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Category Archives: Fitness
Ugly swimmers
Today I was at the NUS pool and I had to witness two ugly swimmers. Ugly swimmers in the sense they swim (highly questionable what they were doing actually) in a terribly ugly manner. It looked like they were struggling. Picture this, fellow swimmers, freestyle with the head and face above water the entire time, [...]
Pilates Core Strengthening Moves
A friend was writing about exercises to strengthen core stability, and I was instantly reminded of what I learn in pilates class and I thought I would share it with all of you. The core muscles of our body (that is approximately back muscles, abdominals, hips, and anything non-extremities) are very important because that’s what [...]
My first pilates class
I went for my first “real” mat-work pilates class this morning and it was fun! I didn’t feel like a stupid beginner (unlike how a beginner just HAS to feel stupid at their first hip-hop/dance class), although some of the movements were beyond challenging. Like the one below: It’s apparently the crow post and when [...]
Shape Run, The Aftermath
(Do buy 4D and when you win, gimme a treat ) So I went for the Shape Run this morning at the Esplanade. Flag-off for the 5km category was around 7.35am, 5 minutes behind the 10km category. So I ran, with my MP3 player plugged in and I was pretty happy for the first 2.5km, [...]
Playlist for Shape Run 2007
Ok so the Shape Run is tomorrow, and I’ve signed up for the 5km beginner category. I shan’t talk about the utterly disgusting experience I had whilst collecting my bib and tee today, all I want to iterate is that the organisers are total buggers who cannot manage sizing preferences for 6000 tees. Anyway, so I’ve compiled a playlist [...]
Shape Run '07
(I meant to post this up earlier, but since I was stuck without access to WordPress in China, I can only do it now.) Distance: 5km/ 10km Date: 9 September 2007, Marina Square Registration fee: $20/ $30 Visit here for more information. Alas, I received news that registration has closed because it is already full. [...]
Anlene Orchard Mile Run
The official website: http://www.orchardmile.com/pages/main.asp Date: 1 June 2007 Time: 8.30am Route: Dhoby Ghaut MRT to Orchard MRT Distance: 1.6km Well, seems interesting. Running along Orchard Road together with a few thousand other women in Singapore to help raise awareness for osteoperosis. And it’s only 1 mile (1.6km) from Dhoby Ghaut MRT to Orchard MRT! Great for [...]
Shape Run '06
Distance: 5 km / 10 km Date: 16 July 2006, 8am, Marina Promenade Registration fee: $15/ $30 (with 6 month SHAPE magazine subscription) Click here for more information. Anyone up for it? There’s still 2 more months to train for it.
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