Hey There! 😀 Happy Wednesday! Today I want to talk about a topic that I’ve been seeing a lot recently. Phrases like over and under training have been floating around in countless articles and blog posts it got me thinking… How much exercise do we need? I try to exercise whenever my schedule permits. I
Chocolate Rocket Tea Review
The Tea: This evening I finally tried the last tea from the David’s Tea starter kit: Chocolate Rocket Tea. It’s a Brazilian mate with cocoa, almonds, roasted chicory root and raspberries. The Preparation: Use 1.5 tsp per cup and steep for 4 – 5 minutes in 94C water. The Experience: The weather in Waterloo is
Tempo Runs Infographic
Hey There! It’s time for another installment of Workout Wednesday! I haven’t been on a single run since I completed Color Me Rad early this month and I’m really starting to miss it. So this weekend I was trolling Google (like I always do) for ways to get some running motivation and I came across
Japanese Sencha Tea Review
The Tea: This afternoon I decided to try the Japanese Sencha tea from David’s Tea. It sounds pretty fancy, but it’s pretty much just green tea, from Japan. The Preparation: Use 1 tsp per cup and steep for 2-3 minutes in 74°C water. The Benefits: Japanese Sencha tea contains catechin which is said to lower
Mango Madness Tea Review
The Tea: This afternoon I had a cup of David’s Tea’s Mango Madness tea. This white tea contains apple pieces, orange peel, orange slices, pineapple, mango, freeze dried tangerine and strawberry pieces, marigold blossoms and safflower petals. Phew try saying that in one breath 😆 The Preparation: Use 2 tsp per cup and steep for 5 –
Cream of Earl Grey Tea Review
The Tea: This morning I tried a cup of the Cream of Earl Grey tea from the David’s Tea starter kit. It’s a combination of black tea, cornflowers, natural vanilla and bergamot flavouring. The Preparation: Use 1.5 tsp per cup and steep for 3-5 mins in 98C water. The Smell: I must say that I
Cinnamon Heart Tea Review
The Tea: This morning I had a cup of Cinnamon Heart Tea from David’s Tea. It’s a combination of cooked pu’erh tea, Chinese black tea, lemon, cloves and cinnamon. I was a little sluggish and this one has medium caffeine, so I just went for it as soon as I got to work, and it
Forever Nuts Tea Review
The Tea: This afternoon I had a cup of David’s Tea’s Forever Nuts Tea. It’s got a cool ingredient list, just apples, almonds, cinnamon and beetroot. The almond/beetroot kind of threw me, mostly because I’ve probably only had beets once or twice in my life. But I saw it and thought, what the hell YOLO
Coco Chai Rooibos Tea Review
The Tea: Tonight I had a cup of Coco Chai Rooibos, another tea from David’s Tea’s starter kit. It’s a combination of rooibos, cinnamon, cardamum, ginger, cloves, pink peppercorns and coconut (heavy on the coconut). The preparation: Use 1.5 tsp of tea per cup and steep in 98C water for 4-7 minutes. I left mine
Plyometrics Infographic
Heya! So the big word today: Plyometrics! If you’re sitting there thinking ‘Hey she’s talked about this before!’ you’re right. A few months ago I did a couple plyometric workouts for beginners and wrote this post showcasing plyos. The routines all knocked me on my ass so I’ve shied away from them for the most
The Skinny Tea Review
The Tea: Today’s tea came with the starter kit I picked up from David’s Tea over the weekend. The Skinny was recommended by a reader when I first started this series, so I was pretty excited to try it once I saw it was part of this collection. It’s an organic tea containing Chinese oolong
Pumpkin Chai Tea Review
Hey There! I’m finally back after a weekend of radio silence. I was plagued by headaches on and off all weekend and decided to take a break from the computer for a bit 🙁 But I’m back again, feeling better and ready to tell y’all about a new tea 😀 The Tea: I finally made