Training for the West Coast Trail
In September, my best friend (“B.”) and I completed the West Coast Trail (“WCT”) over seven days / six nights. While the trail is not extremely technical or have that much in elevation changes, it does require sufficient strength, endurance and stability to walk for 75 kilometres over slippery tree roots, broken and/or wet boardwalks,…
Have Appropriate Fitness Goals
As mentioned in my last post, you should have appropriate fitness goals. But before I get into the “what” of goals, let me address the “why”. Why do we even need fitness goals? I think for most people, exercising is honestly not that much fun. It’s actually kind of against the natural order of things.…
Why 6-pack abs are not a fitness goal
Last weekend, I was at a picnic and someone, finding out that I was a personal trainer, asked me how they could get 6-pack abs. My immediate response was “Why do you want 6-pack abs?”, to which he (unsurprisingly a male, since I have yet to have a female ask for 6-pack abs) said “Because…
Knowing When to Stick or Quit in Fitness
I have a daily journaling practice, part of which uses the Daily Stoic and the Daily Stoic Journal. Today’s (June 6) reflection was on the theme “when to stick and when to quit” and it lead me to thinking about how this applies to personal fitness. The basic idea is that just because you’ve chosen…
Musubi Fitness 