Thu Tu’s Blog

After almost two years of not going to the gym, I'm finally back in the habit (I hope) of going to the gym. What motivated this slacker to return to working out?
I was discussing with a friend different ways of working out that would be more fun. One idea was belly-dancing, which I heard was [...]

Last week, I had my physical examination where my doctor asked me what I did for exercise. I told him Dance Dance Revolution for the Wii. He asked some additional questions and said that that's fine to use DDR for my exercise routine as long as it got my heart beat up and I sweated.
My [...]

I stopped by Toys R Us tonight to see if they had Dance Dance Revolution in stock yet. I called on release day, yesterday, and they still didn't have it. I checked on the website and did not see the DDR Bundle (which has the game and dance pad) for the Wii. I just saw [...]

On Sunday, I decided to take the plunge--almost literally--since diving isn't allowed in the gym pool. It took me a while to get started. I had to buy even more accessories: the goggles and a swim cap. Then I had to shake out the sand from my slippers, which was textured, so it took a [...]

When I first joined the gym, the only times I went to the gym was when I had a group class to attend. I didn't have the discipline to go to the gym on my own. Having a class schedule forced me to commit to a workout schedule.
After awhile, I started to drop some classes, [...]

Before my session with my personal trainer today, I bought some more essential exercise accessories.
The most important items were the gloves to protect my palms while I worked with weights. It is especially important to have them when I work with my trainer because he really pushes me, and I have had to hold back [...]

Disclaimer: The bluntness of this post might offend those with delicate sensibilities...you have been warned. I don't intend to be offensive, but I figure I would be a boring blogger if I stuck to safe, uncontroversial topics. There would be no point in my writing if I'm too shy to discuss the things that [...]