I don't know what happened, but somehow I forgot(?) to post my end results of Insanity. I guess I was too busy with other things going on in my life (school, work).
But I still wanted to give you guys an update on my Insanity Challenge as well as some other things, like food choices and my future exercise and health plans and goals.
Last week I finished my Insanity Challenge with some amazing Fit Test results:
First Test - Last Test
Switch Kicks: 87 - 138
Power Jacks: 39 - 57
Power Knees: 87 - 120
Power Jumps: 20 - 50
Globe Jumps: 7 - 10
Suicide Jumps: 14 - 20
Push-Up Jacks: 15 - 50
Low Plank Oblique: 39 - 77
Insane results, if I may say so ;) I am very proud of my results, some of them I still can't believe. Who knew I would be able to do 50 Power Jumps and 50 Push-Up Jacks in 1 minute? Especially knowing where I came from. I think I can safely say that Insanity has changed my life and taken my fitness to a whole new level.
Because of the great results and the amazing feeling Insanity has given me, I decided to do another round. Yup, a second round of Insanity. I took a week off to recover, to take my mind off of things for a while, but last Sunday I started again. I am excited to see myself improving even more, even though it is hard to imagine being able to do even more Power Jumps in 1 minute ;)
Furthermore I wanted to give you all an update on my nutrition. Very honestly, I had been slacking. I guess I reached a state of euphoria losing 15 kg in 3 months' time. Celebration followed and I started eating more junk. Not excessively but still too much junk here and there. So for a month or so I didn't lose any weight. At all. I did somehow manage to keep my weight in check by still eating a balanced diet; I only gained 1,3 kg, of which I now lost 1 kg again since I started Insanity on Sunday - so this was all water weight. But the thought of missing out on losing does bother me, which is why I am going to be strict again and go on this journey 110%.
I will be eating between 1,400 and 1,500 calories a day in month 1 - balanced meals, plan it out and of course just follow the Insanity workout plan. I was going to experiment with my calories for a bit, but I noticed that for now, that just doesn't work for me. I do want to eventually work up to my TDEE but now is not the time. I tried it for a while but I found it really hard to eat over 1,800 calories a day and I would end up stuffing my face with unhealthy things, which only leads to bad things. I need more time to work up to that. I think I will slowly do it when I reach my goal weight.
I will keep you all updated! I am actually thinking of transferring all these blogs to my personal .com and continue blogging there about several things that are going on in my life.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Insanity Max Interval and Fit Tests
While I am still dripping in sweat and trying to catch my breath (5 minutes ago I was laying on the floor gasping for air), I wanted to update this blog (and all of you) about my Insanity challenge this past week.
It was the second week of max interval training. The max workouts are twice (or three times) as tough as the first month's workouts. I had no idea what I got myself into. They are usually about an hour long and have more circuits. Incredibly challenging for my heart and lungs but I definitely now understand what they mean when they say "the real changes happen in the 2nd month."
I made the decision to start working out without a heart rate monitor and with a piece of paper covering the time on-screen. I get distracted really easily and distractions really mess with my mental state while working out. I am in pretty good shape for my size/weight, so I don't get out of breath very easily anymore. My (recommended) max heart rate is 199 and to get the maximum results I need to stay within 80% and 90% of this, which is roughly 159 to 179. Because I am technically overweight, I used to get over that pretty fast, but my endurace (lung capacity) is good enough that I could go on, even though my heart rate monitor tells me to take a break or slow down. So everytime my heart rate monitor would start beeping, I would get distracted and very annoyed and I would just completely stop. Or if I would look at the time and see that I am not even halfway, I would feel demotivated and no longer enjoy the workout.
So the decision to work out without a HRM came easily. I did it for a week and absolutely loved it. Could push myself, focus on my fitness, focus on form and not worry about my heart rate. Now I know not caring about your heart rate is not good and I do not recommend this. I think you have to be able to be honest to yourself if you can afford to go without one. After a week though, I decided to wear it again and just do my workout the way I had been doing that week and it turns out I really found my rhythm. I stick around 173 bpm, which is absolutely perfect. So I think I will work out without a HRM and then once a week or so I will put it on just to check if I am still doing good.
Today I had my fourth fit test. My third one was very disappointing, but I think I can attribute that to the fact that it was right after recovery week. My fourth fit test results do absolutely prove what max interval does to my body!
These were my results (1st week - 4th week)
Switch Kicks: 87 - 129
Power Jacks: 39 - 52
Power Knees: 87 - 107
Power Jumps: 20 - 38
Globe Jumps: 7 - 9
Suicide Jumps: 14 - 18
Push-Up Jacks: 15 - 40
Low Plank Oblique: 39 - 63
Every single one of them I have improved on immensely! I am especially happy with the Power Jumps and Push-Up Jacks. Those have to be my favorite moves.
I have 2 more weeks to go of Insanity. I have no idea what I am going to do after that. Maybe another round? Or maybe do Asylum next?
One thing I know for sure: I cannot wait to get my Insanity t-shirt in the mail!! Because you better believe that I earned it!
It was the second week of max interval training. The max workouts are twice (or three times) as tough as the first month's workouts. I had no idea what I got myself into. They are usually about an hour long and have more circuits. Incredibly challenging for my heart and lungs but I definitely now understand what they mean when they say "the real changes happen in the 2nd month."
I made the decision to start working out without a heart rate monitor and with a piece of paper covering the time on-screen. I get distracted really easily and distractions really mess with my mental state while working out. I am in pretty good shape for my size/weight, so I don't get out of breath very easily anymore. My (recommended) max heart rate is 199 and to get the maximum results I need to stay within 80% and 90% of this, which is roughly 159 to 179. Because I am technically overweight, I used to get over that pretty fast, but my endurace (lung capacity) is good enough that I could go on, even though my heart rate monitor tells me to take a break or slow down. So everytime my heart rate monitor would start beeping, I would get distracted and very annoyed and I would just completely stop. Or if I would look at the time and see that I am not even halfway, I would feel demotivated and no longer enjoy the workout.
So the decision to work out without a HRM came easily. I did it for a week and absolutely loved it. Could push myself, focus on my fitness, focus on form and not worry about my heart rate. Now I know not caring about your heart rate is not good and I do not recommend this. I think you have to be able to be honest to yourself if you can afford to go without one. After a week though, I decided to wear it again and just do my workout the way I had been doing that week and it turns out I really found my rhythm. I stick around 173 bpm, which is absolutely perfect. So I think I will work out without a HRM and then once a week or so I will put it on just to check if I am still doing good.
Today I had my fourth fit test. My third one was very disappointing, but I think I can attribute that to the fact that it was right after recovery week. My fourth fit test results do absolutely prove what max interval does to my body!
These were my results (1st week - 4th week)
Switch Kicks: 87 - 129
Power Jacks: 39 - 52
Power Knees: 87 - 107
Power Jumps: 20 - 38
Globe Jumps: 7 - 9
Suicide Jumps: 14 - 18
Push-Up Jacks: 15 - 40
Low Plank Oblique: 39 - 63
Every single one of them I have improved on immensely! I am especially happy with the Power Jumps and Push-Up Jacks. Those have to be my favorite moves.
I have 2 more weeks to go of Insanity. I have no idea what I am going to do after that. Maybe another round? Or maybe do Asylum next?
One thing I know for sure: I cannot wait to get my Insanity t-shirt in the mail!! Because you better believe that I earned it!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
My road to eating above BMR (and what TDEE means)
This blog is going to be somewhat all over the place, but bare with me.
A while ago I wrote a post on how I upped my calories from 1,200 to 1,500 to break a plateau. I am happy I did this, because eating at 1,200 is something you should really never do (but desperate times call for desperate measures, right?). I had been eating at 1,500 calories for a while and started asking myself why not take it another step further and find out what my BMR and TDEE are (how much I need to eat to maintain my weight)?
In the Insanity Nutrition Guide, they use the Harris-Benedict equation, which calculates how many calories your body burns every day. If I remember correctly, this number was somewhere close to 2,500. Meaning I should be eating that, at the LEAST. I kind of waived the idea of eating that much.
But lately I have been hanging out at some message boards and learning more about nutrition, as you all know I love learning. I decided to set aside my fear and really see what my BMR and TDEE were.
For those of you who don't know:
BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate. Which is the amount of calories your body needs to survive, if you would be in a coma or lay in bed all day, sleeping. That means, that this is the least amount of calories you SHOULD be consuming. Anything below that will mess up your metabolism, because it will slow down.
TDEE: Total Daily Energy Expenditure. This calculation is a rough guesstimate of how many calories you burn considering the level of activity. So it takes into consideration your daily chores (showering, brushing your teeth, cooking, eating, sitting at the computer, walking) but also your exercise level.
To calculate your TDEE, you need to know your BMR and then based on your activitiy level you get a number that is your TDEE - what you should be consuming to maintain your current weight. To lose weight, recommended is that you eat TDEE - 20%. My number here is 2,285. I need to eat this many calories to lose 1 lbs body fat per week. This is based on the simple calories in/out theory.
So, I have been experimenting with this for about a week now and I wanted to log my experience with it. Now, I started eating at 2,200 for a bit, not caring about what my calories consisted of. Because my metabolism is basically screwed up from eating way below my BMR, I gained (water) weight, 1.4 kg in a week. This is my body adjusting, from years of eating at an unhealthy low calorie level.
Yesterday I decided to drop to 1,800 calories. Why? Honestly? I don't know how much more weight gain I can take, even though this is all water weight and will come right off, I think shocking my metabolism won't work for me (mentally and emotionally). So I will stay at 1,800 calories (which is real close to my BMR of 1,843) for a while. Maybe for a month (I lost 0,8 of the 1,4 kg within a day), maybe when I reach goal weight.
As for now, 1,800 calories seems to work just fine for me. It is not too difficult to consume 1,800 calories in a day, and still eat healthy and a nice step up from 1,500. And if I can continue to lose body fat successfully this way, why not, right?
I hope that at the end of the year I will have my metabolism back to where it should be. I hope that by then I will be able to eat close to 2,500 calories and maintain my weight.
If you are interested in knowing what your BMR and TDEE is, you can calculate it here. If you have any questions on this topic, feel free to message me!
A while ago I wrote a post on how I upped my calories from 1,200 to 1,500 to break a plateau. I am happy I did this, because eating at 1,200 is something you should really never do (but desperate times call for desperate measures, right?). I had been eating at 1,500 calories for a while and started asking myself why not take it another step further and find out what my BMR and TDEE are (how much I need to eat to maintain my weight)?
In the Insanity Nutrition Guide, they use the Harris-Benedict equation, which calculates how many calories your body burns every day. If I remember correctly, this number was somewhere close to 2,500. Meaning I should be eating that, at the LEAST. I kind of waived the idea of eating that much.
But lately I have been hanging out at some message boards and learning more about nutrition, as you all know I love learning. I decided to set aside my fear and really see what my BMR and TDEE were.
For those of you who don't know:
BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate. Which is the amount of calories your body needs to survive, if you would be in a coma or lay in bed all day, sleeping. That means, that this is the least amount of calories you SHOULD be consuming. Anything below that will mess up your metabolism, because it will slow down.
TDEE: Total Daily Energy Expenditure. This calculation is a rough guesstimate of how many calories you burn considering the level of activity. So it takes into consideration your daily chores (showering, brushing your teeth, cooking, eating, sitting at the computer, walking) but also your exercise level.
To calculate your TDEE, you need to know your BMR and then based on your activitiy level you get a number that is your TDEE - what you should be consuming to maintain your current weight. To lose weight, recommended is that you eat TDEE - 20%. My number here is 2,285. I need to eat this many calories to lose 1 lbs body fat per week. This is based on the simple calories in/out theory.
So, I have been experimenting with this for about a week now and I wanted to log my experience with it. Now, I started eating at 2,200 for a bit, not caring about what my calories consisted of. Because my metabolism is basically screwed up from eating way below my BMR, I gained (water) weight, 1.4 kg in a week. This is my body adjusting, from years of eating at an unhealthy low calorie level.
Yesterday I decided to drop to 1,800 calories. Why? Honestly? I don't know how much more weight gain I can take, even though this is all water weight and will come right off, I think shocking my metabolism won't work for me (mentally and emotionally). So I will stay at 1,800 calories (which is real close to my BMR of 1,843) for a while. Maybe for a month (I lost 0,8 of the 1,4 kg within a day), maybe when I reach goal weight.
As for now, 1,800 calories seems to work just fine for me. It is not too difficult to consume 1,800 calories in a day, and still eat healthy and a nice step up from 1,500. And if I can continue to lose body fat successfully this way, why not, right?
I hope that at the end of the year I will have my metabolism back to where it should be. I hope that by then I will be able to eat close to 2,500 calories and maintain my weight.
If you are interested in knowing what your BMR and TDEE is, you can calculate it here. If you have any questions on this topic, feel free to message me!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Insanity Challenge Week 5
Insanity week 5 is done!
This was "Recovery Week." Don't let the name fool you though. I also thought it was going to be a nice break from sweating and busting my butt...
Boy, I was wrong. The Core Cardio & Balance workout will still get your heart rate up nice and high and you will be sweating at the end of the workout.
It is a workout focused on cardio and balance (duh) and throughout the entire workout Shaun T will remind you to keep your core engaged, and you will feel this in your abs!
The warmup is quite easy and calm, then there is a stretch and there are more breaks than usual, so you won't exhaust yourself too fast. It is a lot less intense than the previous weeks but still a good workout!
If you have the Deluxe program, you can do the Max Interval Sports Training instead of the Core Cardio & Balance workout. Since I missed one workout on Thursday due to having the flu, I decided to switch it up and replace CC&B workout with Max Interval Sports Training on Friday and Saturday...
Max Interval Sports Training is one INSANE workout!! It is very intense, incorporates different sports: boxing, football, basketball, gymnastics and track. It does have a lot of breaks, which I needed, but it is my absolute favorite workout so far! I easily burned 550+ calories during this one.
Insanity weight loss so far: 2,9 kg. Overall weight loss: 15 kg! Very happy with my results. Also measured my resting heart rate and that was 72 - which is above average. It used to be over 80, so that is another great improvement :)
Monday starts Month 2 of Insanity - I am pumped!!
This was "Recovery Week." Don't let the name fool you though. I also thought it was going to be a nice break from sweating and busting my butt...
Boy, I was wrong. The Core Cardio & Balance workout will still get your heart rate up nice and high and you will be sweating at the end of the workout.
It is a workout focused on cardio and balance (duh) and throughout the entire workout Shaun T will remind you to keep your core engaged, and you will feel this in your abs!
The warmup is quite easy and calm, then there is a stretch and there are more breaks than usual, so you won't exhaust yourself too fast. It is a lot less intense than the previous weeks but still a good workout!
If you have the Deluxe program, you can do the Max Interval Sports Training instead of the Core Cardio & Balance workout. Since I missed one workout on Thursday due to having the flu, I decided to switch it up and replace CC&B workout with Max Interval Sports Training on Friday and Saturday...
Max Interval Sports Training is one INSANE workout!! It is very intense, incorporates different sports: boxing, football, basketball, gymnastics and track. It does have a lot of breaks, which I needed, but it is my absolute favorite workout so far! I easily burned 550+ calories during this one.
Insanity weight loss so far: 2,9 kg. Overall weight loss: 15 kg! Very happy with my results. Also measured my resting heart rate and that was 72 - which is above average. It used to be over 80, so that is another great improvement :)
Monday starts Month 2 of Insanity - I am pumped!!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Insanity Challenge Week 4
So, week 4 is over. That means, Month 1 done! I am incredibly happy and proud of myself.
This past week was good, I pushed harder and felt myself getting fitter and stronger with every workout. I take fewer breaks now and can do more reps of each exercise. I am kind of sad that month 1 is over.
The next step is Recovery Week. The coming week will be 6 days of Core Cardio and Balance. I think I will switch it up a little, because as you might know, I am someone that gets bored of things fast, especially when they are not crazy high intensity... I might add in some other workouts this week.
And then we go into Month 2... It is the "Max Month", where the workouts get longer, tougher, more intense - What? - yeah... I watched the DVDs and I was just thinking "how am I going to do this? Seems impossible!" But truth be told, I had the same thought when I started Insanity Month 1.
I am already looking into what to do post Insanity. I was thinking of Insanity: Asylum, but I think I will first do another round of Insanity- because I am loving it so much!
Weight loss was 2,5 kg this month. Not great (or, well, you all will probably think that is a lot - but you know me, hard to please), but hey, who is complaining? ;)
This past week was good, I pushed harder and felt myself getting fitter and stronger with every workout. I take fewer breaks now and can do more reps of each exercise. I am kind of sad that month 1 is over.
The next step is Recovery Week. The coming week will be 6 days of Core Cardio and Balance. I think I will switch it up a little, because as you might know, I am someone that gets bored of things fast, especially when they are not crazy high intensity... I might add in some other workouts this week.
And then we go into Month 2... It is the "Max Month", where the workouts get longer, tougher, more intense - What? - yeah... I watched the DVDs and I was just thinking "how am I going to do this? Seems impossible!" But truth be told, I had the same thought when I started Insanity Month 1.
I am already looking into what to do post Insanity. I was thinking of Insanity: Asylum, but I think I will first do another round of Insanity- because I am loving it so much!
Weight loss was 2,5 kg this month. Not great (or, well, you all will probably think that is a lot - but you know me, hard to please), but hey, who is complaining? ;)
Friday, March 29, 2013
Choosing the right at-home exercise program
Someone made a comment on Facebook the other day (I will mention her name, not sure if she'd like that) and it got me thinking. At first I was offended, but then I realized, she has a very good point. I started thinking about conversations I've had and comments I have seen the past weeks. This blogpost concerns at-home exercise programs. Some people love em and owe their lives to them, others think these programs are a bunch of crock. I am part of that first group of people, but I used to be part of the latter - and to be fair, I see their point.
The past month I suddenly see lots of people in my timelines (FB and Twitter) popping up that are starting an at-home exercise program. Of course I have seen many starting a program or just exercising at home and 90% of them failing (not finishing, not keeping it up, thinking it is just a temporary quick fix). And I also notice that people don't research what they are doing. An exercise program is popular, the creator of this program has a well-known name, so they pick it up and do it. Why, though? What is this whole trend to want to go with what is popular, especially when it concerns your health?
Surely, these exercise programs (I am talking about Insanity, P90x, 30 Day Shred) are good, generally. And it is easy to acquire them. But I think they are good for maybe 10-30% of the population that is wanting to get fit (watch when I say: wanting to get fit, this does not include people that are already fit). My personal opinion is that exercising at home is a great alternative to going to the gym. I hate going to the gym, mainly because I don't want to exercise around sweaty people. It is so much easier and more fun to exercise at home. No more "I have no time" excuses, you can jump right into your own shower after. So, I am absolutely a fan of at-home exercise programs. But, caution is necessary here. I don't know about other exercise programs, but Insanity has a very serious health disclaimer that reads:
The past month I suddenly see lots of people in my timelines (FB and Twitter) popping up that are starting an at-home exercise program. Of course I have seen many starting a program or just exercising at home and 90% of them failing (not finishing, not keeping it up, thinking it is just a temporary quick fix). And I also notice that people don't research what they are doing. An exercise program is popular, the creator of this program has a well-known name, so they pick it up and do it. Why, though? What is this whole trend to want to go with what is popular, especially when it concerns your health?
Surely, these exercise programs (I am talking about Insanity, P90x, 30 Day Shred) are good, generally. And it is easy to acquire them. But I think they are good for maybe 10-30% of the population that is wanting to get fit (watch when I say: wanting to get fit, this does not include people that are already fit). My personal opinion is that exercising at home is a great alternative to going to the gym. I hate going to the gym, mainly because I don't want to exercise around sweaty people. It is so much easier and more fun to exercise at home. No more "I have no time" excuses, you can jump right into your own shower after. So, I am absolutely a fan of at-home exercise programs. But, caution is necessary here. I don't know about other exercise programs, but Insanity has a very serious health disclaimer that reads:
Insanity is a extreme and physically demanding workout. This is NOT for beginners or individuals with any medical condition which may be compromised by extreme cardio and strength exercise. Consult your physician before beginning this program.And I am sure other programs like 30 Day Shred also have a warning that will say you need to consult someone. This is especially important because you are working out without supervision, so the chances you will do your body wrong rather than good and get injnured, are higher! Here are a few points that I think are really important when choosing an exercise program.
- Do your research. There are thousands and thousands of at-home exercise programs on DVD or on YouTube. Why not take some time and look at the different types of workouts there are? Before I started, I looked at tons of different videos, reviews, so I knew what was out there, and what could be a possibility.
- Don't go with the trend. And with this I mean, don't do a program because it is popular or easy to acquire. There are so many different programs. My very first exercise program that I stuck to, was Power 90. Pretty sure 90% of you have never heard of this. I didn't care, I just knew that this was the right thing for me. It had some cardio, some strength training, it was perfect for me, I lost 12kg doing this program. I now do Insanity because it happened to be the same company that publishes it and it happened to be the perfect next step for me.
- Understand the different types of exercise. The one workout is not like the other. I hear so many people say: "I've danced for 10 years, so running wouldn't be so hard." Um. What? With dancing you use COMPLETELY different muslces than with running, so no, this simply does not apply. If you'd start running, you'd be a beginner. Same goes for the other way around, "I've been a runner for 5 years, I can run 10k, so plyometrics will be easy." That is not how it works. I've danced for 18 years, I could totally do high intensity dancing for hours - ask me to run a 5k and I would give up halfway through. I simply am not used to that range of motion. My boyfriend, I'd consider him a runner, he can easily run 10k in less than an hour, but when it comes to plyo, he has a hard time. With me, now, it is the other way around.
- Be real. When I wanted to start working out, the program I came across the most (and I mean, every single day), was Bodyrock.tv, it was really popular back then. But, I looked at it, tried it twice, then realized: no, this is not for me. It is too hard. I was a beginner when it came to fitness. Why would I fool myself into thinking I was already up to that level? I needed something for beginners, because chances were I would not stay motivated this way.
- Realize that this is for life. You don't do exercise as home as a quick fix. Too many people start a program with the attitude of "I want to lose 10kg with this program." This is already wrong. You should pick up a program because you want to get fit for life, because you want to add it into your life forever. I am not saying you have to stick to one program for life, but after your program ends after 30, 60, 90 days, then what? You aren't done. You are going to continue with something else or start over. For the rest of your life!! If you're not in it for life, don't even bother starting.
- Don't overdo it. When you picked a program that you feel fits and that you could do for a long time to come, try to still be real to yourself. Follow the program to the tee, don't do much more than the people on the DVD. If you need to, modify some moves but don't compromise form. Take breaks when you need them (heart rate monitor is so important!), there is always a pause button you can use!! ;)
Only when you stick to these points, will you have success with what you are doing. Click here for 11 other workout tips that I put together. Good luck to everyone choosing for an at-home program to enrich their lives :)
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Non-weight loss goals
I used to be like: "Do a proper push up? Me? Chea, alright!!"When I first started out, my main goals were to live healthier (being able to make healthier choices) and lose weight. But as time progressed and I started seeing results in every way possible, my focus shifted. I started getting stronger, fitter, my stamina has increased tremendously. Instead of focusing on weight loss, I set other amazing goals for myself:
- When I started, I couldn't do a single push-up on my toes. Sure I could do tons of reps on my knees, but holding a plank was already shit for me. As weeks progressed and I lifted more and more, I (obviously) got stronger. I loved noticing how not only my endurace increased, my strength did too. Before I knew it, I could do 3 push-ups on my toes, then 6. My goal now is to be able to do 15 push-ups full on. I don't have a deadline set, because I simply don't know how long it is going to take.
- Just being able to wear whatever I want! I love shopping for clothes, but I can tell you it is terrible when the first thought on your mind is: is that going to fit me? How is that going to look on me? I am tired of that. Even though I can shop at normal stores and don't have to look in the plus-size department 90% of the time, I am not always happy what clothes look like on me, simply because I imagine them looking different.
- Long-term goal: being able to run 5k. I know this is a goal that is nowhere in the near future. I can hardly do intervals for 3km. I have pretty good stamina, but somehow, running has never been my thing. I want to start off slowly and see how far I get. 5k would be great. The only problem I have: I just can't be bothered running when it is cold. My nose gets runny 3 minutes in.
- To prove people wrong. I am sure that there are people that are doubting me. Yes, I have tried losing weight many different ways. Some with success, some without, but I have always gained the weight right back. I am going to be honest and say that anything I have ever tried was terrible. Unhealthy, for my body and for my mind. Therefore, I am now doing it the healthy way. The way you're supposed to do it, if you want long-term results. It is a lifestyle change, for real. I will show people that this is the best way. Not the only way, but the best way.
- Hiking up Runyon Canyon is probably the biggest goal I could accomplish. Every time I go to LA, I want to hike up here. It is the most amazing spot in LA (or so I have been told). It is quite a tough hike but at the top, the view is absolutely priceless. I think when I get to the top I will feel like I have reached the ultimate dream :)
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