For all my plans to keep up my fitness journal, I haven’t really been writing much. Back when I was rock climbing, I would make daily entries into my climbing journal. It was easier to track progress against static routes with set grades. I could mark project achievements, like the red point on the myContinue reading “Progress Not Perfection”
Author Archives: Shen-Li
Eating for Performance
It all began when I started feeling nauseous during my workouts. Initially, I thought it was because I pushed myself too hard. It was a tough workout after all. So was the next one. And the next. And the next. After a while, nausea was becoming the standard for every workout. My first thought was:Continue reading “Eating for Performance”
To Compress or Not to Compress?
I got sucked into the hype of compression wear recently and went out to get myself a couple of pairs of compression tights/leggings. It turns out that I might have jumped the gun a little too quickly. As with anything new, it’s always worth while to do a background check to make sure the factsContinue reading “To Compress or Not to Compress?”
Spartan Goals for 2019
A goal is just a dream unless it is written down. …or something to that effect. According to Dr. Gail Matthews, a psychology professor at the Dominican University in California, there is truth to this statement. In fact, she found that you become 42% more likely to achieve your goals and dreams, simply by writingContinue reading “Spartan Goals for 2019”
The One Year Review
It is now a little over a year since I “lost weight” for my Spartan Journey and I thought it would be a good time to review my progress. Change is not change unless it can be maintained for a significant period of time so this is where I stand a year later. Before andContinue reading “The One Year Review”
Jungle Babes Adventures in Gua Tempurung
What’s better than having a group of Mum friends? Having a group of adventurous Mum friends – especially when your immediate family doesn’t share your love for adventure. Well, these kinds of experiences anyway. Now that the Jungle Babes have conquered the treetops, the hills, and the rocks, we decided it was time for aContinue reading “Jungle Babes Adventures in Gua Tempurung”
Viper Bridge (Food) Challenge – Penang 2019
It was Team GISKL’s second OCR: the Viper Bridge Challenge in Penang. Dubbed the world’s first bridge obstacle event, we felt we had to be a part of the action. Well okay, that and the food trail we were planning to carve all the way from KL to Penang. After last year’s Viper Challenge inContinue reading “Viper Bridge (Food) Challenge – Penang 2019”
Heart Rates – When You Really Should Be Worried
Since writing my last post on “Heart Rates and Other Measures of Fitness“, I stumbled on an old article which challenges the Maximum Heart Rate Theory from The New York Times. I was re-reading an old post I wrote about my early flycycle experiences just to see how far I’ve come and noticed that IContinue reading “Heart Rates – When You Really Should Be Worried”
Thoughts from a Spartan Worrier
When I wrote my Spartan Race Report after the Sprint in Semenyih last year, I was ready to write off all the upper body obstacles in the Spartan Race. I was sure that I would never be able to do any of them. Like I said about the Monkey Bars: There was never any chanceContinue reading “Thoughts from a Spartan Worrier”
Come Join the Cirque
This post is a little overdue, but better late than never. In the last quarter of 2018, a new workout gym, called Cirque, opened in our territory. Naturally, we had to go check it out… Cirque is a 50 minute circuit workout that incorporates HIIT/burst training and functional training. Depending on the class you choose,Continue reading “Come Join the Cirque”
