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15 articlesHow to Do a Serious Workout on a 19-Hour Flight Without Getting Arrested
Flying for 19 hours between Singapore and New York City sounds like a test of endurance—especially in economy seating. But as someone who has an unbroken s...
An Executive’s Daily Routine for Productivity and Balance (Summer 2023)
My friends occasionally ask how I keep a mostly even keel despite the pressures of an industry that needs to do more with less, and how I’ve managed to com...
What I am learning from working out daily for 1,001+ consecutive days
Happy New Year 2023! Some of my friends have been asking me to share what I learned in my journey of exercising daily for the past one thousand consecutive...
Lifting More Than Just Weights: Another Day Volunteering with New York Cares
On December 23, 2020, I continued my volunteer work with New York Cares. This time, the project involved packing food bags for distribution with the West S...
Make Exercise Your Daily Habit
Introduction If you're like me and spend most of your time working in front of a screen, you know how easy it is to neglect your physical health. But it's ...
Kindness of Strangers: This Time From a Fitness Expert
Kindness, generosity, and helping others selflessly are human virtues. Some of you have commented on my previous posts about the examples of kindness from ...
Personal Fitness During Quarantine Times
In a 24 hour worldwide live streamed event titled #FindingBeauty in Quarantine Times organized by Drue Kataoka and fellow members of the Young Global Leade...
My Personal Fitness Objectives and Key Results
When I mentioned that I use the Objectives & Key Results (OKR) system to achieve my personal fitness goals, some of my friends asked if I'd share my person...
Why I Joined Thrive Global
Sometimes in life, we reach a new starting line where we sense that everything we have experienced and done so far has been preparing us for this next step...
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (Book Review)
Born to Run by Christopher McDougall is one of the most inspiring books I've read in a long time. It is a book about adventures, travels, cultures, customs...
Vivo Barefoot Shoes by Terra Plana (Product Review)
We spend most of our waking hours outside home wearing shoes. So it is important that the shoes be comfortable and promote good health of our feet and legs...
Vibram Five Fingers Shoes For Hiking and Water Sports (Product Review)
Sometimes simplicity and minimalism provide wonderful experiences. The Vibram Five Fingers shoes are excellent for outdoor activities and for working out a...
Gym Memberships: Tips for Getting a Good Deal
My fiancee and I joined a Bally's gym and swimming pool near our apartment in Manhattan recently. I recommend joining a gym to everyone who is able to. A g...
With land and air covered, now for the water
Hang gliding over beautiful mountains and the beach was great fun, so with land and air covered, I needed to learn to swim. I'm one of those few adults who...
Lessons from martial arts that apply to life
Interacting with and helping other people Some encounters are not worth the experience. If you spar with Mike Tyson, you will get hurt and have a headache ...