SEPTIANA NIA SWASTIKA
STORY OF A MOTHER, DENTIST, AND TRAIL ATHLETE
SEPTIANA NIA SWASTIKA BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY IN HER CHOSEN FIELD AS A DENTIST. A GRADUATE OF THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY AT UNIVERSITAS INDONESIA (UI), SHE OPENED HER PRIVATE PRACTICE IN 2009, WHICH CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. HER FORAY INTO THE WORLD OF RUNNING BEGAN IN 2015, INITIALLY AS A WAY TO LOSE WEIGHT AFTER GIVING BIRTH. "I STARTED RUNNING IN 2015. AT FIRST, IT WAS PURELY TO SHED WEIGHT." NIA SHARED "AFTER GIVING BIRTH IN 2012, I WAS SEVERELY OVERWEIGHT. THAT'S WHEN I COMMITED TO LOSING WEIGHT." SHE ADDED. NIA TRIED VARIOUS FORMS OF EXERCISE TO ACHIEVE HER GOAL BUT FOUND THAT RUNNING SUITED HER BEST. SHE EVENTUALLY JOINED A RUNNING COMMUNITY AND BEGAN PARTICIPATING IN TRAIL RUNNING COMPETITIONS.
MANAGING MULTIPLE ROLES IN LIFE OFTEN SPARKS CURIOSITY ABOUT HOW NIA BALANCE HER RESPONSIBILITIES AS A MOTHER, AN ATHLETE, AND A DENTIST. SHE CREDITS HER ABILITY TO JUGGLE THESE ROLES TO THE FLEXIBILITY OF HER WORK HOURS AS A PRIVATE DENTIST. "I RUN A PRIVATE PRACTICE, SO I'M NOT BOUND BY FIXED WORKING HOURS. I WORK BY APPOINTMENT ONLY." SHE EXPLAINED. "MY PRACTICE HOURS ARE FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT THE LATEST. I USUALLY TRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER THESE HOURS." NIA SHARED. HER DAILY ROUTINE INCLUDES WAKING UP EARLY TO TAKE CARE OF HER CHILDREN, DROPPING THEM OFF AT SCHOOL, TRAINING IN THE MORNING, ATTENDING HER PRACTICE, AND THEM TRAINING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MANAGING MULTIPLE ROLES IN LIFE OFTEN SPARKS CURIOSITY ABOUT HOW NIA BALANCES HER RESPONSIBILITIES AS A MOTHER, AN ATHLETE, AND A DENTIST. SHE CREDITS HER ABILITY TO JUGGLE THESE ROLES TO THE FLEXIBILITY OF HER WORK HOURS AS A PRIVATE DENTIST. "I RUN A PRIVATE PRACTICE, SO I'M NOT BOUND BY FIXED WORKING HOURS. I WORK BY APPOINTMENT ONLY." SHE EXPLAINED
MY PRACTICE HOURS ARE FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. AT THE LATEST. I USUALLY TRAIN BEFORE AND AFTER THESE HOURS." NIA SHARED. HER DAILY ROUTINE INCLUDES WAKING UP EARLY TO TAKE CARE OF HER CHILDREN, DROPPING THEM OFF AT SCHOOL, TRAINING IN THE MORNING, ATTENDING HER PRACTICE, AND THEM TRAINING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.