Folks who know me, know I’m mad about HIIT workouts. How else can you get the maximum bang for your buck, when you are under time contraints? Not only do you burn more calories during a HIIT workout, but the effect of all that intense exertion kicks your body’s repair cycle into hyperdrive. That means […]
Archive | November, 2015
Eating Clean on Holiday
Eating clean while on holiday is tough, but if you want to have less tears post holiday (when you try to put on your skinny jeans, or step on the scales), then eating clean is paramount. Even if you cannot eat clean every single meal, the best way is to start off each morning right, […]
How to Work Out on Island Holidays
The Maldives is super small. Some Atoll’s are so tiny you will find yourself running around in circles. So a good way to overcome this un-inertia is to kick start your holiday with yoga – a lot of resorts offer this, followed by interval sprints across the island, a swim and finally hit the gym […]
Friday Fat Burners
Friday is all about the fat burning, in preparation for the weekend of eating and drinking! Here’s a great HIIT sequence I like to throw in after a 40 minute run around the park at tempo pace. If you are in the park, there should be ample stairs for you to work this : 8 […]
Decline push-ups Rock!
Decline push-ups up are a step harder from standard method because you need to elevate your feet. The incline adds weight, and thus intensity, at the bottom of your movement—the toughest part of the push-up. This move requires no additional equipment other than a bench or a step. While the decline pushup mainly targets muscles in […]
Butt Workout! Criss Cross Squats
Pressed for time? Well, that’s the story of my life. So how I get around it is I start the day even earlier. 6am Friday morning… Find a flat park and do 40 minute sprint relays of 800m. It’s even more fun with a friend then you can time each other. Followed by this workout […]