My fitness routine is good for those who want to keep fit by doing FUN sports (rather than people trying to do intense workouts to lose weight in a short amount of time...which is not healthy anyway ^^) I think the first step to keeping fit is finding a sport you really enjoy playing. For me, I absolutely love running, swimming, karate and of course, badminton! I find that whenever you play a sport that you love, time flies and before you know it, you'll lose weight naturally and healthily.

Unlike doing specific workouts for your arms or thighs, sports can give you an overall workout which can tone your entire body as a whole! If you want to gain more muscle mass, sports is the way to go. Even if you don't want to want to have bulky muscles, you can just stretch before and after (like I did in this video) to lean out your muscles.

As for myself, I've done karate for a little over 9 years now and I got my black belt last year. The style of karate I do is a branch off of gōjū ryū (剛柔流) called meibukan (明武舘). I've also played badminton basically all my life but I only started playing competitively 4 years ago. I also started swimming competitively (this is not my forte sport but I do enjoy it ^^) 4 years ago as well. To date, I still cannot dive and I just look like a dying elephant cannon balling into the water. I've taken diving lessons before but the coach basically gave up on me. Something about diving just really scares me - I'm shuddering at the thought of diving right now haha. I've never been a competitive runner because I just lightly jog in an attempt to build up my low stamina. I started running long distances the beginning of this Summer. At the beginning of July, I was only able to run 4km max. However, I went running 3 - 4 times a week and now, I can run 6-8km.

Here is how my typical week looks like...
Monday:
Karate (1 hour) + Competitive Badminton Games (3 - 4 hours)

Tuesday:
Running (1 hour)

Wednesday:
Karate (1 hour) + Competitive Badminton Games (3 - 4 hours)

Thursday:
Running (1 hour) + used to do ballet (1 hour)

Friday:
Badminton coaching lessons (1 hour) + leisure badminton (2 hours)

Saturday and Sunday:
My recovery days. You can find me on the couch eating chips and salsa all day haha.


Aside from keeping yourself active, it's also very very important to have a good diet! I try to drink water as much as I can. Sometimes, when I'm not in the mood for water, I go for green tea (or any type of Chinese tea, the type without sugar / cream / milk). Make sure you have a balanced diet with protein and veggies and all that good stuff. I am not knowledgeable in this diet field at all so I would suggest you can find other Youtubers (or a professional) who can provide you with info on how to eat healthy :)

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Chinese video title: 瘦身運動 (空手道)

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