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Getting in Touch with My Inner Stripper

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:16:11 +0000

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 [...]

My Workout Routine with Dance Dance Revolution

Thu Tu Koelling — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:03:38 +0000

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.

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Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party on the Wii

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 05:17:10 +0000

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 [...]

Tried to Swim @ the Gym

Thu Tu Koelling — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 11:34:38 +0000

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 [...]

no more class dependency

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 18 Mar 2004 20:09:53 +0000

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 [...]

Exercise enhancers

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:02:22 +0000

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 [...]

Perimenstrual workout woes

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 06:04:38 +0000

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 other [...]

removing the training wheels…

Thu Tu Koelling — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 05:19:29 +0000

After a shoulder surgery that impaired mobility, physical therapy was like training wheels to help me get back to my original condition. It helped me regain strength and range-of-motion that I had lost, even before the surgery because I had to prevent the shoulder from dislocating.

The thing with training wheels is that sometimes it’s [...]

exercise progress

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:20:29 +0000

I felt as if I wasn’t improving my running because I couldn’t finish a mile more quickly. :dunno: My friends told me to see how long I could go (endurance) instead of how little time it takes to cover a given distance (speed). Instead of 12 minutes, I gave myself 15 min to run at [...]

shoulder update

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 02 Mar 2004 08:01:46 +0000

I saw my sports medicine surgeon today. He said my shoulder is as good as it gets and I can resume normal activities. My limitations would be motions such as the one used for serving overhand in volleyball. That’s fine, for now. I know I have a lot of strengthening to do before I can [...]

so glad I got a trainer

Thu Tu Koelling — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 02:06:54 +0000

When I tell people I got a personal trainer, they would say, “You don’t need a trainer. Just watch what other people do.” I explained the situation with my shoulder rehabilitation and things then made sense to them. But even if I didn’t have shoulder rehabilitation, a good personal trainer is worth it in the [...]

lost my sweet tooth

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 04:37:22 +0000

Now that I’ve become an exercise junkie, I am no longer a junk food junkie. It’s not like I made a conscious effort to cut down calories to lose weight.

Some claim that exercise increases appetite and others cite the opposite. I think both is/could be true, at least for me. Overall, my appetite has [...]

my personal torturer… uh, trainer

Thu Tu Koelling — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 03:54:18 +0000

When I signed up for 24 Hour Fitness, I had two plans to choose from if I wanted to be able to go to all the sports-level clubs. Plan A: $150 enrollment fee/$45 monthly dues. Plan B: $750 enrollment/$7 monthly. (Prices are approximate because I have a bad memory for some things, so don’t quote [...]