Exercise of the Week: Lunges
I seem to be enjoying exercises that work the leg muscles at the minute. This week’s exercise is great for working the lower half of your body: your calves, hamstrings, quads and bum. Lunges are the perfect exercise for travelling because they don’t require any equipment at all. Photo from Photobucket Equipment None! Steps 1....
Making Healthy Food Choices When Travelling Long-T...
As I’ve mentioned previously I don’t always eat healthily when travelling. Depending on where I’m staying and my budget, it’s not always practical. Sometimes, I just don’t want to miss out on the new food available to me, even if it is on the unhealthy side. If you are staying somewhere with no cooking facilities...
My Shameless Treats: Week Two
This week I’ve eaten a few naughty treats. Here they are. The slightly healthier version of cookies. Okay, so they still have a lot of sugar in them, but slightly less calories and fat. The apple and cinnamon flavour was very tasty. I shared these chunky biscuits with my husband. I seem to have had a bit of a cookie craving this...
Exercise of the Week: Wall Squats
Image from Flickr Having eventually found somewhere to run (although not without it’s challenges) this week, I’ve decided I need to strengthen my quads. Wall squats are great for this, as well as strengthening the hip and abs muscles. These will help prevent running injuries, too. Wall squats are quick and easy to do, making them...
Exploring the Surrounds of Yogyakarta and Tasting New Food
A couple of weeks ago Jimmy, me and a friend hired a car to explore the surrounding areas of Yogyakarta. I think the best way to explore the centre of a city is by walking, but we were travelling too far for that. I must admit, I enjoyed the treat of having a car to [...]
Exercise of the Week: Yoga Sun Salutation
Welcome to the newest addition to This Lean Journey. In this section, Exercise of the Week, I will pick an exercise to feature on my blog. It could be something I’ve been doing a lot that week. It will always be something that is easy to do when travelling: requiring no or little equipment. I’ve [...]
Recipe: Pasta with Coconut Sauce
I don’t think I know anyone who doesn’t like pasta, including myself. It’s easy, tasty and versatile: perfect for us travellers who don’t have access to many cooking facilities. Sometimes I’m lazy and just use a jar of pasta sauce, but often these taste really sweet and artificial. I get enough sugar from the chocolate [...]
Review of P90X Phase One: I’ve Done It (Well Almost)
P90X Phase One is almost complete. After the first week of P90X my muscles were aching and I had to modify some of the workouts quite a lot to be able to keep going. Four weeks on, I can definitely see an improvement in my fitness levels. When I completely finish this phase I will [...]
Recipe: Tuna, Avocado and Cucumber Sandwich
Maybe this sounds disgusting. Maybe it is disgusting, to some people. However, I think it tastes amazing. It’s so easy to make when you’re travelling and don’t have access to many cooking utensils. I used nasi goreng (fried rice) flavour tuna in this recipe because I couldn’t find any tuna in spring water in the [...]
The Best Cities for Running (in my opinion)
The frustrations of not finding a decent place to run in Yogyakarta, Indonesia have got me thinking, ‘what cities are suited for running?’ Obviously a city isn’t always an ideal a place to run in. There’s not much space and there are a lot of people to dodge when running through the streets. This is [...]
Tasty Food in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
With such a multicultural society, the food on offer in Malaysia is very diverse. Whether you want Malay, Chinese or Indian food, you can find it here. There is something to suit all tastes and budgets. On my recent short trip to Kuala Lumpur I was in food heaven. Here are some of the things [...]
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