Fitness

Running project

November 13, 2010

I’m fighting with my thoughts as I write this. It’s either I’m shy to reveal it or that I’m afraid of being jinxed but I’ll tell everyone anyway because it been something I really wanted to do all my life. I’m planning to participate in the Dubai Marathon 2011 on January 21, 2011*. There. I feel [...]

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Belly fat speaks out

November 6, 2010

I’ve been ‘taking it easy’ lately with regards to diet and exercise. I blame my lack of discipline with regards to diet where I allowed too much sugar and wheat to sneak in during a recent string of birthday parties. Naturally my mood is down and when I look ‘down’ I see something I don’t like. The [...]

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How much are you willing to spend for weight loss?

October 23, 2010

I saw an acquaintance of mine the other day. It had been a long time since we last saw each other at a ladies company party so many months back (I think it was almost a year ago). She looked at me and said, “You’re really improving!” She knows that I’ve been going to the [...]

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The gym vs EA Sports Active Personal Trainer for Wii

October 2, 2010

Photo credit I’ve written about my newly found love of the Nintendo Wii EA Sports Active Personal Trainer game. How I skipped going to the gym during my lunch break (and saved my 1 month gym membership fee) and instead worked out at home, after work. So today, I’ll compare the virtual workout to the [...]

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EA Sports Active Personal Trainer for Wii

September 25, 2010

Show me a workout DVD and I’ll show you a bored exerciser. What’s the problem with these DVD workouts? People get tired of doing the same stuff over and over, things can get boring and long before you know it, the DVD will be gathering dust alongside your Windows installation CD. I’ve been going to [...]

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5 Research Proven Tips to burn belly fat

September 4, 2010

I’ll share an email I got from Turbulence Training creator, Craig Ballantyne. I’m turning a year older again in a couple of months and sometimes I feel if I am too old to lose belly fat. But Craig’s mom is 68 and still using the Turbulence Training program. He said no one is EVER too old and [...]

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Golden Flax Seed Bread

August 28, 2010

My greatest weakness that sabotages my fitness goals is not chocolates, although you might have guessed it that. It’s BREAD. I love bread so much that I once wished to live inside a bakery store so I can smell fresh bread 24 hours a day. But white bread and other refined grains go to the [...]

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No treadmill? No problem!

August 21, 2010

Are you doing cardio? Cardio or Cardiovascular exercise is any exercise that raises the heart rate to around 60 to 85 percent of the normal rate. Cardio exercise creates a sustained calorie burn, helping us lose weight/fat. What’s more, regular cardio exercise not only helps with losing weight, it promotes better heart health and improve [...]

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