Archive for the ‘working out’ Category

Posted in working out at 4:16 pm May 3, 2008

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 [...]

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Posted in Wii, working out at 9:03 am November 21, 2007

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 [...]

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Posted in Fun, Wii, working out at 10:17 pm September 26, 2007

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 [...]

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Posted in working out at 3:34 am March 22, 2004

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 [...]

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Posted in working out at 12:09 pm March 18, 2004

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, [...]

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Posted in General, working out at 11:02 pm March 10, 2004

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 [...]

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Posted in working out at 10:04 pm March 8, 2004

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 [...]

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