Wakie Haque

Connect What fuels your passion for health and fitness?

My passion for health and fitness comes from a lifelong struggle with weight. Growing up in a Bengali family, our diet was heavy in carbs and fats, and weight issues were often ignored until later. After facing bullying, I turned to baseball and lost weight through extreme restriction. Through research and learning the right way to eat and train, I discovered that true fitness is about balance, strength, and self respect.

What’s your favorite way to train or stay fit?

My favorite way to train is by living the 80/20 rule. As someone who loves food, mukbangs, and time with friends and family, balance matters to me. Eighty percent of the time I stick to whole foods and low volume, high intensity training. The other twenty percent, I enjoy flexibility on weekends. It makes meals more rewarding! I also aim for 10k+ steps daily, with no training on rest days. Staying active is my lifestyle.

What would you do with $20,000?

I would use the $20,000 to help my family. I believe my own struggles are things I can work through with time and effort, but my parents’ challenges are different. They’re getting older, still working incredibly hard, and yet always putting my sister and me first. Being able to support them, even a little, while I continue building my future would mean everything to me.