Fitness

Skipping is one of those things you associate with kids in a schoolyard. Or boxers in old movies. Not something you, a grown adult with a calendar full of stuff, would do on purpose. And yet. If you start skipping daily, even just a few minutes, it’s kind of shocking how fast your body goes,…

I used to think this question had a clean answer. Like, gym is “serious” and home workouts are “better than nothing”. That kind of vibe. And sure, sometimes that’s true. But the more I trained (and the more I watched other people train), the more I realized the real answer is annoyingly simple. The most…

I used to think Surya Namaskar was “basic yoga”. Like, you do a few forward bends, a few push ups, you breathe a bit, done. Then I filmed myself doing it once and watched the video back. Yikes. My shoulders were creeping up, my lower back was doing weird things in the cobra, my plank…

I used to think recovery was simple. You train hard, you rest hard. End of story. Then I actually started paying attention. To my sleep, my mood, how my joints felt walking down stairs, the weird way a “rest day” sometimes made me feel more stiff, not less. And the way a light bike ride,…

People ask this like there’s a single correct answer. Like somewhere there’s a secret chart that says 6:12 AM is optimal for fat loss and 8:47 PM is only for psychos who love burpees. But the honest answer is more annoying. The best time to exercise is the time you will actually do it, consistently,…