NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 2014

2013 has been quite a monotonous year for me. It seems to me that it is the saddest year that I have went through so far. Although there are definitely good and fun things that happen, I can only remember the negative ones.  So, for 2014, I must make it happier and more eventful. I have never did a new year resolutions before but I will do one this year so as to make myself feel that I have done something good this year. 

NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 2014

1) Complete a half-marathon.

         ONGOING. Manage to run 15 km recently. Will definitely join a half-marathon next year. Probably Sundown marathon. 

2) 10 km timing to be under 60 min.

         ONGOING. Recently my pace is up to 6.20 min per hour. 

3) Reduce weight to less than 55 kg and lose the stomach and inner thighs. Also, fat percentage to be less than 20% because I want abs!! And be more flexible. 

          ONGOING. Refer to my previous posts.

4) Increase my social circle. 

         ONGOING. Went to a touch rugby meetup and will be going for another meetup this Saturday and next Friday. 

5) Backpacking/diving/hiking overseas.

6) Family holiday to HK or beach country (eg. Boracay, Phuket, Koh Samui, Bali, Langkawi)

7) Beautify skin especially on my face. 

           ONGOING. Since very long ago. 

8) Have job satisfaction.

Just saw a video by the Fung Brothers from Youtube with regards to New Year Resolutions where they said it sucked (how ironic). True that we nowadays have a lot of distractions around us that will bring us away from our goals so we have to be more mindful and keep our goals always in sight. Eg. we can print a copy out and read it every night or just tattoo it on yourself (just kidding k?). 

Anyways, the video is linked below for those who are interested. HAPPY 2014 TO ALL!

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Self-control

Lately, I realized that I am lacking in self-control over myself. I think I have already stop controlling myself since last year after graduation. I do not control things that I put into my body. I do not control things that I have in my mind. I do not control how I am living my life in general. I need to get my self-control back and I shall start now. Who says that New Year Resolution have to start on 1st January? It can happen anywhere anytime. 

First, controlling things that I put into my body. I have been binge eating on and off since mid last year like I will eat peanut butter out of the container at 9pm while watching dramas on my computer even though I know I am already full and too much sweet things causes me to have gas. So to bring back my self-control and also my weight (I did increase quite a substantial amount since last year), I am going to eat 3 meals a day with no snacks in between. I am going to start out slow since is the Christmas season now and the next month is Chinese New Year. There are bound to be some gatherings that I cannot skip. Also, I need to drink more water to flush out the toxins in my body and to boost my hydration level. I believe the first week may be tough as this habit to snack may take a toll on my mental mind but I will complete it!!

Second, exercise. I just recently bought over a yoga membership from a friend and I will aim to go for yoga three times a week, together with Puma run and a long distance once a week and hopefully zumba too. Therefore, in total, I will be working out 6 out of 7 days which should be manageable for me as I am already hitting about 3 days a week now. On days that I cannot manage to workout, be it because of weather, work or gatherings, I will do squats and planks at home. Hopefully, this training can help me increase my endurance and stamina for my goal to do a half-marathon next year. 

Third, I need to start planning for things that I want to complete. I want to go hiking for the longest time and I have not started on doing. I want to go for backpacking solo trip. I want to learn diving. I need to get notice in my job. I want to do things that are important in my job which currently I am feeling rather useless now. 

Ok, I have finished ranting now. I will definitely start on the first two right away and I shall see if there is any results in one week time. JIAYOU!

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Should I or Should I Not, Fitness Trainer

I have been thinking if I should be a fitness trainer since I am enjoying sports and I love to read up on nutrition as well. Although my current physique is still up to standard, I can continue to work hard to increase my muscle mass, endurance, stamina and overall fitness. But I find that it is rather difficult to become a fitness instructor in Singapore. There are hardly any classes or courses to teach you how to become one. I recently found this Basic Sports Science Course and Fitness Instructor Certification under Singapore Sports Council  (SSC) but I am not sure what I will benefit from this. 

I have always been enjoying doing sports and studying them. I think I need something that I enjoy doing now instead of just doing some meaningless work and wasting my time. Is like how I went for a jog yesterday to loosen my sore muscles. I ended up following a guy wearing a neon green shirt so as to pace myself faster then my normal speed. I went from 7min/km to about 6.3min/km which is AWESOME! My muscle ache is still around but I think I feel better after that. I shall go workout after work today too. 

Just researched the courses offered by SSC. Apparently, you will have to have the knowledge of a sport before taking this course. Although I have knowledge of a couple of sports (Netball, Touch Rugby), I do not have very good skill with those and thus will not have any confidence in teaching them. I have a done a basic course in coaching of Netball so that is why I do know that I will not be a good Netball coach. 

Thus, now I am looking for Zumba classes to attend to first before I think I would want to join as an instructor. Wish me luck!

One thing that I am happy today:

GOING TO WORKOUT TODAY!

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I am BACK!

ただいま！I am finally back on blogosphere after about 1 year of hiatus. As of my previous entry last November, I have been motivation-less and feeling that I have not been doing anything useful with my life. But now that I have just started on a new job, I hope that I will not find myself so useless anymore and will buck up and complete many things that I want to do! 

As for the fitness part, I am still on the journey of getting more fit and doing more runs. I have just completed the Nike We Run 2013 in about 1hr 5min. A new record for me!! So now I have made my up mind to complete at least a half-marathon next year. I am looking at doing the Sundown Marathon or the Adidas King of the Road. If anybody who wants to join me, please feel free to contact me! It is good to have a training buddy too!!

Also, I have recently been going to runs with Puma Running Club. Puma Running Club runs every Thursday at 7.15pm at Marina Square. I have went to 2 runs with them and will be going for the 3rd run this coming Thursday too. They usually run about 6 km. The pace usually depends on the group that is running together but usually the whole run will complete in about 30min (for the faster folks) to 45min. For this run, what is cool is that Puma will rent you their running shoes for 4 sessions to test out their shoes. After the 4th session, you will have to purchase their shoes to keep on running with them as this is after all a Puma Running Club. But you have 20% discount off their merchandise! Their runs are lead by a local running club called Team RunFanatics. Do check them out for more details. Definitely looking forward to the next run with them. 

Hopefully I will be blogging more often in the future so as to record down my daily activities. Things that I find it interesting or thoughts and opinions that I find that I need to share. So my future posts will not be purely on about fitness but also on beauty, food and any other interesting things. So stay on and read this space. 

Till the next time :D

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Day 9: Interval Training

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It is always good to add interval training into your workout routine. It is actually a must if you aim to be toned and have a nicer looking body. It is very good for people who are busy as a half an hour interval training can actually give you more benefits than a 2 hours gym session. Not only does it allow you to have an efficient workout using a shorter time, it actually allows you to burn more fats and calories. Also, by pushing your heart towards the anaerobic situation, the heart can be strengthen as well. 

This is my version of my interval training:

1. Warm up run from home to running track. 
2. Sprint 100m, Jog 100m, Sprint 100m, Jog 100m
3. Do 2. for 3 times
4. 12 x standard push up (arms tucked in)
5. 12 x push up (arms out)
6. 20 x crunches (feet flat on the ground, upper body come halfway up)
7. 20 x side crunches on each side (both legs to one side with one of the hip off the ground. upper body come halfway up)
8. Repeat 2 - 7 for another 2 more times.
9. Cool down run home. Stretch

What is your version of interval training? Comment down below.

Bye!

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