And it goes.. something like this! Russian twists – 3×20 Take a pair of dumbbells (as heavy as you can go) in a double grip and sit down on the floor while keeping the knees bent at a 90 degree angle and feet off the floor for added difficulty. Set yourself back so that the […]
After giving birth one of the things that headed south, was my butt! So, in order to give my husband something nice to look at, I decided to take matters into my own hands and do these exercises every single day, twice a day, till I got back my round butt. It worked! Here they […]
If you are already an active person, a strong core will help you up your game that much more. Training your core to keep optimal body alignment for whatever you’re doing (swim, bike or run), will in turn reduce your fatigue long after the fittest have fallen by the wayside. Strengthening your core will allow […]
Why work on my core when my stomach will start to resemble a huge watermelon soon? Training your core while pregnant sounds a bit OTT, especially since you’re not going to see any signs of that illusive “six pack”. So why should I do it? During pregnancy, you gain significant weight, and since the weight […]
Here are some reasons why, the machines at the gyms can be your best friends, especially when you are traveling and have no time to run/workout outside. All you need is to find a gym with weights, and you can even do this with free weights. It halves the time of cardio, but doubles the […]
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 […]
Finding a safe place to run is not always easy, when traveling. More so if you are also a travel blogger who has to leave early in the morning to catch the sunrise, and not in bed till long after sunset! Well, I like to do my supersets in the gym, whenever I have a […]
Holidays are really fun. Great food.. great scenery.. but sometimes not so great for the diet. I hate the way 3 months of hard work in the gym, can be destroyed in just 3 days, don’t you? Anyway, I like my HIIT bits of workout when on holiday. It’s easy to find a place to […]
You want to burn fat. Not muscle. Here’s me, after my 15KM run around Kuala Lumpur with my running buddies at Padang Merbok. Aerobic exercise is great for flaying excess calories from the week’s feasting but believe me, you need a lot more work, once you hit 40, to keep that tight body! So, what […]
Who says that only kids can have fun on a playground..? If you have only 15 minutes to spare, get your helper to watch the kids.. better yet, get the young ones to join in and mimic you, as you work out! Repeat this simple 4 steps to burn fat, fire up the metabolism and […]
