothies, we just throw in whatever we have that’s healthy! We don’t do protein very often. Our go-to smoothie is one ripe frozen banana, one tablespoon of coconut chips and one of cacao nibs, four tablespoons of chia seeds, two thin slices of raw beet, and we use POM Wonderful pomegranate juice as the base. We usually drink this after our morning workout as a pick-me-up re-energizer!”
Body Measurement (2014 – Age 25)
Height: 150 cm | 4 feet, 11 Inches
Weight: 46 kg | 101 lbs
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