Tag: japan

Why You Eat When You Are Stressed (And How To Stop!)

Nearly every client I have ever worked with and most of the people I know use food or alcohol to manage stress. So today I’m going to explain what emotional eating is, why it’s so common, and what you can do to stop it, because the reason why you eat when you are stressed has…
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What Is Online Health Coaching? | What To Expect, How It All Works, And How To Get Started

Health and online fitness coaching have become more and more popular over the past few years but many people don’t know what they actually do or if it makes sense to work with one. This video explains what coaching is, what to expect, how it all works, and how to get started. What Is Online…
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How To Eat Healthy Without Cooking | My Top 3 High Protein, Low Calorie Foods from Japanese Conbinis

If you ever find yourself with very little time, very few options, or very little desire to cook, these 3 ready-made meals from Japanese convenience stores (aka Conbinis) are the healthiest options I could find. They’re all high in protein, low in calories, taste great, and cost less than $5. How To Eat Healthy Without…
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SOGO Fitness Mini-Undokai (Sports Day) at Tokyo Sport Playground | Featuring Radio Taiso X

An Undokai (Sports Day) is held once a year at every elementary school across Japan, so today we at SOGO Fitness hosted our first ever Mini-Undokai for adults. SOGO Fitness is Japan’s biggest volunteer fitness community that hosts free weekly workouts and healthy lifestyle events including outdoor bootcamps, running, kickboxing, yoga, swimming, cycling, and special…
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Why Are Gyms So Expensive In Japan?! WARNING: Unsolicited Rant

Even though I worked as a personal trainer for nearly 8 of the 11 years that I’ve lived in Japan I still don’t understand why gyms are so ridiculously expensive in Tokyo. So sit down and strap in for the rant you didn’t ask for (but I think you deserve). Why Are Gyms So Expensive…
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Healthy Fast Food Choices: Panda Express

I love Chinese food but always worry that it’s full of grease and sugar, so it was really nice to see that Panda Express has some solid healthy choices. And although most of us associate fast food with fake but there are a surprising number of healthy options if you stop to look for them.…
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Fitness For All Levels | Do These 4 Things First!

There are countless ways to exercise and every fitness pro has a favorite, so I’m not here to tell you that you should stretch more, lift weights, or start doing Animal Flow. I’m here to show you how to save time, money, and frustration by answering key questions, creating clear goals, building a plan, then…
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