Fitness in Seoul Looking for something original and fun to do on Presidential Election Day? NEO Fitness Association International has a wicked event in the afternoon! NeoGXClub is a pioneer in alternative exercise. Looking to open Korea up to unique and original workout classes, founder Hajung Lee is constantly creating workouts for individuals of all…
Category: Losing Weight in Korea
Happy, Healthy, Fit: Easy Weight Loss Tips!
Easy Weight Loss Tips! While relationship weight gain can be avoided, it’s not always fun to keep a strict diet and work out when dating. When H was in town I knew we wouldn’t have long together, so I took him to some of my favourite restaurants. We went to Guilty Pleasure, Braai Republic, and enough other…
Losing Weight and Keeping it off while Traveling
Before I left Toronto to teach ESL in Korea, many of my friends (some leaner than others) told me that I would drop weight like crazy in Korea since the diet is so healthy and full of fermented dishes. While it is true that the traditional dishes can be quite healthy, they they aren’t always, and the ones that are also lack flavour.
The Great Korean Gym Debate
As many of you probably remember, I’ve been working diligently to shed weight while in Korea. I didn’t get a scale until April or May, and I figure I ballooned when I first arrived in Korea seeing as I had brought a bunch of Cadbury Creme Eggs I never ended up giving out (which I…
A real Thursday Party and Velocity Fitness Busan
Yesterday was a big day. I arrived at 9:30 AM at work where we immediately left for a field trip to the Busan Climate Change Educational Center. As a climate change center it of course limited the aircon and man, that was a hot day for a pencil skirt. The kids loved the morning, and…
Losing weight in Korea
The Korean diet is SO healthy…not! While on a bus the other day a friend and I started flipping through timehop and then through old photos on Facebook (“ohhhh my gosh BABY KATE!” was the reaction). My birthday (coming up August 6th where I’ll go from 27 Western age to 30 Korean age) is…
Working it Out Abroad
Britney said it best: “You want a hot body?…You better work, b*tch”. I had gained about 30 stubborn pounds in Toronto over the course of my 3 years since leaving Vancouver. I had a trainer, I would diet, but nothing seemed to work. I’ve kind of come to the conclusion that I’m getting into those…