Emi Wong’s workout review
Fitness Youtuber Emi Wong’s workout review by LSQ.
Growing fat with a sedentary lifestyle
I used to weigh about 50-55kg for the majority of my adult working years until 3 years ago when I joined my current company and my lifestyle became super sedentary because I cab to and from work everyday. Before this, I worked in the airport where I did a lot of strolls between terminals in relative comfort – aircon, and also took advantage of discounted airport staff fitness classes and gym membership. So “suddenly”, I was 64kg and I was shook. I knew I had to do something FOR REAL.
Workout criteria
Based on previous (failed) experience, I had specific criteria:
- Can’t be expensive – I hate the thought of paying for a pricey monthly gym membership and only visiting the gym once a week—-or less T_T
- Can’t be too far from home – The moment it rains / I see the bright sun, I lose all motivation to leave my house
- Can’t involve any dance or coordination because I have 2 left feet
The Answer
Youtube HIIT workouts. I trialled and error quite a bit, with kpop workouts, ang moh workouts, popsugar workouts, etc. Then one day, I stumbled upon an Emi Wong 30 mins full body HIIT workout and was hooked.
Who is Emi Wong?
She is a fitness YouTuber based in Hong Kong who’s been around since 2017 and has since amassed close to 3mil subscribers because simply, she rocks, and also COVID – everyone’s suddenly into working out at home.
What kind of workouts does Emi Wong do?
Her channel has tonsssss of HIIT-style home workouts that anyone can do at home / in hotel rooms / anywhere and most of them don’t require any equipment. It is super easy to navigate her channel because you can search her neatly sorted playlists for targeted workouts (eg, arms & back, or thighs & booty, or abs & core, etc) or by duration (eg, 30-45mins workouts, or even 5-10mins!!). LSQ has already completed the 28 days full body hiit program, the 15 days abs & belly fat burn program twice each, the 15 days upper body and arms program once, and am currently at Day 12 of a brand new 28 days abs & belly challenge.
How to get started on an Emi Wong Program
All you have to do is select the program you want to start on (eg, arms / upper body or legs or belly) via the curated ‘Playlists’ and click “View Full Playlist”. Once in, click into the individual videos and expand the ‘info’ under the video where you will find direct links to each day’s workout videos.
It’s really easy!
Alternatively, you can also follow her on Instagram or Facebook where she shares the full program details like this:
RESULTS / Emi Wong’s workout review
So LSQ is 161cm and ballooned to 64kg…..basically not acceptable!!!!. Since Dec 2019, I’ve been diligently doing Emi’s workouts everyday and 9 months later, instead of birthing a baby, I’ve shed 5.5kg. Well, it may not seem like much and although I’m still considered hefty at 58.5kg, I’m much happier with my body now because clothes are no longer as tight, I can use the tighter buttons for adjustable pants, I’m confident enough to wear sleeveless tops again, and best part is! I eat and drink whatever I want, I absolutely do not watch my diet or calories at all!
I have a glass of wine (or 2) every night and help myself to snacks such as dark chocolate or wasabi peas anytime I want.
I know that I love my food and drinks too much to restrict myself, so am grateful to maintain my current weight without compromising on my quality of life. I absolutely think that the 30min – 1hour spent on working out in the comfort of my own home everyday is a darn good price to pay to enjoy life and not grow fat.
Of course I’m not satisfied yet and will continue to work hard to eventually drop to 55kg ~a girl can dream!
Before I wipe clean……….
If initially you find it tough to commit to a 2 week or 4 week program, just start on a 10min workout everyday – Emi has tons of beginner-friendly workouts that are idiot-proof and easy to follow. Once you feel stronger, progress to 15 min then 30min, then tell yourself to commit to one of the programs.
If you have time to netflix or do online shopping everyday, you definitely have time for a short workout.
This was LSQ’s New Year’s resolution made on 1 Jan – am proud to say that I’ve exceeded expectations, and if I can do it, you definitely can as well cos I’m just a regular fool trying to stay healthy and slim:
Pro-tip: If you stumble upon older videos of Emi’s and find them hard to follow, look for newer videos made in late 2019 onwards, these videos are much clearer as Emi progressed in her career as a fitness YouTuber, and these videos have very clear demos of each exercise before they start.
Remember: Just do, don’t think, no excuses. And what Emi will say: “No Pain No Gain.”
Hope you found my Emi Wong’s Workout Review useful! I’m looking to write about cute workout clothes next :D.