Here is a phrase we can all relate to:

三日坊主 (みっかぼうず）
Mikka bouzu

Lit­er­ally, this means “three-day monk”. So seri­ously, what monk do you know does or is any­thing for just three days? Read more →

When it comes to exer­cise, there is often a love-hate rela­tion­ship and a lot of con­ver­sa­tions about what works and what doesn’t. Amer­i­cans in par­tic­u­lar are not pro­vided the ade­quate tools and instruc­tions to fig­ure out what works best. Phys­i­cal edu­ca­tion in schools today hardly pre­pares the masses for what ends up being mostly seden­tary careers. Read more →

Let me start by say­ing I’ve never been a big believer in work­outs and the ham­ster cycle of car­dio machines. Also, I have more nutri­tional knowl­edge and expe­ri­ence than most nor­mal folks hav­ing gone to culi­nary school and to many nutri­tion­ists over the years. Under­stand­ing this will help you get what I’m about to say next. Read more →

This proverb is for those that think their con­tin­ual efforts won’t result in success:

塵も積もれば山となる (ちりもつもればやまとなる）
Chiri mo tsumoreba yama to naru

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I love tourists. There is some­thing cute and spe­cial about them, the inno­cent way in which they expe­ri­ence New York City. I’m not about to burst their bub­ble either; truth is, they are likely not return­ing any­time soon. Read more →