Initial Mile is an anime inspired fitness blog and resource center for fitness enthusiasts who are driven by the anime universe.
Fans will find anime inspired workouts, training programs, stories and reviews from conventions to lifestyle experiences. Although this blog is aimed at primarily building warriors through our anime inspired workouts and fitness guides, anyone with an interest in anime shows, cosplay or fan conventions, may still find some entertaining reads here.
Hi. I'm Kelvin. The creator of Initial Mile
I started my career in the fitness industry back in 2010 and am a certified exercise physiologist under the American College of Sports Medicine, Kickboxing coach, former Muay Thai fighter, and endurance athlete. Back in 2020 at the start of the pandemic, Initial Mile was originally created to share training tips and workouts for runners, triathletes and obstacle course racers as an effort to inspire athletes alike, including myself to stay fit while the world was shutdown. During this time we all needed to find motivation to maintain our health and continue on to achieve personal fitness goals. Because it was competition that pushed me to be my fittest, I had to find motivation somewhere else, and that somewhere else came from my favorite childhood and still favorite anime, Dragon Ball. Instead of training for racing performance, I readjusted my goals to train and become the Saiyan of my universe. This meant, to not only become faster, but to become stronger, more powerful and build a larger physique. This was the start of my body transformation and Initial Mile's new mission; Help other anime fans adapt, evolve and ascend to become the warrior of their universe.
We Strive to Provide Balance
Although there are a lot of brands out on the web sharing their own workouts, tips and content, I strive to provide easy-to-follow visuals, easy-to-follow programs but most importantly, I strive to provide “balance” between training styles and practices with realistic approaches. Initial Mile includes kickboxing, running, calisthenics, weight training and yoga guides that can help fans achieve their goals in a well-balanced manner.
Fandom Lifestyle
During my competitive days, I simultaneously dabbled in cosplay! I walked convention floors as a Gryffindor Mando mash-up or jumped around as a modern day Spiderman. My next cosplay plan was Uub from Dragon Ball GT, but the world shutdown; To this day, I still haven't fulfilled this cosplay but I'm surely still working on developing Uub's body and abilities!
Combining my passions for fitness and cosplay, Initial Mile gradually transformed into an anime inspired fitness and lifestyle blog to help anime fans and cosplayers not only dress as their favorite fictional hero but to also develop that warriors traits through our workouts, training programs and fit tips.
Meet Adrian! Our Head Photographer
As fans of anime, art and cosplay, we may have crossed paths at an anime or comic convention and had the opportunity to shoot some content with you. If so, you may have seen me with this awesome dude! Meet Adrian. Adrian is the main man with the creative eye behind the camera capturing all the hard work you put into your cosplay. Before he hopped into this venture with me, Adrian played basketball, was a hip hop choreographer and participated in triathlons. Years later, he went back to school for photo and film.
As Initial Mile Continues to Grow...
I hope to bridge the gap between the fitness and anime world and to help my fellow anime nerds not only look like their favorite fictional hero, but to also achieve the physical and mental strengths. If you share the same passions, subscribe to our email list to get access to our digital magazine. Hope to meet you all at future conventions!
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