Author: andreeap

International Fitness Convention in Romania

This year I participated for the first time at the International Fitness Convention in Romania organized by Fitness Scandinavia School. During two days participants had lots of fitness options from participating to yoga, thai chi or more hardcore classes like kettlebell or cycling.   I have chosen to participate to seminars in the first day and attend classes in the second… Read more →

#4 When hard work pays off

  In 2017 my challenge was to do sports every day for a year. It was an adventure with ups and downs with many insights and learnings about body and mind. In the previous articles I wrote about food and how does it feel to stay out of you comfort zone for long time.   On running: my goal during the summer… Read more →

#3 Eat like a champion

  Let’s ask ourselves one simple question – “Why do we eat?”. The answer will be defined by the relationship we have with food.   Due to overproduction, waste and overconsumption, nowadays food is consumed to help us create emotional comfort when we feel stressed, anxious or depressed. We eat too much because what we are really hungry for, is… Read more →

#1 A transformative journey

  It was a cold winter, back in 2017, between Christmas and New Years Eve. After watching a few episodes of Narcos I started to think about my New Year Resolutions.   One of the things I’ve decided to do in 2017 was to “do physical activity every day for a year”. I was in shape, I spent lots of… Read more →

The inspiring Fujisan adventure

After I decided to travel to Japan, hiking on Mount Fuji has become a must. It’s located in Honshu Island and is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776m (12,3897ft). It’s also the highest mountain I have ever been so far. Because I was there with another two friends and colleagues, I have decided to hike on the Yoshida Trail, which… Read more →

Hiking in Switzerland

I initially wanted to hike in Spain on the Santiago de Compostela but when I heard my friend that he is going on the Via Alpina in Switzerland, I  decided to changed my plans. I had no expectations because I wanted to take everything as it comes no matter how hard or challenging it will be. From start to the… Read more →

Never feel sorry for yourself

Sometimes people get hurt because life doesn’t owe us anything. We are born and the rest is up to us. If you want something in life, you only owe it to yourself to go out and get it. But when that happen, how hard is to turn the pain into an opportunity for learning and personal development? I have been… Read more →

Tips to stay healthy

In the last two years I didn’t get sick. Only three times I had pains because of the body response due to physical strain. Working on changing habits and making better food choices has changed my lifestyle. More than a year ago, I read a book called “The balance within: The science connecting health and emotions.” presenting the mind-body connection and explaining how the immune… Read more →