Another year gone by and another year I almost disappeared from this blog due to an extremely time-consuming obsession; also known as cycling, and too much globetrotting. I was in Europe for seven weeks, Asia for seven weeks and had another amazing year of health, fitness, self-discovery, realization and learnings— it was definitely
I love moving. I love sweating. I love riding my bike. I love gym-ratting. I love feeling the pain during a working out and knowing that I can push through it because I’ve done it before. I love jumping out of bed at 5am for a workout, able to wake
The one thing that I have learned from cycling and exercise: Mindfulness. A mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. When was the last time you slowed down and really
Working out is 80% mental. Workout harder. Not longer. Skipping makes you want to pee. Foam-roll your shins!! There is more to life than working out. Missing one workout isn’t going to affect you. Although not doing any high intensity interval training for 3+ weeks and trying to get back into
Just because something is labeled sugar-free does not mean it’s healthy. They will be loaded with artificial sweeteners instead which maybe even worse for you. Just because something is labeled gluten-free does not mean it’s healthy. Don’t fall for sneaky food marketing! Counting calories is a great tool to use
I am NOT a morning person. I have no problem staying up until 4am and then sleeping until noon but on the days where I plan to workout in the morning, I have no problem going to bed early and waking up bright and early to the annoying sound of
A lot of people have been asking me how to get into cycling so I decided to write a an entry instead of replying to everyone individually. I’m not going to go into too much detail but I will post links and feel free to request more information! Cycling is
Training can be hard and painful. I’ve lost count of all those times when my body was screaming out in pain from going hard up a hill on my bike or from doing too many jump lunges in a circuit at the gym. In fact, this happens every time I
We love exercise. It isn’t something we “must” do but something we want to do because it’s a pleasure and a privilege. We never compare ourselves to others. We focus on beating our own personal bests. We lift weights and do high intensity interval training to make the most efficient
