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Spring Resolution 1 - Exercise!
I don't like to exercise.
And I don't exercise. At all.
Shopping used to be my cardio, but even that I haven't been doing much of in the past few months.
So I thought the first thing I gotta do to get into active mode in spring is to actually get off my lazy arse and start moving.
Bee bought this elliptical trainer for us so I could exercise too when he works out on his home gym machine. Lovely thought, but I've been on it for a total of, 3 times?, for the whole 3 months I've been back.
Determined to make a difference to my lifestyle in spring, I got on the cross trainer yesterday and started swinging. (More like walking, but swinging just sounds so much cooler. :P)
And guess how I did?
I know. That's how unfit I am, don't laugh. *Hides head in shame*
I ran a mere 0.53km in 10 minutes and burned a total of 29 calories. A slice of wheat cracker has more calories than that. :/
But even with the lowest level and no resistance at all, 10 minutes was all I could manage. And, you know what, it wasn't even in one setting!
I started getting wobbly legs and heart palpitations after 3 minutes, so I had to take a mini-break every couple of minutes in order to complete the 10 minutes I set out to do.
It's embarrassing, but I'm glad that at least I started. The difficult part now is to actually stick to the routine.
Overdoing it is definitely not a good idea, so let's just take one baby step at a time. 10 minutes everyday for this week, I think I can handle that.
Now if you'd excuse me, I have a date to keep with my elliptical trainer. :)
And I don't exercise. At all.
Shopping used to be my cardio, but even that I haven't been doing much of in the past few months.
So I thought the first thing I gotta do to get into active mode in spring is to actually get off my lazy arse and start moving.
Bee bought this elliptical trainer for us so I could exercise too when he works out on his home gym machine. Lovely thought, but I've been on it for a total of, 3 times?, for the whole 3 months I've been back.
Determined to make a difference to my lifestyle in spring, I got on the cross trainer yesterday and started swinging. (More like walking, but swinging just sounds so much cooler. :P)
And guess how I did?
I know. That's how unfit I am, don't laugh. *Hides head in shame*
I ran a mere 0.53km in 10 minutes and burned a total of 29 calories. A slice of wheat cracker has more calories than that. :/
But even with the lowest level and no resistance at all, 10 minutes was all I could manage. And, you know what, it wasn't even in one setting!
I started getting wobbly legs and heart palpitations after 3 minutes, so I had to take a mini-break every couple of minutes in order to complete the 10 minutes I set out to do.
It's embarrassing, but I'm glad that at least I started. The difficult part now is to actually stick to the routine.
Overdoing it is definitely not a good idea, so let's just take one baby step at a time. 10 minutes everyday for this week, I think I can handle that.
Now if you'd excuse me, I have a date to keep with my elliptical trainer. :)
10 left a petal:
Awww good luck with the work-out plan. Mine never come through =/
Good for you! This is a good start. Try using it while watching TV. It keeps me going.
r u stall at yr work out plan? dont give up :)
Take it slowly but don't stop. Coz once stop will feel very lazy. (i'm talking about me as an example) haha
haha, the elliptical is actually quite a stress-free (as in for the joints) exercise machine and comes highly recommended :)
put it in front of the tv so you won't get bored!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I don't exercise as well, but I really think I should. I find that going to a gym would motivate me more than working out at home.
The Constantly Dramatic One: Same here. I've never successfully kept up with any fitness plan for more than a week. :/
Iris: It does, doesn't it? I tried to occupy my mind by watching makeup tutorials on youtube and the time passed by SO much quicker. (Note: quickER, not quick.) :P
Bengbeng: Here's a spoiler - it's actually on hold. *Blushes*
Che-Cheh: You and me both, sista. It's so hard to restart once you've stopped huh? :/
Ld: Good tip, I watched heaps of youtube videos to distract myself from staring at the screen (more like the countdown of time) and it really helped!
Fabuless Beauty: Been there, done that. I've lost count of the times I signed up for gym membership thinking that it'll keep me motivated to work out more often. Never worked, and the money was just down the drain. :(
I think I was even more hindered by the fact that I have to get changed and go to the gym. But that's just me, I'm sure it works differently for each of us. :)
:) thnx 4 droppn by!
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