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Weekend Hikes in California Desert

I guess, I have been spending my weekends hiking – including this one:) I can’t complain about that part because I simply love it! I had a lot of work this past week, so getting out of the city seemed … Continue reading

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Hiking, Hiking and more hiking!!

This weekend I hiked more than I could possibly imagine – for a holiday weekend of course, and away from my family.  On Friday I revisited my local park trails. On Saturday, however, I drove to Angeles Mountains National Forest … Continue reading

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Basic Kicking Techniques (fundamentals)

Today’s workout nearly killed me! And I totally mean it! Here is what happened: I did my morning workout routine for about one hour and after that I went out hiking. I did my running part yesterday, so today I … Continue reading

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Butt & legs day :) – nicely done!

Another day of “torture”successfully completed. There greatest thing about it is that I did all workout in the morning so I had the rest of day to recover and do other things. And my diet today’s been awesome! Here is … Continue reading

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My body is sore from yesterday… but I keep going :)

What can I say, my body is sore from yesterday. Mostly my legs and I know it’s from running because I haven’t done it in a while. Damn, I hate treadmill it’s so boring! I will definitely need some strong … Continue reading

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Intense outlook for this weekend & Challenge #3

I announced yesterday that the next 3 weeks will be crazy!  So it started today: I went to a kickboxing class this morning – that’s about 45 min. Later I did some conditioning exercises, which included * 100 sit ups … Continue reading

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Trip to New York – much sooner!

I was so shocked when I found out I need to go to New York for my karate event on March 31!!  I have been expecting this trip some time in June or even in July. Unfortunately, this is happening … Continue reading

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My new challenge – First results (video)

My knee is much better. Today I was able to attend a kickboxing class in the morning and shoot a short video of my new challenge 🙂  Unfortunately, when I got to a park the sun was already going down … Continue reading

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CHALLENGE #2 – High Knees

This month I will challenge myself with some cardio. I will be doing THREE 30 sec. rounds of high knees* as fast as I can with 15 sec breaks between rounds, during which I will be stepping side to side. … Continue reading

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Workout for a healthier, happier You!

To be healthier and happier, fitness experts have a suggestions: exercise & diet. Yesterday I came across this article about running; It isn’t particularly my favorite exercise but looking at the list of benefits: practically it’s a key to health, … Continue reading

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