There have been many firsts for Mr. Man this year. First B-day, first brunch, first bite of sushi, his first Indian wedding, first ice cream/snowcone, first MD State Fair, first Shake Shack burger, first dim sum, his first swim lesson, first authentic tacos at Highlandtown and now his first beach vacay at Rehoboth. On our

Lately, our social calendar has been pretty full with lots of fun activities. This weekend on our to do list were: burgers at our favorite dive bar Alonso’s, Dim Sum at Oriental East near D.C. for Kate’s belated B-day Saturday, and attend Dipal and Naeha’s wedding near the Inner Harbor and Kate’s cousin’s post-wedding cookout in PA

The topic of recovery from working out is like the red-headed step child–which brings to mind a certain red-head at the gym that I know–of the training world. It is often an after-thought for most. Well, I am here to declare that we need to pay attention to our beloved red-headed step-child!!! In PT circles,

For a long time before I got into the fitness business, I was taught that we need to stretch our muscles, or in other words, elongate our muscles, to increase our flexibility. Although this sometimes might be the case with kids that have growth spurs, where their skeletal bones outgrow their soft tissue, for most

A year ago, Kate gave birth to Christopher and our sleep patterns have never been the same. Traditionally in Korean culture, we celebrate the first hundred days, called Dohl, because it was a milestone when a baby survived their first 100 days. With the survival rate not an issue in modern times, most Korean families in the

Kids in Korea generally do 5 things: play soccer, practice Tae Kwon Do, study like crazy, eat dukkboki, and play either the violin or the piano. I only did 3 of those things and studying wasn’t one of ’em. My first memory of physical activity was kicking a soccer ball around when I was a

Father’s day is coming up and I am gonna experience my first Father’s Day…crazy! I was telling Janet, one of my clients, today that I could not have imagined, when I started working with her 15 years ago, that I would let alone find a great girl to marry, but I, who can barely put

In the 2006 Nascar movie, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Will Ferrell’s character’s dad tells his young son, “If you aint first, you’re last”. Unlike Ricky Bobby, I fell just short of taking the checker flag–which means I came in last :(. My skinfold measurements had to be 10 mm on my belly

Korean street food, oh how I miss thee Training is like good Korean cooking. Every Korean cook has their unique variation on the classic Korean  dishes. One of my favorite foods, for example, is called Dukbokki—a Korean street food made in sweet-spicy sauce with rice cakes that is chewy yummy goodness. I remember going to a

3 1/2 weeks to go before Judgement Day. I can’t believe it has been 16 weeks since I’ve started this crazy IF diet. It has also been 16 weeks since Ginger Boy, who is on family vacay with his mommy and daddy on a cruise ship called the “Oyster of the Sea”, told me I