My wonderful neighbourhood recently welcomed another cafe.
Thankfully, it wasn’t another generic coffee joint with minimalistic decor proclaiming to serve the best cuppa in town.
I’ve shared about the Anlene Move Programme earlier and I am now ready to take on the 21 days challenge.
As I’ve mentioned before, if you take a step at a time, if you are serious about making a change, if you are keen to inculcate a new habit, YOU CAN.
Research has shown that doing something repetitively for 21 consecutive days helps to inculcate a habit.
For me I’ve chosen to perform 21 variants of plank moves for 21 days.
Dear friends and readers, Happy Boxing Day!
How has the holidays been for you? Besides the feasting and parties with family and friends, have you been loving yourself and taking this opportunity to rejuvenate?
Well, I hope you have!
Personally I’ve been feasting too but I did kept things in check with consistent trainings and substituting certain meals with salads if I’ve had over-binge on sinful delights the day before.
Langkawi.
The general consensus of this island is cheap beers, nice beaches and a laid-back village vibe.
For those with deep pockets, a few outstanding resorts here would fit the bill for a delightful family holiday or for a fun friends’ getaway, as a couple’s love haven or as a refuge for those seeking time away from city.
Somehow Langkawi isn’t the first destination that comes to mind for those in pursuit of a retreat that is focused on wellness and fitness.
Part of the reason could be due to the fact that not many resorts advocates the wellbeing and health aspect but focuses instead on the food, fun beach activities, family holidays and spas experiences, which is the norm for any island resort.
To many a vacation means letting the hair down and play, relax, eat and enjoy. Who count calories on vacation anyways?
Well, right and wrong.
With the current surge of interest in clean eating, fitness and general well-being both in Malaysia and abroad, there are an increased amount of discerning travellers who travel in search of specific wellness retreats, be it yoga or some form of natural healing therapy.
Staunch ones might even pick one resort over the other based on the wellness facilities.
I have a number of friends who are business travellers and they admit that generally they would opt for a hotel with longer gym opening hours or with the availability of a pool over those without.
I was in Langkawi recently, and stayed at the Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort under the Starwood brand.
The V Integrated Wellness philosophy, the yoga master, the fitness trainer and the overall resort’s commitment to wellness and holistic therapies caught my interest as it offers an entire different experience from my other travels.
The good news is, the Andaman Langkawi will be leveraging more on its current resources to promote their holistic therapies this 2015, which I think is a timely and marvellous move.
For a start, the resort is flanked by the pristine Datai Bay and an ancient 10 million year old rainforest teeming with exotic flora and fauna, offering a natural setting for all pampering indulgence, amidst the healing properties of nature.
I grew up with Shaklee’s products.
My father was the GM of Shaklee based in Penang, and the office was at Macalister Road. I remembered spending after school hours sitting in the big mansion turned commercial building doing my homework while waiting for him to finish up for the day.
Naturally I consumed alfalfa and Vita Lea, tried to lose weight using the Cinch Energy Tea mix and the Cinch Shake Mix, poured Basic H into my laundry and washed my locks with Pro Sante Purifying Shampoo.
Thus, it was a nostalgic day last week when I sat at the spanking new Shaklee office in The Pinnacle Sunway and listened to Mr Victor, current President of Shaklee Malaysia spoke about Shaklee today.
Not much has changed, for the core philosophy of Shaklee remained; offering products that are safe, gentle on the environment and products that are proven to work.
Those who know me (on the surface) would be label me a workaholic.
Well, they aren’t far off the mark, but then again they don’t spend every minute with me so they won’t know my rest hours.
But yes, work-life balance. It is a phase bounced about, but is work-life balance a luxury or necessity?
The “Kronenbourg 1664 Wednesday” 9-month long activation aims to raise the bar in championing work-life balance.
Part of my healthy eating/clean eating lifestyle involves a lot of R & D for suitable recipes and the testing of relevant cooking appliances.
I’ve invested in a Thermomix, a Buffalo air fryer, 2 ovens and a GRAYNS rice cooker so far.
I just got myself a Le Creutset cast iron pan, and another cooking appliance I have my eyes on is a sous vide machine.
