The Tao of Me

It had been a few weeks since I’ve been to the pool so I asked my coach if I could switch out today’s stairs workout for a swim workout instead. I thought I could just swim laps and zone out but instead he gave me all kinds of drills to do. I knew I wouldn’t [...]

I’ve known all along that weekends will be the downfall of my attempt to eat a better quality diet. So let’s see how this first weekend went: Friday Night My friend Wendy invited me to a SF Giants game in the Virgin America Suite! If you’re unfamiliar with the Virgin America suite, it’s one of [...]

We’re almost halfway through the year! Can you believe it?! It was a big training week for me! Not only was I officially back on the Strength Training bandwagon, but I also started running again! Yay! Sunday Rest Day Monday AM: 30 minutes of Spinning and 30 minutes of Core PM: Yoga Tuesday AM: 4-mile [...]

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The second part to my 12-Week Challenge (the first being here) is Strength Training – as in a lot of it. From 2004-2007 I worked out with my trainer twice a week, doing strength training and cardio and saw amazing results. I was strong and lean. From 2007-2009 I did weights twice a week in [...]

Once I decided to do this 12-Week Challenge, the obvious question I asked was, “So just how do I reduce my body fat?” I found myself reflecting back to 2004-2006 (wish I blogged then), the formative years of my life change to a healthier, active lifestyle and the building a leaner, stronger me. I noted [...]

A couple of months ago a friend, Amazon, suggested that I read the book “Racing Weight.” The basis of the book is to find your ideal weight for better race performance. Now I don’t have any illusions of being an elite athlete, but given that I’m so injury-prone, I’m open to anything that will help [...]

Now that graduation season is over, it’s time for wedding season. This weekend we celebrated my cousin Jonathan’s marriage to his new wife Janelle: They got married last weekend in Hawai’i but had a second reception here in Northern California which was great for those of us who weren’t able to make it to Hawai’i. [...]