Suspend-It

Last week, my friends and I exchanged Christmas gifts and I got something interesting – a complete set of yogitoes branded Yoga accessories. My friend gave this to me because for several times I mentioned that I wanted to do Yoga but I did not have the accessories for it. It was an excuse actually because I was too shy to go in a class and show off a lot of skin. I heard that Yoga requires you to wear bikinis.

However because of this, I had no excuse anymore.

Yesterday I looked into some other Yogitoes accessories and found out how much my gift costs. It was terribly expensive because of the very high quality materials used. I never realized that I recieved a very elite brand of Yoga accessories and I thought that it will be such a waste to just hide all of them in my cabinet. Besides, it was a huge bragging right for me using those accessories in class. Having all the tools got me excited into doing yoga. So earlier, I enrolled in a one month trial class. Unfortunately, classes will start on January because of the holidays. Oh I am so much into yoga right now. I do not know what has gotten into me.

As I was walking around with my sister looking for medical scrubs for sale, I couldn’t help but notice how similar the medical uniform pants were to my skinny jeans (but not exactly skin-tight and fit).

There has always been something about mens medical uniforms that intimidates me so. I guess I have been watching too much Scrubs, Dr. House, Grey’s Anatomy and the like. I find it amusing how their lives can seem to be so interesting and wonder how they can deal with talking to a lot of strangers and carrying their emotional burdens with them, including their own. It sure is quite difficult to imagine having to deal with everyone’s problems, like the weight of the world was in your shoulders.

I somehow am thankful that my life wasn’t that hard to deal with though. I don’t think I have the emotional capacity to deal with all those problems. Besides, I can’t even handle the sight of blood without losing consciousness.

I don’t think I have a future in the medical field.

Oh well, at least I know what I love to do, and that’s writing.

The various designs that women’s rain boots have always made me giggle a little inside. Back then plain boots were still hip and in, and most people wore black or blue rain boots to work during the rainy season. Not only are these fashionable looking, they actually help prevent you from diseases because they’re sanitary and hygienic, too!

And now, prints and stripes are in. You can see plaid boots, floral ones, even starry ones. Doesn’t it make you happy just looking at these bright boots on people?

Fashion truly has evolved, and I’m quite thankful that I am living in this era. It feels like heaven, just staring at all the shoe stores in the mall, trying whichever ones you like on and buying the one that suits you best. It truly is a different kind of high.

I noticed that since I started working in the office, I lost all kinds of exercise that I used to have in my high school years.

I’m really out of shape.

I wanted to start doing aikido or badminton again, but I just don’t have the time.

A friend of mine recommended me the kymaro body shaper. I haven’t really put much thought into it, but I’m putting it into consideration as of the moment. With a busy lifestyle like mine.. I guess a product like this would be very useful.

If you have any previous experiences on this product, even if it’s good or bad, please be a kind soul and let me know before I purchase it online. Thanks!

It’s lean machine time with our team captain Gil. We all woke up at 5am to jog, do a couple of running laps, sit-ups, bench press and finally row. We were all getting ready for the time trials so they can determine the team for the dragon boat competition. We rowed 200 meters for the first round then 2 kilometers to finish the morning off. Tired and beat after rowing at the bay we had to go and swim 1 kilometer to build stamina. By noon, we all wanted to chill. We decided to convince gil to have us do some bonding time at his house and maybe catch a couple of movies while we were at it with his home theater furniture that he got a few months back. Hungry as hell, we still couldn’t eat anything that wasn’t prescribed by our nutritionist. So we got ourselves some salad and fruit shakes to finish the day off. Over all it was fun! Can’t wait till we all train next.

Browsing mindlessly on a magazine while waiting for my turn for a haircut, an equestrian riding apparel caught my eye. It got me into thinking, “Does horseback riding actually have fitness benefits?” I did some research and here’s what I found out:

Horseback riding aside from being recreational sport, is also considered a beneficial form of therapy and exercise for people of all ages. According to one article, “The trotting and galloping action of a horse helps strengthen the rider’s spine and pelvic muscles, improves posture and stimulates seldom-used core muscles, in the dorsal and abdominal regions.” To cap it off, this activity burns approximately 278 calories per hour for an average, 145-pound person (thedailyplate.com). Imagine that!

It is for those reasons and more that there are horseback riding machines in the market today such as Giddyup Fitness Exerciser Machine – Horseback Riding Simulator.

Quite interesting, don’t you think? ^^;

LCD treadmill – There’s not much to say about this product I saw in a mall. It’s just a regular treadmill with a ridiculously large touch screen LCD in front. It looked like one of the POS systems in a department store! Haha. One thing I like about it is that you can insert a SD card in it and watch a movie while doing exercise. It lacks internet connection though, but who in the world would like to surf the net while in a treadmill anyway?

Seriously, it has some other cool features too like calorie statistics, speed, calendar, stopwatch, heart rate and BP monitor. It looks really techie but I think it’s just like other treadmills around. Not interested.

I have received so many offers from fitness gyms but this one seems to be a first – karaoke cycling gym. It incorporates stationary biking AND singing. Cool huh! They gave me a free one day pass so I tried it. The class was still small with 20 bikes and a large LCD screen where the lyrics of the songs are shown. I started the session with some stretches then I rode the bike. One member of the class gave me a list of songs from where I can choose. I am not really very good at singing but it’s not a contest anyway. At first the exercises were very easy, just like cycling but without any linear motion. 

When it was my turn to sing, I got the mic and sang with or without you by U2. The exercise, really gave my heart and lungs a total workout. Others told me that after a few sessions, singing and breathing won’t be that hard anymore because my heart and lungs are already warmed up. The session was very fun especially when one member did a Bon Jovi song! It was definitely worth a try. You can even try this kind of setup at home. Next time, I’ll be going with my friends and sing my heart out.

As we grow older, our metabolism rate decreases and we tend to grow fat when we do not exercise regularly and eat a balanced diet. I’ve been recently gaining weight on my stomach and it’s becoming unsightly. Consequently, I decided to do something about it by purchasing a mountain bike sometime this October and using it every morning before I start working.

Bicycling is not only one of the best, easiest and most popular forms of exercise; it also is a lot of fun! Also, compared to jogging or aerobics, you don’t need to worry about joint impacts. Biking is also one of the least expensive because quality bicycle equipment lasts a long time.

Speaking of bicycle equipment, there is this problem of storing my new bike in the garage. I guess I ought to buy a bike rack to make sure it doesn’t get run over by our car. I think I’ll buy an overhead bike rack to make use of the unused space in our garage with ease and safety.

Target shooting is a very popular sport that can be safely enjoyed by people of various ages. The basic teachings of marksmanship training are better remembered using the acronym BRASS – Breath, Relax, Aim, Slack, and Squeeze. Talking from experience, BRASS is not the only key to win a shooting competition. What you wear from head to foot also matters.

It is therefore a must to consider choosing comfortable sets of sports gear. More so, a pair of comfortable shoes with highest quality and a good life span. It is also important to buy the pair of shoes that fit your shape (narrow or wide), and give the support you need as you move quickly on the next target in the shooting competition. For a selection of shoes from men’s to women’s, visit only the most reliable sports shoes stores. Of course, it would also be great if you opt to have a custom made or made to order shoes.

In your next competition, whether it is shooting or other ball games, be sure to choose the best pair of shoes for you because this will help you in winning.