12 DAYS OF FITNESS #1

A new short but sweet Christmas-ish-themed blog series, depicting my love for all things health and fitness. I love a good drink (oft times too many) but I feel I have a certain responsibility to myself and those around me, as a fitness journalist and a yoga teacher also, to emphasize a balanced way of living – if you play hard, work hard to earn it first.

I’m seeing great, fast results from a new fitness overhaul I began exactly a week ago today. Was starting to get a bit chubby and bubbly in all the wrong places so I cut that shit out – less drinking, no carbs, more juicing, with a goal of completing 20 hours of fitness by December 31.

So far in one week I’ve lost 0.9kg, which means I’m well on my way to getting the body I want in time for the new year and my 26th birthday (Jan 10).

I also want to inspire you and perhaps get you on board with my 12 Days of Fitness mission…which I just realised must start today in order to make it to Christmas.

DAY # 1

I am about to head off to a yoga class, a bit mild for my tastes but a necessary part of balancing out my fitness – I am doing about 5-6 days a week of a mixed bag of Circuit/HIIT training/CrossFit, Muay Thai/Kickboxing, Yoga and Barre/Pilates.

Yesterday was a pretty hardcore biking and circuit training/HIIT day in the gym upstairs, after which I felt so good and flushed with excitement that I went to the salon for a bit of a pamper and promptly spent Dh1000 on two items at BCBG Max Azria (woops!). I was wearing my FitBit when I noticed I had over-accomplished my daily goal and decided to also indulge in a bit of nutritional pampering at the newly opened The Raw Place at World Trade Center Mall’s Souk!

I LOVE THIS PLACE! So stoked to have them in my life. The money I make from my next few yoga sessions is definitely going towards one of their juice cleanse kits. The yummiest most filling pressed juices I have ever tried in the UAE! Get on it!